Posted by GeneMO on June 08, 2008 at 10:11:41 from (216.74.198.226):
In Reply to: Roundup alternative posted by john in la on June 08, 2008 at 08:21:16:
If I understand right, the lot is 50 feet X 125 feet?
That is easily sprayed with a 2 1/2 gallon sprayer.
I have sprayed thousands of acres using only 15 gallons per acre.
50 X 125 is only .14 acre. That would require 2.1 gallons of water.
Dont pump up the sprayer real tight, that will keep the pressure low. Open the adjustable tip up so the spray is coarse droplets, not a mist. Hold the wand low and spray downwards. Drift will not be an issue unless it is real windy, then just dont spray when it is windy.
You probably can't get atrazine unless you have an applicators permit. But I mix a little atrazine in with roundup and dont have to worry about grass or weeds for the rest of the summer.
I even use this around tombstones at a cemetary I oversee.
Atrazine will wash down hill if you put on too much or it rains hard right away.
I put 2-3 ounces of standard Roundup per gallon of water. I use 2-3 ounces of liquid Atrazine per gallon. A few ounces of surfactant per sprayer full helps, but is not necessary.
Good luck Gene
PS you can also do this with Roundup alone, you just need to do it several times a summer as without the Atrazine you do not have a residual control, you just kill what the spray touches.
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