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  • IndyDave1776

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    If you don't have any compunction about using it, you can go to Rural King and buy some glyphosphate (generic Roundup for significantly less money). It should do the job.
     

    TB1999

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    Mojave herbicide. Get it at siteone. Be careful, it can spread to things you didn't intend to kill.
     

    bacon#1

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    OR just Round Up. I do not follow the mixing instructions. A whole bunch of concentrate to some water. Generally kills it for at least a season. Do it when it's super hot and dry. It will start to turn within 4-5 hours.
     

    HoughMade

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    Napalm! Kill it with fire!

    Napalm sticks to kids.

    If you don't have any compunction about using it, you can go to Rural King and buy some glyphosphate (generic Roundup for significantly less money). It should do the job.

    That's exactly what i use on my gravel driveway. Mix it about 1.5X what the directions say for more fun and more brown faster.



    OR just Round Up. I do not follow the mixing instructions. A whole bunch of concentrate to some water. Generally kills it for at least a season. Do it when it's super hot and dry. It will start to turn within 4-5 hours.

    I have one of these. It's good for clearing already killed weeds, but in my experience, weeds killed with this without chemical in their system come back pretty fast.
     

    rhino

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    We used the higher glyphosate concentration pre-mixed Roundup on my front yard earlier this summer (yes, intentionally trying to kill all vegetation - weed, grass, flowers, you name it). It had next to no effect, even on the smaller stuff, which surprised. Anything with a stalk smaller than 1/4 inch should have been toast. I'm not sure what went wrong, but I wasn't there when it was applied.
     

    MrAverage

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    Some of the generic Roundup lack sufficient surfactant to "stick" to the blades, leafs, etc. Therefore they do not get the contact time needed to work. Check to see if it has other ingredients like sodium lauryl sulfate. Otherwise, you may be able to add some dish soap to help it out.
     

    bwframe

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    This has good reviews on Amazon. I bought it much cheaper at Menards.

    My favorite DNR forester tells me this will work as well as the god awfully priced Roundup, if I add some surfactant.
    When mixing the concentrate in the sprayer, I put in a couple squirts out of the Dawn soap dispenser that lives near the hose spigot. Working well.

    FYI - Bang for the buck is to apply glyphosate after dew is off, heading into the hot time of day. It works best above 70 degrees, 80+ is better.
     

    rhino

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    Some of the generic Roundup lack sufficient surfactant to "stick" to the blades, leafs, etc. Therefore they do not get the contact time needed to work. Check to see if it has other ingredients like sodium lauryl sulfate. Otherwise, you may be able to add some dish soap to help it out.

    In my case, it was pre-mixed Roundup brand, but that is good to know.



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    This has good reviews on Amazon. I bought it much cheaper at Menards.

    My favorite DNR forester tells me this will work as well as the god awfully priced Roundup, if I add some surfactant.
    When mixing the concentrate in the sprayer, I put in a couple squirts out of the Dawn soap dispenser that lives near the hose spigot. Working well.

    FYI - Bang for the buck is to apply glyphosate after dew is off, heading into the hot time of day. It works best above 70 degrees, 80+ is better.

    Sounds like I need to be more aggressive, add some soap, and apply at the right time of day.
     

    nate77

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    We used the higher glyphosate concentration pre-mixed Roundup on my front yard earlier this summer (yes, intentionally trying to kill all vegetation - weed, grass, flowers, you name it). It had next to no effect, even on the smaller stuff, which surprised. Anything with a stalk smaller than 1/4 inch should have been toast. I'm not sure what went wrong, but I wasn't there when it was applied.

    Rain washes glyphosate off, if it doesn't have time to absorb into the leaves, it could have rained shortly after your application.
     
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