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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: lightyears on May 17, 2008, 20:55

Title: Weed treatment
Post by: lightyears on May 17, 2008, 20:55
As introduced in the other topic ive recently taken on a very overgrown allotment, we have cleared one side but the other is just too much, and we have opted for weedkillingring it. trouble is 250 yards is going to take forever with a little spray gun, can anyone advise how to spray a large area such as this. Many thanks
Title: Weed treatment
Post by: richyrich7 on May 17, 2008, 21:22
Large pump sprayer, you can hire them from HSS etc sometimes called a knapsack sprayer
Title: Weed treatment
Post by: Yorkie on May 17, 2008, 22:34
Buy a 3 or 5 litre sprayer (back pack or with a sling).

Buy some undiluted glyphosate (non-branded varieties are cheaper than round-up).

Mix at the stated dilution.

Spray.

Wait 2-4 weeks.

Most of the weeds should be dead by then, dig out the roots.

Keep an eye on any re-growth (there's always some!)
Title: weed killer
Post by: peterjf on May 17, 2008, 22:49
hi , B+Q sell the best pump sprayer £ 30-00 , fill to maximum 5 lts add the required amount of round up and spray away , i would use 10 ml of round up to a full sprayer , one sprayer full should do the job , you will have enough round up for the next 12 months , happy spraying ,
Title: Re: weed killer
Post by: richyrich7 on May 17, 2008, 23:11
Quote from: "peterjf"
hi , B+Q sell the best pump sprayer £ 30-00 , fill to maximum 5 lts add the required amount of round up and spray away , i would use 10 ml of round up to a full sprayer , one sprayer full should do the job , you will have enough round up for the next 12 months , happy spraying ,


10ml ?? typo peterjf did you mean 100ml in 5l ?
Title: Re: weed killer
Post by: DD. on May 18, 2008, 06:26
Quote from: "richyrich7"
Quote from: "peterjf"
hi , B+Q sell the best pump sprayer £ 30-00 , fill to maximum 5 lts add the required amount of round up and spray away , i would use 10 ml of round up to a full sprayer , one sprayer full should do the job , you will have enough round up for the next 12 months , happy spraying ,


10ml ?? typo peterjf did you mean 100ml in 5l ?


Agreed Rich, that's only about 1/10th of the recommended strength.