Jump to content
Marv

Weed control

Recommended Posts

Marv

Doing weed control duty.Marv

20210624_141855_001.jpg

  • Excellent 4

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
SylvanLakeWH

From the looks of that lawn you’ve got them under control!

 

:handgestures-thumbupright:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
edgro

I was going to do something like that, instead decided to spend the bucks for the trailer type sprayer with the booms. First season out in the country, never seen so many dandelions in my life. Right now we're overrun with toadstools

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Marv
22 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

From the looks of that lawn you’ve got them under control!

 

:handgestures-thumbupright:

Thanks. They are sneaky though.

Marv

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Marv
2 hours ago, edgro said:

I was going to do something like that, instead decided to spend the bucks for the trailer type sprayer with the booms. First season out in the country, never seen so many dandelions in my life. Right now we're overrun with toadstools

This one covers an 8 foot swath.

Marv

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
kpinnc

I have a towed sprayer with the folding arms like that. They are awesome! Kinda wish mine mounted on the tractor like that. 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
ohiofarmer

   I just took an old MTD frame and mounted a 100 dollar sprayer from Rural King on it . The sprayer came with a big trigger gun of some quality with plenty of hose. All i had to buy to make a spray boom was a piece of plastic electrical conduit and a few spray tees and elbows.I used air injection spray tips for zero drift. Probably $115 total. I repurposed an old MTD tractor frame and rear end and strapped the tank on with a ratchet strap. the whole thing breaks down and can be hauled in a car trunk.

 

  BUT WAIT!  Just like the infomercials, the same sprayer can be bought for 59.99 til July 4th.

https://www.ruralking.com/weeklyad

 Its on page 4

Edited by ohiofarmer

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
pfrederi

If it weren't for my weeds I would have a lot of bare ground....:P

  • Like 2
  • Haha 2

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
ronhatch

I  wish a couple of my neighbors would spray their so called 'lawns' for weeds!  Of course they would be left with bare dirt but I don't think they care. Why do people buy homes with large yards and never step outside, much less mow the lawn or trim the trees and bushes or even pick up broken branches laying in the lawn.  Just lazy.

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
kpinnc
On 6/28/2021 at 3:33 PM, pfrederi said:

If it weren't for my weeds I would have a lot of bare ground

 

If my lawn is all the same color when cut the same length- I'm happy!:D

  • Like 4

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Daron1965
On 6/28/2021 at 3:28 PM, ohiofarmer said:

   I just took an old MTD frame and mounted a 100 dollar sprayer from Rural King on it . The sprayer came with a big trigger gun of some quality with plenty of hose. All i had to buy to make a spray boom was a piece of plastic electrical conduit and a few spray tees and elbows.I used air injection spray tips for zero drift. Probably $115 total. I repurposed an old MTD tractor frame and rear end and strapped the tank on with a ratchet strap. the whole thing breaks down and can be hauled in a car trunk.

 

  BUT WAIT!  Just like the infomercials, the same sprayer can be bought for 59.99 til July 4th.

https://www.ruralking.com/weeklyad

 Its on page 4

Very good idea.  What chemical solution do you use? 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
rjg854
On 6/28/2021 at 3:33 PM, pfrederi said:

If it weren't for my weeds I would have a lot of bare ground....:P

Same for me, my house property is woods on one side and open meadows on the other side, that the rancher grazes cattle on.  I'm not on city water, but a well.  So I don't use chemicals on my lawn for obvious reasons. So long as it's green and mowed it's good to go.

  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
ohiofarmer
1 hour ago, Daron1965 said:

Very good idea.  What chemical solution do you use? 

   I just use standard farm strength 2-4-D. I never go over strength with the stuff.  We calibrate the sprayer according to manuals and formulas by catching spray from one tip and calculating , but in your yard, i would suggest this method..Mount up your spray bar and just use water to spray out a measured amount of water,say five or ten gallons. Measure the amount of area you cover with that amount of spray in square feet and divide by 43500. Let's say you cover 23250 feet with ten gallons. That is a half acre. When I read the directions on the spray bottle, it says a pint per acre, so i would mix eight ounces per ten gallons. But the example will vary by how fast you drive and two or three variables on your spray rig

  There are two kinds of 2-4-D. Amine and Ester. Take your pick. Do not be impatient. it will take several days to see results. if you are using so much strength in your spray that a fast kill happens, the leaves gets burned off and the weed will come back. So wait a week, If the leaves have not started to turn mottled brown, spray once more. It took my yard three full weeks to achieve maximum kill, and all I need now is a few areas spot sprayed because of stubborn weeds that became very established in the past.

   Farmers get the blame for a lot of algae blooms and spray pollution, but the lions share of it is caused by over lawn fertilization and very strong application rates trying to achieve that perfect surburban lawn. I would suggest that if you are killing white clover with your weed spray, it is way too strong.

Edited by ohiofarmer
  • Thanks 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
ronhatch

I only spot spray my lawn and flower beds with Weed-B-Gone using a 1 gal pump sprayer or a used spray bottle that my wife gave me. I occasionally walk around my 3/4 acre lot and spray those little SOB's. I do apply a fertilizer with pre-emergences in the early spring  and the rest of the time I just use regular lawn fertilizer WITHOUT weed killer from Blain's Farm and Fleet or Minards. I spread it at about 1/2 the rate they recommend every 6 weeks or so, all thought I will give the lawn a healthy amount of fertilizer going into winter. Now if only I could only figure out how to keep the neighbor's Clover, Dandelions, Creeping Charley and Crabgrass out of my yard!  BTW; I'm on my own 600' deep well so needless to say, I don't water the grass. 

Edited by ronhatch

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

×
×
  • Create New...