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Carrollton, Ga.

Check these out, could be a help for spot weed control.
doug
John 3:16

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/ipm/thicket/volume3no1/wickapplicator.htm


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007LL4EI/103-7635931-0290232?camp=2025&dev-t=D3FO92VGOJ8EZU&link%5Fcode=xm2&n=228013


http://www.gemplers.com/a/shop/product.asp?T1=RSS101&src=21TL002


http://www.rodgersinc.com/Hand_Wick_Apllicator.htm


http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/cat_pdf/191_C55.pdf#search='handheld%20herbicide%20applicators'


http://www.rittenhouse.ca/asp/Product.asp?PG=701

11/19/2006 6:47:59 PM

nice ideas,,landscaper trick for years has been to use a "weiny roller"(painters term) and an extension handle to extend reach,,,I can see adding pvc section with shutoff to hold the liquid now,,thanks !!

11/19/2006 7:04:32 PM

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I've used sponge & wick applicators for snsitive situations. The key is to never get soil on the wick.

11/19/2006 8:00:31 PM

Carrollton, Ga.

Hi Steve,
Thanks for the heads up, what will happen when soil gets on it?

Thanks,
Doug
Jn. 3:16

11/20/2006 8:09:16 AM

Syracuse, NY

DOH!!! i think the Roundup becomes neutralized
once it contacts anything organic that is not green.
meaning, soil.

perhaps some method of metering (rollers, guides)
to keep the instrument ABOVE the soil would have to be employed or, just a steady hand at it.
imagine all the time that one of these things could save
before the weeds get OUTTA control.

11/20/2006 6:04:38 PM

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Yep...Soil + Roundup = Nothing happening. Plus it's a mess.

For the record, the Roundup labels requires a wick application be made at 1 part Roundup to 2 parts water which is a whole lot stronger concentration than conventional spraying. This is due to the fact that very little residue is left on the treatment area.

I like wick applications whenever weeds have grown above the height of the desired crop/plant but the weed is still too close to permit a directed spray. We use this same technique when grassy weeds come up through low growing ground covers like Blue-rug Junipers or even Nutsedge or Timothy or Orchard-grass growing out of a nice Bluegrass lawn.

Sometimes you need to think outside the box a little bit to solve weed problems.

The cheapest solution is to steal an old sponge from the kitchen. Mix the Roundup as labeled in the bottom of an old plastic gallon milk jug with the top cut off. Put on a pair of rubber gloves. Wet the sponge squeezing it enough to avoid drips. Now swipe the sponge against the offending weeds with no worry of drift at all.

This is useful for us when pulling the offending weed would rip roots from the Pumpkin causing just as much damage as leaving the weed would cause via inter-plant competition for nutrients.

11/20/2006 10:42:54 PM