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I think you're right. But what's the big deal with registered? Just something said as a marketing edge?
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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That'd be my guess. Where's that Duffy fella?
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Dredging this topic up as I now have a patch of unwanted cattails. Went to do some manual labor on them, and my lower back quickly realized spraying would be much more advantageous. Most are out of water right now as my pond is down a good 6 feet with a couple more feet to go before the rainy season.
So my question is:
Whats the best way to attack the problem?
Can you simply spray the base of them, or do you need to treat the entire plant (mine are over 10 feet tall). That would use alot of spray and drift might be an issue.
Would it be better to cut them down near the base with a machete or something, and treat the freshly wounded bases?
Thanks in advance for any help.
If you can burn them, do so, it will also kill any seeds. A propane weeder works well and has shown good results. I don't like chemicals unless absolutely necessary.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
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I spray a lot of weeds with Roundup around our place but I don't like to spray around the pond. Here's how I control unwanted cattails. A couple times a year I mix up roundup in an old jar and use one of those disposable foam paintbrushes to paint it on the leaves. Just one swipe on 2 or 3 leaves of each plant always kills them. A lot less chemical and it avoids overspray going into the pond. Too time consuming for a large patch but an easy way to kill small patches that show up every year. Back in the day when Roundup was very expensive, this was the method first used in crops that were not Roundup resistant technology. Called the rope wick bars or various variations. A PVC tube was filled with RUP with wicking ropes extending along the tube. The ropes would wick the roundup up, then by driving over weeds taller than the crop (Johnfongrass mostly) the Roundup would be "wiped" onto the plant. Being systemic, only a small portion of the plant needs contact as long as the solution is strong. Pictures probably say it better than words. weed wiper pics hand versions My point is, the way you are doing it with the foam paint brush is actually a very effective way of using the chemicla. 100% on target.
John
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