Controlling/eliniminating nimblewill

 Back in July Pat Kiewicz indentified my lawn weed as Nimblewill.  I
now have figured out how to control/eliminate it.  I put on a pair of
Vinyl gloves, followed by a pair of heavy cotton gloves that are
saturated with Roundup.  I grab any/all of the nimblewill I can find
and squeeze it.   I keep the gloves saturated with Roundup so the
chemicals transfer easily,  That seems to transfer enough of the
Roundup to do the trick, as the weed turns white//ivory-colored in
about 4-5 days.  Then, it seems to pull out fairly easy, even the
roots.   Then I scratch the surface and plant grass seed.  Roundup
says it is ok to plant 7 days after applying and that is how long I
have been waiting.  So far I have made pretty good progress. more than
1/2 the lawn is done, on a 100 x 200 foot lot minus house and
driveway.  Biggedt problem is bending over hours at a time.

 hr(bob) hofmann@att.net wrote:

You can get a wick wiper to apply the glyphosate that will do the same
selective application and not require bending or using up gloves.

David.

 
Thanks for the suggestion, I've never heard of a wick wiper, where do
you get such a thing?

 hr(bob) hofmann@att.net wrote:

Its a long tubular tank with a handle at one end and a thick rope-like wick
loop at the other.  You can walk around and dab the wick on to whatever you
like at ground level or above.  I got one from a hardware store that had a
garden section.  You could make one without a lot of trouble.

David

 
Thanks, I'll know what to look for my next venture out.