Posted by Janet Tweedy on October 9, 2011, 11:28 am
I've bought Roundup (the actual name not a derivative) in the last year
and it's effects seem to be only a fraction of what they used to be.
However, friends who keep chickens, pigs etc. and get their supplies
from an agricultural merchant albeit in quite large containers, lent me
some of their concentrate named Roundup recently and wow, what a
difference, the weeds reacted within almost days unlike my stuff I had
originally used.
Is the Roundup sold by a proper agricultural outlet different to the
stuff being sold at Garden centres etc.?
If so, How do I make sure I get the effective type apart from going over
to the outlet used by my friends which is some way away?
Is it in the ingredients, i.e. is it the actual concentrate ratio or
something else?
Janet
Posted by Jake on October 9, 2011, 1:01 pm
On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 16:28:10 +0100, Janet Tweedy
>I've bought Roundup (the actual name not a derivative) in the last year
>and it's effects seem to be only a fraction of what they used to be.
>However, friends who keep chickens, pigs etc. and get their supplies
>from an agricultural merchant albeit in quite large containers, lent me
>some of their concentrate named Roundup recently and wow, what a
>difference, the weeds reacted within almost days unlike my stuff I had
>originally used.
>Is the Roundup sold by a proper agricultural outlet different to the
>stuff being sold at Garden centres etc.?
>If so, How do I make sure I get the effective type apart from going over
>to the outlet used by my friends which is some way away?
>Is it in the ingredients, i.e. is it the actual concentrate ratio or
>something else?
>Janet
I bought a small bottle of "retail" Roundup concentrate a few weeks
ago. Mixed as per instructions and put into a hand sprayer. I'd say
the area I sprayed reacted within hours and the above-ground growth
was dead same day. I sprayed on a dry, sunny day. There are, though,
different formulations and, IIRC, some study identified serious
health/environmental risks of some of the constituents in certain
agricultural mixes.
I don't really like Roundup and only use it when I have a particular
reason - most of the time I use simple Glyphosate (which is the main
constituent of Roundup of course).
Cheers, Jake
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Posted by Jeff Layman on October 9, 2011, 1:39 pm
On 09/10/2011 16:28, Janet Tweedy wrote:
> I've bought Roundup (the actual name not a derivative) in the last year
> and it's effects seem to be only a fraction of what they used to be.
> However, friends who keep chickens, pigs etc. and get their supplies
> from an agricultural merchant albeit in quite large containers, lent me
> some of their concentrate named Roundup recently and wow, what a
> difference, the weeds reacted within almost days unlike my stuff I had
> originally used.
> Is the Roundup sold by a proper agricultural outlet different to the
> stuff being sold at Garden centres etc.?
> If so, How do I make sure I get the effective type apart from going over
> to the outlet used by my friends which is some way away?
> Is it in the ingredients, i.e. is it the actual concentrate ratio or
> something else?
What is the glyphosate concentration (grams/litre) for each of the
products?. What are the dilution instructions for each of the products?
--
Jeff
Posted by Mike Lyle on October 9, 2011, 2:52 pm
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:39:37 +0100, Jeff Layman
>On 09/10/2011 16:28, Janet Tweedy wrote:
>> I've bought Roundup (the actual name not a derivative) in the last year
>> and it's effects seem to be only a fraction of what they used to be.
>>
>> However, friends who keep chickens, pigs etc. and get their supplies
>> from an agricultural merchant albeit in quite large containers, lent me
>> some of their concentrate named Roundup recently and wow, what a
>> difference, the weeds reacted within almost days unlike my stuff I had
>> originally used.
>>
>> Is the Roundup sold by a proper agricultural outlet different to the
>> stuff being sold at Garden centres etc.?
>> If so, How do I make sure I get the effective type apart from going over
>> to the outlet used by my friends which is some way away?
>>
>> Is it in the ingredients, i.e. is it the actual concentrate ratio or
>> something else?
>What is the glyphosate concentration (grams/litre) for each of the
>products?. What are the dilution instructions for each of the products?
Yes, tell me too, please. B&Q sell a "Value" cheapie glyphosate whosee
stated concentration seems to be the same as that of their full-price
brand, and it's hard to see why.
--
Mike.
Posted by Janet Tweedy on October 9, 2011, 6:44 pm
>>What is the glyphosate concentration (grams/litre) for each of the
>>products?. What are the dilution instructions for each of the products?
>Yes, tell me too, please. B&Q sell a "Value" cheapie glyphosate whosee
>stated concentration seems to be the same as that of their full-price
>brand, and it's hard to see why.
Haven't got the container of the one I bought though I used it in the
concentration recommended.
This was why I was asking if the actual concentration/strengths of the
chemical was printed on the label so i could compare solutions
--
Janet Tweedy
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>and it's effects seem to be only a fraction of what they used to be.
>However, friends who keep chickens, pigs etc. and get their supplies
>from an agricultural merchant albeit in quite large containers, lent me
>some of their concentrate named Roundup recently and wow, what a
>difference, the weeds reacted within almost days unlike my stuff I had
>originally used.
>Is the Roundup sold by a proper agricultural outlet different to the
>stuff being sold at Garden centres etc.?
>If so, How do I make sure I get the effective type apart from going over
>to the outlet used by my friends which is some way away?
>Is it in the ingredients, i.e. is it the actual concentrate ratio or
>something else?
>Janet