Brianxt Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I just cleaned up 2 spots with my homemade bushhog for my 4 wheeler each spot is 1/2 acre in size. It was an over grown power line with just about all kind of weeds . I made a 9ft boom sprayer for my 4 wheeler I have bought 2D, and Roundup weed killer my tank holds 30 gal of water how much of each chemical do I need to add to my tank to kill all these weeds. I am not plaining on planting intill first or second week in august. Any help would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Depending on how mature the weeds are anywhere from 2 to 9 ozs./ gallon of water. I usually mix 2 ozs of each for weeds that aren't too mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted July 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 ever thing was about 4ft tall and thick I mowed it down to about 4 inch all a week ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 I usually use 2 ozs of glyphosate 41(roundup) per gallon here and try to hit the plot with at least two sprayings prior to planting. Cannot say how much on the 2D, do not use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 when spot spraying I also use 2oz per gallon. When using my boom sprayer I calibrated it --it's 15 gallons and I put in 1 3/4 quarts of 41% roundup for a coverage of 2 quarts per acre. Using a boom sprayer is different than spot spraying. You really need to calibrate to see how much roundup to add to 30 gallons of water. For spot spraying broadleaf weeds I use about 3oz of 2-4D per gallon of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted July 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Thanks for the info the label say 4-8 pints per 60 gallon of water per acer. Any info how to calibrate my sprayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 Thanks for the info the label say 4-8 pints per 60 gallon of water per acer. Any info how to calibrate my sprayer. Don't know if your sprayer has psi ratings that you can calibrate, but all you really need to do is go fast or slow enough to thoroughly wet the leaves, but not too much that you are overspraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted July 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 my pump puts out 60psi I have (4) 80 degree fan nozzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Thanks for the info the label say 4-8 pints per 60 gallon of water per acer. Any info how to calibrate my sprayer. http://www.whitetailinstitute.com/products/herbicides/sprayers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted July 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Thanks for the web site dogdoc it helped alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Before you take any advice on how much herbicide to apply make sure what you have. I have found all kinds of so called concentrates lately in stores but they are only 18% or less glyphosate. Beware, Round Up [or like products ] can come in all kinds of packaging. Read the label carefully! I use 2 qt. per acre of 41% gly. over sod as a general rule. If the weeds aren't too thick I might not use quite as much. If the weeds are really thick I may use more. As long as you use the whole 2 qt. on an acre it doesn't really matter how much water you mix it with. Getting full and even coverage is the key here. The water simply works as a carrier to dispense the herbicide. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianxt Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 I got my plots sprayed about 2 weeks ago. Went back yesterday ever thing is dead and dark brown. Worked better than I thought it would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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