test report

[lawrence stone]

I mixed a can with momentum at 1/2 oz per gal<br>and hit some white clover in the back yard<br>about 10 days ago.<p>Today all the clover is now a pretty color of brown. No yellowing of the bluegrass.<p>Momentum is one of the few reasonalby priced selctive herbicides that can put down a wild violet in one shot.

[Evan528]

i will be using momentum this year for the first time? isnt the recomended rate 1 once per gallon? beofre i use it on any of my customers lawns i ussually experiment with rates on my own lawn.... just to be safe!

[Lazer]

It's good stuff. The application rate is 1.1-1.3 oz/1000 sq ft. The amount of water applied will vary with equipment used. My new sprayer treats 8,000 sq. ft./gallon of solution.<p>And it'll work quicker when the temp warms up.<br>

[Evan528]

I use a solo back pack tank sprayer for this. is a ounce a gallon to strong? i do have some lawns with that famous wild violets that i want ot get rid of. trimec works pretty good on them but im gonna give momentum a shot.

[lawrence stone]

evan wrote:<p>&gt;I use a solo back pack tank sprayer for this. is a ounce a gallon to strong? <p>I think 1/2 per gal works just as good.<p>That way you can make 256 gals from a $38<br>gallon bottle. That's a LOT of dead weeds for<br>$38 bucks.

[Lazer]

Water doesn't kill weeds.

[Evan528]

so how many ounces per gallon is best effective without harming the grass?

[Lazer]

Evan, I'm assuming you're asking about back-pack here and that's going to depend on the sprayer used and the spray tip inserted.<p>My back-packs get about 16M per fill or about 1 gallon to 4M. Therefore I mix 20oz Amine per back-pack sprayer. (2 gallons of 3-way into my 50 gallon nurse tank.)

[CLM1]

What's the first and most important thing you were when you were taking the class to get your LICENSE?.....READ THE LABEL!!!!!

[Lazer]

Like we haven't heard that before.<p>It's so funny, of the 1,487 posts stating to read the label, not one person actually has read and can relay what the label says about the product in question.

[Evan528]

i do read the label.... thats the first thing i do when i get a product... the label dosnt always aoffer the best advice though in mixing amounts.... i experiment for my own a mounts i just thought id ask

[mattingly]

So you guys really dig momentum. I know this may sound stupid but how do you go about figuring exactly how much spray to apply using a backpack sprayer? Do you set up a test? Or do you spray until foliageis soaked? I would really like to know. I think I have a couple of clients that need control and I was wondering how I could spray out the proper amount from a backpack?<br>You guys are great.<p>----------<br>Integrated Landscape Solutions<br>Lexington, KY

[PLS]

I read the label before I buy the product. At the price of chemicals today I'm going to be sure of what it says before I purchase. If you need a label there are several sites on the internet to get them free.<br>

[richard]

back pack calibration: fill backpack with clean water, measure off a square area, example: 100 square feet, spray water over measured area, when finished note remaining water in tank, example: back pack full 4 gallons...water left after spraying 100 square feet is 2 gallons...our back pack sprays 1 gallon over 50 square feet....

[mattingly]

So let me get this straight. 1 gallon of Momentum solution will only cover 100 sqft.? Is that supposed to be 1000sqft? Hey Lazer, what kind of back pack sprayer do you use? I am getting ready to buy one and I was wondering what you use and what kind of nozzle insert you recommend? I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks<p>----------<br>Integrated Landscape Solutions<br>Lexington, KY

[turfquip]

<br>Boy, there is some QUALITY information being offered on this thread....I'm going to bring it to the top in hopes that all will get to read and adjust their spraying procedures.<p>Keep up the good work guys!