A Cheap Total Vegetation Killer

[Joey'sVee]

I have always bought Roundup from Lowes and Home Depot but I'm always tempted to buy the other cheaper products. Are they as good? Are they just Roundup that has been diluted?

What is the cheapest total vegetation killer that works? :dancing:

[Raven386]

are you liscensed to be putting down that kind of stuff? theres a lot more powerful chemicals out there, i used to use Round-up Pro & Scythe. but without being liscensed you shouldnt be putting anything down.

[Joey'sVee]

Um...I can put roundup down on my yard if I want. Your telling me I have to have a liscense to spray a weed in my own yard with round up? Remember this area of the forum is for homeonwers.

[Raven386]

Sorry didnt even notice!

[Raven386]

the cheaper stuff from H/D or Lowes. is just another version of Round-Up. they dont last aslong and dont kill as quickly. get yourself the round-up super concentrate i think its called. its the one with the purple label and cap.

[JB1]

you could always use salt water.

[Joey'sVee]

That's ok! Thanks for the help!

[Grassmechanic]

There are many generic versions of R-up that work just as good. I've had good success with Honcho (made by Monsanto) and Clear-out 41.

[mountianview]

boiling water or fertilizer double dose non toxic,works.

[DiyDave]

Check out agrisupply.com. You can get generic roundup for $59.00/2-1/2 gal container (if my memory is correct). You have to be careful when you buy roundup at homeowner oriented stores, they cut the concentration down from 40% (full strength). Lots of these stores make money selling water.:dizzy: :dizzy:

[MarcSmith]

just check the acitive ingredient %. you want Glyphosate. concetrate version are usuallya round 40%...

hth

[tallrick]

I have used vinegar as a weed killer for quite a while. When I lived in Miami I had a neighbor who used bleach to kill the grass and weeds in the sidewalk.

[DiyDave]

Homeowners can do stuff like that, and get away with it, but if someone in the industry (Licensed) did the same, we get a big fine for using unlabeled herbicides.

[LB1234]

vinegar..........

[tallrick]

Who knew you would need a license to kill a weed on your own property, whether you are in the business or not. At home you're a homeowner first, right?

[hmartin]

Get generic roundup from farm supply store. $20 dollars a gallon. You will be set up for a lifetime of spot spraying.

[Pro-Scapes]

we use killzall its from hi yield and we get it at the local farm and feed store for round 55 bucks for 2.5 gallons... its 41% gly just like round up is. Since your only spot spraying your own yard they probably got envelopes of round up pro dry at the farm stores too... about 2 to 3 bucks i think they are a pack and make a few gallons of spray i think it is. Both work well.

You should see wilting within a week more or less depending on the growth rates of the vegitation being sprayed. The round up does seem to kill a bit faster but is 3 times the price. I think you can get quart sized bottles of killzall for round 10 bucks or so. That should last Joe homeowner a good while.