Paint it on

[abcfamily]

O.k. so I am tired of waiting for a calm day to spray around my mulch beds. And I have a paint stick that I haven't used in years, so I got to thinking why not just load it up with some round up and roll it on the weeds.
Only problem is I tried just using water (as a trial to see if it would leak) and it is to thin and wants to drip as I walk between the beds. Now I could carry it around in a bucket but that would be a pain.
This brings me to my question. What can I add to it to thicken it up enough not to want to drip? Thanks for your suggestions.

[kbrashears]

Originally Posted by abcfamily

O.k. so I am tired of waiting for a calm day to spray around my mulch beds. And I have a paint stick that I haven't used in years, so I got to thinking why not just load it up with some round up and roll it on the weeds.
Only problem is I tried just using water (as a trial to see if it would leak) and it is to thin and wants to drip as I walk between the beds. Now I could carry it around in a bucket but that would be a pain.
This brings me to my question. What can I add to it to thicken it up enough not to want to drip? Thanks for your suggestions.

Pay it by the hour. Guaranteed to slow down.

[knox gsl]

corn starch

[greendoctor]

Originally Posted by abcfamily

O.k. so I am tired of waiting for a calm day to spray around my mulch beds. And I have a paint stick that I haven't used in years, so I got to thinking why not just load it up with some round up and roll it on the weeds.
Only problem is I tried just using water (as a trial to see if it would leak) and it is to thin and wants to drip as I walk between the beds. Now I could carry it around in a bucket but that would be a pain.
This brings me to my question. What can I add to it to thicken it up enough not to want to drip? Thanks for your suggestions.

RoundUp as a paint on application may be kept as concentrated as 1 part RoundUp to 3 parts water. I use a 4 oz bottle sold for applying grout sealants. It is a squeeze bottle with a small bristle brush at the top. It does not take much touched to a weed and it is way safer than a sprayer to desirable shrubs.

[cgaengineer]

Originally Posted by greendoctor

RoundUp as a paint on application may be kept as concentrated as 1 part RoundUp to 3 parts water. I use a 4 oz bottle sold for applying grout sealants. It is a squeeze bottle with a small bristle brush at the top. It does not take much touched to a weed and it is way safer than a sprayer to desirable shrubs.

I suspect this is a similar bottle to the one that come with a Permagreen but has a TeeJet nozzle in it...I use the PG bottle with my mower to blast weeds as I see them and have been looking for a lower cost alternative.
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[gqnine44]

Just buy one of these and your in business...

http://redweeder.com/buytheredweeder.html

[RigglePLC]

Tip the wick roller up to prevent drips between beds.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/hand-he...ttp:WcmDisplay

Maybe try a hand-held sprayer.

[abcfamily]

Originally Posted by greenstarlawns

corn starch

I think this is what I will try first, hopefully later on this week.

Originally Posted by RigglePLC

Tip the wick roller up to prevent drips between beds.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/hand-he...ttp:WcmDisplay

Maybe try a hand-held sprayer.

Got one of these buy it's where the grass and mulch beds meet that I like the roller idea.