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07-26-2003, 10:39 PM
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post emergent
I got a chemical lisnce...What is the best liquid post emergent to put out this time of the year?I have about 3 acres of grass to put it on.Any help would be great.I have a 30 gallon spray tank with the fold down sprayers.what should I get and at what rate should i mix it?
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07-26-2003, 11:56 PM
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3 acres, hunh? . . . grass . . . hmmmm. Well, I'd use the stuff designed for 3 acres . . . of grass. Maybe the stuff for 3 1/2 acres in case you run short.
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Wanna rethink and rewrite the question? I think you'll have two ache-ers after the responses you're gonna get . . .
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07-27-2003, 12:12 AM
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Crabgrass: Drive@ .37 ounces per 1,000
Broadleaf weeds: Momentum @ 1.0 to 1.5 Fl oz per 1,000
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07-27-2003, 01:00 AM
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What rob said to crabgrass!!!!
I've used a bunch of post-emerge products: Triplet, Trimec,/Plus, Atrazine 4L, ect. I have found Triplet to work very well!
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07-27-2003, 01:15 AM
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quiet, great response LOL!
What are we trying to kill? Is this 3 acres of lawn or park or pasture or what? Drive is a great product but your looking at $250 or so for 3 acres.
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07-27-2003, 01:49 AM
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Depends......what are you trying to eradicate? Broadleaf? Grassy? Both? 3 acres? For 3 acres, I'd suggest something cheap. Why not straight 2,4D mixed with straight MSMA, with a non-ionic surfactant? and maybe mix some liquid N in there with it? Go back and re-apply in 10 to 14 days. Just a suggestion, dont critique....there are many types of products on the market, but when it comes right down to the basics, they (most) are made up of the same chemicals or equivalent.
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07-27-2003, 09:52 AM
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killing broadleaf...thanks to the responses except quiet  every one else had somthing helpful to say.Ill probably go the 2 4 D ROUTE.
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07-28-2003, 12:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by LakeSide Lawn and Landscape
killing broadleaf...thanks to the responses except quiet every one else had somthing helpful to say.Ill probably go the 2 4 D ROUTE.
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Only thing about 2,4 D product is that it smells bad. Thats why I use momentum or millenium ultra. But will use 2,4 D product if it is cooler weather.
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07-28-2003, 09:30 AM
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rob1325 - Momentum and Millenium both contain healthy amounts of 2,4D. If your customers don't like the smell, try adding Klok to the spray tank. Several ounces/100 gallons will make your spray smell like mint.
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07-28-2003, 01:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Grassmechanic
If your customers don't like the smell, try adding Klok to the spray tank. Several ounces/100 gallons will make your spray smell like mint.
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My supplier gave me a quart of 'something' from Helena, I believe, that is supposed to make the herbicide smell like bubblegum! Don't know, haven't tried it yet... 
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