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Pesticides (440)

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Does Roundup (or similar) have a shelf life once mixed

Anyone know how long Roundup lasts in a sprayer (after mixing to required strength), with filler cap left in position/sealed - ie does it have a shelf life?

Started by Gary RK in Pesticides

5 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Sep 26, 2010

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Should there be a ban on nitrogen and phosphate products in the UK?

It's sometimes difficult to follow legislative issues in the United Sates because each state (or counties within the state) is at liberty to create and implement their own laws. However, I thought it worth drawing attention to this post by Dave Heega

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

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Mares Tail

I've been asked by a new client, to clear out a large bed in their front garden, of mares tail.There's not just a little bit the bed is totally green with it, having not dealt with mares tail before - I was just going to ask does anybody know if ther

Started by David Strong in Pesticides

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Japanese Knotweed - Stem injection

Anyone got any experience or advice on using stem injection to eradicate JKW as opposed to knapsack spraying ??

Started by Gary RK in Pesticides

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Weedkiller applicators, wands, wipers etc

Has anyone found a good spot applicator that doesn't leak ?. The last one that I tried was a hollow tube, that held the weedkiller, & a sponge on the end but it leaked like a sieve.

Started by Peter Davis in Pesticides

1 Reply · Reply by Peter Davis Aug 20, 2010

Councils herbiciding the pavements

Seeing Phils "herbicide" post reminded me of this......... our local council (Dunstable) and another one (Harrow) wherre I have a load of regular work......... wonder if anyone has any idea what they use for treating the pavements as its incredibly e

Started by Geoff Norfolk in Pesticides

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Nomix Enviro says: Don’t be tempted to use herbicides illegally in amenity situations

"It can be tempting to try and save money by using an agricultural herbicide in an amenity situation. However, the saving is insignificant when faced with prosecution for the illegal use of a pesticide product. "The Code of Practice for Using Plant P

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

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Generic glyphosate

My 5 lts of Roundup pro biactive is down to the dregs, so its time to buy some more. Generic glyphosates seem to be about half the price of roundup tho'. My usual supplier offers Gallup Amenity, or Rosate.Anybody got any views on which of these might

Started by Nick Steele in Pesticides

13 Replies · Reply by Gary RK Aug 25, 2010

Use of Opponent

(Hope I'm allowed two questions in one day!)We're using Opponent to combat box disease with some success. Though the regrowth is very weird and erratic.Has anyone any advice about a regime? How often, when?Would be very grateful - we have a garden fu

Started by Anne Wareham in Pesticides

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Does this worry anyone else

Out spraying earlier this week all kited up and a bloke from the local water companie comes over and starts chatting, he asked what I was useing, which was roundup to which he replied that he used it at his reservoir to spray the dam to keep it weed

Started by Will - WB Design & Construction in Pesticides

10 Replies · Reply by Will - WB Design & Construction Jul 22, 2010

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pistol application rate

hi guys first post, just joined started up 2 weeks ago just got pa1 - pa 6, been today to look at a spray job gravel drive,patio, coverd in weeds brought a bottle of pistol does anyone have a good application rate for it the area is 100sqm and i have

Started by mark thomas in Pesticides

16 Replies · Reply by Lawncare-4u.co.uk Jun 19, 2010

Whats Been Eating My Berberis

For the past few years the purple berberis on most of my sites have been stripped bare by something. The hedge seems fine and healthy one week but the following week it won't have a single leaf on it. Sometimes it recoveres, only to be stripped again

Started by Cesare Harradine in Pesticides

9 Replies · Reply by Cesare Harradine Oct 6, 2012

Japanese Knotweed issue in Glasgow

Hi All

Just had a call from a customer asking if we could have a look at their Japanese Knotweed problem in the Cardonald area of Glasgow.

I must confess that I am almost completely ignorant of this and how it might be dealt with.

Are there any contra

Started by Nicky @ GardenImprovements.com in Pesticides

17 Replies · Reply by Charlie Douglas Mar 20, 2013

Roundup and the colour of dead weeds!

Been using Roundup for many years........ visited some gardens yesterday where I had treated grass weed growth a couple of weeks ago........ instead of the usual browny colour, they were a conspicuous unattractive yellow colour which made me want to

Started by Geoff Norfolk in Pesticides

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Getting rid of 'difficult' weeds

Hi allI am new here so apologies if this should have been a blog and not a discussion - wasn't sure which! Have read a few forum posts regarding weeds like ground elder/dandelions and mares tail. I thought i'd pass on my way of dealing with them.Grou

Started by Paula Hale in Pesticides

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herbicides applications

This has probably been asked before but as a newby please could someone clarify. Do i need any sort of certification to apply herbicides. I am only talking small scale here i.e pathway/ drives etc for private homes. The PA1 and PA6 certification seem

Started by clare birch in Pesticides

22 Replies · Reply by Roy Parker Oct 21, 2010

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US firm TruGreen fined for missapplication of pesticides, poor record keeping and employing untrained and uncertified workers

US company TruGreen has been fined $500,000 for pesticide violations after an investigation by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. TruGreen have been handed the fine for misapplying pesticides, keeping inaccurate records and using unc

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

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Consultation on implementing European pesticides legislation

This consultation is being carried out by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate of HSE on behalf of Defra.

It concerns the approach to be taken in implementing a Directive on the Sustainable use of Pesticides (Directive 2009/128/EC) and two provision

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

6 Replies · Reply by Cat Fereday Feb 26, 2010

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Dangerous pesticides being used in UK schools

An article on the Ecologist website reports that school children are being exposed to harmful pesticides, saying schools believe that 'safer alternatives would be uneconomic' "The survey of 206 local authorities in the UK has found that school childr

Started by Phil Voice in Pesticides

2 Replies · Reply by Geoff Norfolk Jan 15, 2010

Sherriff Amenity - True Solutions Roadshows

Just received the following Email / newsletter.If you don't use Sherriff for the purchases of your feeds and other treatments you are really missing out on some cracking products and more importantly expert help and advice. Now may be a good time to

Started by Graeme @ BGS in Pesticides

1 Reply · Reply by Graeme @ BGS Nov 9, 2009

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