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Contact Weedkiller

Posted by mark on May 8, 2014 at 8:59pm in Pesticides

At present we are using relay turf and gallup for weed control but what i am after is a contact weedkiller that burns the weed pretty much from application. Many years ago we used PDQ but it is not available now. someone told me the replacement is called 'RETRO' but nobody has heard of it. just intrested to know what other members use as a contact weedkiller?

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    Gary RK May 8, 2014 at 9:04pm

    Scott's "Hammer" is nearest I know and have used ?

  • mark May 8, 2014 at 9:09pm

    Thanks garry rk, someone did mention this but had not used it before so could not tell me what the visable effects were.

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    Gary RK May 8, 2014 at 9:15pm

    Visible effects within 24 hrs :

    http://www.progreen.co.uk/Weed-Killers/Total-Weed-Killers/Hammer-5L...

  • mark May 8, 2014 at 9:17pm
    thanks gary rk i will try it out

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  • paul mcdermott May 8, 2014 at 9:50pm

    Just curious we currently use Roundup pro Biactive but Hammer seems slightly cheaper and faster acting am I missing something?

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    Gary RK May 8, 2014 at 9:53pm
    Check out it's glypho content - its not as strong (ie it's a compromise ;-)

    paul mcdermott said:

    Just curious we currently use Roundup pro Biactive but Hammer seems slightly cheaper and faster acting am I missing something?

  • paul mcdermott May 8, 2014 at 10:06pm

    Thanks Gary,but still a bit puzzled,Hammer gives results next day,roundup up to 2 weeks?

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    Gary RK May 8, 2014 at 10:13pm

    Hammer has an extra ingredient that distructs the green cells (from what I remember) which causes the 'instant' dieback effect, while gylpho is translocated down to roots for the total kill effect.

    In essence, it's a hybrid product


    Hopefully one of the suppliers will add further or correct my memory...
  • Lawncare-4u.co.uk May 8, 2014 at 10:43pm

    is it residual? can you use it before planting on vegetable patch?

  • Agrigem - Sarah Kimm May 9, 2014 at 7:17am

    Hi Mark, we have a few products which are purely a contact total herbicide. Probably the most widely used in amenity would be Finale. This is due to be withdrawn so we only have 5 more days to sell out by, but it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are trying to control marestail. http://www.agrigem.co.uk/finalie-5l.html

    We do also have products such as Retro & Reglone which are available in a 10L pack.

    If you want any more info or require some prices then please get in touch.

    Cheers, Ollie
    0800 1337849
    ollie.wright@agrigem.co.uk

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