I am planning to apply some glyphostate into some gardens I work in. I am new to gardening and so don't have a legacy relationship with this herbicide, and am fairly new to the taboo nature of using it.
Given the issues surrounding it, and what discussions I've had with fellow gardeners, I am planning to use it in the following way -
For now, only with Hedge Bindweed - Calystegia sepium.
Paint, not sparay the leaves of the weed with the hebicide and then cover with a plastic bag and elastic band. This is for fairly small gardens, so such an approach is pracital. (So, chop to shoots of about 20cm above the ground and paint the remaining leaves)
Leave the plant for a week and remove the bags.
For now, I'm happy with the approach, although I assume some more experienced people here might think it's a bit silly.
My question is, can anyone recommend a glyphosate product? I've done a bit of searching online, but I don't really have the ability to distinguish the results, so any advice would be appreciated.
Finally, does anyone here use glyphosate and use any kind of disclaimer text? If so, I'd be interested in that too.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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Just be aware that if you are applying 'chemicals for profit' you should technically be at least PA1/6 certified.
Albeit the risk to man/animal/environment is low doing what you describe.
There's all manner of different glyph products out there, the issue you may run into is that professional products come in a manner that requires diluting down for use (ie the various forms of RoundUp etc), the quantity you require for your suggested application may be so small as to be difficult to measure.
1. Get a certificate BEFORE doing anything with chemicals.
2. Use them as the label says.
Get the cert (PA1 / PA6). SHould, I know this is unlikley but s**t happens, someone's pet licks / eats / ingests some your Public Liability insurance won't work if youve been using it without the correct certification. I had this with someone's cat - that decided to eat some sprayed vegetation (there was no proof it was my spraying or an adjacent garden), but the vet said it was weedkiller, and I'd been using weedkiller in that garden that day.