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8/24/2024 – Sprayed Gly at 3 oz./gal around ponds and south ditch’s top of the bank from pole to east gates where the weeds did not get sprayed with Tractor Sprayed 2-3 weeks ago. This completed spraying that strip that was not finished last week when I ran out of Gly.
Continue Reading8/20/2024 – Sprayed garden 2 wks ago with Gly+24D did not damage the large crabgrass. Mix was 2 oz/gal of gly and 1 oz/gal 24D. Broadleaf did die. It was also afternoon and hot so maybe Gly evaporated too much.
Continue Reading8/2/2024 – Sprayed Glyphosate + 2,4-D Amine + Preference non-ionic Surfactant on the back of the ditch on both sides of the road on all areas other than between their driveway and our common property line. That area had been sprayed recently and only had a few survivors–not enough to spray with this amount of […]
Continue Reading7/28/2024 – Sprayed Gly+24D on fences around the orchard, yard, and the big pond
Continue Reading5/21/2024 – Sprayed north banks (orchard gate to west property line and south road ditch banks from west property line to across from front porch with 4 oz. GLy per gallon with 1 oz. per gallon of 2-4D. That took three gallons. Sprayed remaining south ditch and ditch at the garden based on advice here, […]
Continue Reading4/24/2024 – Sprayed Weed Free Zone (WFZ) on Spider Wort at 1.5 oz./gallon plus 1 Tbsp/ gallon of Preference Surfactant in the:
Continue Reading4/4/2024 – Sprayed the fence rows around the areas listed below with 2,4-D Amine plus Glyphosate for weeds. Also used, as usual, Preference non-ionic surfactant.
Continue Reading2/28/2024 – Using info from last year it was sprayed after greening (too late) so sprayed the lawn with Fertilome’s Weed Free Zone (WFZ) now. WFZ kills/controls Florida Betony, Spiderwort, and Creeping Charlie which are major issues this year…as usual. 3/2/2024 – With the backpack sprayer, sprayed the edges, spiderwort that did not look sick, […]
Continue Reading2/15/2024 – Sprayed a 5% solution of 41% Glyphosate on all weeds in all beds in the front, side, and back yards. Added 6 oz. to one gallon of water. This was at the rate we have used since 2020 and that works to kill Florida Betony. 2/24/2024 – Most of the weeds are turning […]
Continue Reading2/8/2024 – Spread Pendulum 2G for crabgrass where the label says for St. Augustinegrass to spread 75 – 100 lbs/acre = 1.7 – 2.3 lbs/1,000 sf. Used the new Earthway cyclone seeder/spreader bought in January to replace Dad’s old one the rats or squirrels had eaten. The rate chart on the bottom of the spreader […]
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