In one corner of The Homestead, we have a salt cedar shrub (Tamarix spp.)—an ugly invasive that I have cut and sprayed repeatedly. I recently asked one of the guys who maintains the city streets if he could come and grind it out with his stump grinder. He said that it would be best to make sure it is dead first, and recommended spraying it with 2,4-d. The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid has been widely used against broadleaf weeds for at least 60 years, and should be as common as, well, weeds. Unfortunately, it is a little bit difficult to find. Almost everything at Home Depot is a glyphosate, like Round-Up. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love Round-Up, but it isn’t 2,4-d. Fortunately, the Home Depot web-site includes links to the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for each of its products. After looking through a dozen of them, I found that Bayer Advanced is made of 2,4-d. I’ll try some tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
2,4-d
In one corner of The Homestead, we have a salt cedar shrub (Tamarix spp.)—an ugly invasive that I have cut and sprayed repeatedly. I recently asked one of the guys who maintains the city streets if he could come and grind it out with his stump grinder. He said that it would be best to make sure it is dead first, and recommended spraying it with 2,4-d. The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid has been widely used against broadleaf weeds for at least 60 years, and should be as common as, well, weeds. Unfortunately, it is a little bit difficult to find. Almost everything at Home Depot is a glyphosate, like Round-Up. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love Round-Up, but it isn’t 2,4-d. Fortunately, the Home Depot web-site includes links to the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for each of its products. After looking through a dozen of them, I found that Bayer Advanced is made of 2,4-d. I’ll try some tomorrow.
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Hey, while you're researching, will you find a solution to bermuda grass? We have it invading our yard and would love to find a solution short of killing EVERYTHING, going back to dirt for a few years, and starting over.
ReplyDeleteWhat CE category does that application fall under?
ReplyDeleteJess,
ReplyDeleteWeber County seems to like Round-Up pretty well, but whatever you do, don't mow it.(http://www.co.weber.ut.us/weeds/control_bermudagrass.php)
Keith,
I think we can fit it under 36 CFR 220.6(d)(3)(iv), Applying Registered Pesticides for Vegetation Control.
Unfortunately the big box stores don't carry everything you might need out at the "Homestead". You might try looking at a lawn/garden shop or a farm center. These stores generally carry 2,4-D herbicide more appropriately sized for your use.
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