Here's a "Talk About Anything" - II

bczoom said:
Hey @Doc, have you tried the Scythe herbicide yet?
I mixed about 8-9 oz in 3 gallons of water on my backpack sprayer and started hitting the weeds.
Came back for a refill to do other areas and looked where I sprayed... the weeds are pretty much dead and that's in less than an hour.
I love this stuff. :)
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No, I haven't. I was going to ask what ratio you mix it at.
I have a 15 gallon atv sprayer on it's way to me. Once it quits raining and I have the sprayer I will be on it hot and heavy. Thanks.
 
bczoom said:
I used a ratchet strap around the head of the PHD to the rafters while it was still attached to the tractor. Crank it tight then disconnect the PTO and 3PH. It hangs there perfectly aligned for me to back into it and reconnect the next time. ;) The floor space it uses isn't much more than a 5-gallon bucket.
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Thanks Geohorn and Zoom. Good ideas. With storage really not much of an issue I might own a PHD yet. :D
 
Doc said:
No, I haven't. I was going to ask what ratio you mix it at.
I have a 15 gallon atv sprayer on it's way to me. Once it quits raining and I have the sprayer I will be on it hot and heavy. Thanks.
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3 oz per gallon will kill most weeds and grass.
Is your sprayer a boom, wand or both? If boom, be careful of wind drifting it as it does kill what it comes in contact with.
 
bczoom said:
3 oz per gallon will kill most weeds and grass.
Is your sprayer a boom, wand or both? If boom, be careful of wind drifting it as it does kill what it comes in contact with.
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Wand type. 3 oz it is.
Lots of multi flora on my trail that I hope to zap, along with the weeds. Thanks guys.
Does it also kill trees and tree saplings?
 
Hey Doc - I'm not sure yet but:
I used the backpack sprayer for 3 loads yesterday.
The first batch was mixed and sitting in the sprayer for a couple weeks. It didn't seem to have the same efficacy as a newly mixed batch. Maybe it's from sitting, maybe I didn't add as much Scythe?
I'll know better in a day.
Anyway, for now I'm going to suggest you don't mix more than you can use in a day.
 
Thanks for the tip. I was going to mix 15 gallons once my sprayer arrives. I'll scale that down to see how much I can use in an hour or two of spraying.
 
What I'm thinking is that the scythe may have separated from the water after sitting. When I sprayed, I got a great blast of the scythe at the beginning but then pretty much straight water afterwards. I'll agitate the tank well anytime I let it sit overnight or longer.

Or maybe I'll read the directions. :)
 
For those using Talstar - Don't let it sit (for me, over the winter). It'll clog your pipes (or in particular, your wand).
 
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