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Roundup 5005010 Weed & Grass Killer Plus, 32oz. Concentrate

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Roundup in general is a great product and this is no different. The concentrate allows you to mix your own solution in a pump sprayer and makes treating all your landscaping a lot easier. Also, the included mixing cup is a great addition since you don't have to use a household measuring cup to handle chemicals! The only downside is that the concentrate is sensitive to being mixed properly and seems to err on the side of caution in how much weed killing power you get from the recipe. I mixed a gallon batch as recommended and, while it did eventually kill the weeds, it took almost a week for the effect to set in.

This concentarted Roundup formula comes with a convenient measuring cup to ensure you're mixing the product properly. It is a very effective product, easy to use, use a sprayer for most efficient results and area reach.

This herbicide concentrate is over priced and not as good as QUIKPRO. Basically the latter is ROUNDUP plus an added plant killing ingredient. Here are the facts:
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. . . 1. QUIKPRO contains 73.30% Glyphosate and 2.90% Diquat. Besides containing 1.9% more root-killing chemical, it has a second ingredient that rapidly disrupts cell integrity of photosynthetically active tissues in the leaves. Blades of grass and leaves turn brown within three days.
. . . . .The cheapest price for QUIKPRO is at Russo Power Equipment. I was able to purchase a 6.8 pound container for $70. At a dilution rate of 1.5 ounces/gallon of water, it calculates to $0.98/gallon of herbicide.
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. . . 2. The most inexpensive herbicide is to mix a "home made solution" from cheap household products. For killing grass and sterilizing the soil as well, I mix a quarter cup of liquid laundry detergent and 2.0 pounds of salt in a gallon of water. DO NOT USE POWDER DETERGENT, it clogs up the sprayer.
. . . . .CASH AND CARRY of Seattle sells a 50 pound bag of salt at $5.90, and COSTCO sells a 1.3 gallon container of ECO LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT at $13.89.
. . . . .This $0.32/gallon solution is applied via a hand-pump sprayer. The detergent removes the shiny protective waxy layer of the vegetation and forces it to quickly absorb the toxic solution. The detergent is also sticky. As a result, the salt sticks to the plant during drying. You can see the crystals of it on the blades of grass during a sunny day.
. . . . .Within an hour, it is curling. In one to two days, certain parts of the grass turn dark purple-black in color. Within a week, the area is brown. It is best to do spraying on a dry week in late July, for rain tends to wash off the dried saline and negate the killing process. When a summer shower does come later, the salt goes into the soil, attacks the grass roots, and sterilizes the ground.
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. . . 3. For tough thorn-like plants such as black berry bushes, I mix 1.5 ounces of QUIKPRO and a cup of bleach into my "home made herbicide." At a $1.39/gallon, the herbicide is very potent. It usually takes two to three applications for a complete kill.