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Salmon
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On the trails
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 8:21 am to Motorboat)
What is a good percentage for 2,4 D? The most I could find at Lowes was 8%. Will local farming co-ops have better stuff?
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Motorboat 
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Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
5230 posts
| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 8:31 am to 4LSU2)
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Is this how I get rid of clover and other weeds in the grass?
Yep--effective on broad leaf shite in your grass but will not kill the narrow shite (in simple terms)
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Salmon
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 8:32 am to Motorboat)
so how do you kill the narrow shit?
spot treatment with round up?
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Motorboat
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Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 8:38 am to Salmon)
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so how do you kill the narrow shit?
Yeah--if you want to kill everything, use Roundup or more potent non-brand glyphospate.
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bodean45
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Ville Platte
Member since Oct 2007
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 8:38 am to Geauxtiga)
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Don't recall the specifics though.
Banned use from May 1 - Sept. 1. 2,4-D becomes volatile (gaseous) somewhere in the 90 degree+ range. This is where drift comes into play.
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Capt ST
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EM-50 Project
Member since Aug 2011
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 9:39 am to bodean45)
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Banned use from May 1 - Sept. 1. 2,4-D becomes volatile (gaseous) somewhere in the 90 degree+ range. This is where drift comes into play.
That's why it is so good on the lillies during the summer.
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stewie
Member since Jan 2006
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 10:14 am to Salmon)
What you get at Lowes is more than fine for residential use.
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polizei11
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Lafayette
Member since May 2009
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 10:33 am to Motorboat)
What else do you guys use on your lawns?
Just bought a house at the tail end of Summer last year. Haven't had much experience dealing with lawn care (besides mowing, trimming, etc.) Poor lemon and orange trees are infected with sooty mold that I need to take care of as well.
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Nodust
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| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/19/13 at 12:13 pm to Salmon)
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The most I could find at Lowes was 8%. Will local farming co-ops have better stuff?
They may but you might need an applicator license to buy it. The stuff at garden centers is fine.
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TigerTitleHunter
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Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2008
226 posts
| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:22 am to Salmon)
Here's what I do to treat clovers on my centipede lawn.
Buy this...
and this...
Put some of the concentrated weed free zone in the sprayer. Set dial on sprayer to "2". Attach to hose and you can spot treat or spray your whole yard with this set up. You buy this stuff at Louisiana Nursery or Cleggs. Works great for clovers, buttonweed, and dollarweed.
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Motorboat
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Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
5230 posts
| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:55 am to TigerTitleHunter)
that's what I got at Cleggs, except with he sprayer built in. 
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Somerset1941
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Baton Rouge/ NELA
Member since Jul 2011
684 posts
| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:10 am to Motorboat)
spray when its cool/ cloudy like others said. liquid can turn into a gas and drift to neighbors yard and cause problems if its sunny and hot. roundup will kill everything. 2,4-D will kill broadleaf and not so much grasses
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htownjeep
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Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Jun 2005
2274 posts
| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/27/13 at 4:41 pm to Somerset1941)
I just bought this 2,4 D off of Amazon. Is it good enough? From what I have seen on here it's a healthy percentage.
2,4 D on Amazon
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htownjeep
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Nassau Bay, TX
Member since Jun 2005
2274 posts
| re: Best time to spray 2,4 D on lawn in Baton Rouge (Posted on 3/27/13 at 4:42 pm to htownjeep)
Jesus...sorry about the size of that image everyone. I just used the one on amazon's site.
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