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Round up effectiveness not up to par?

Posted on 7/22/21 at 6:00 pm
Posted by BankLSU
71201
Member since Nov 2005
738 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 6:00 pm
Has anyone noticed round up not killing like it used to??
Posted by Simon Gruber
Member since Mar 2017
833 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 6:14 pm to
I’ve noticed no matter what I use the effectiveness wears off after awhile. Roundup, ground clear, etc.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
19785 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 6:31 pm to
Now that you bring this up maybe it has been ineffective
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14246 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 6:37 pm to
Maybe the rain making everything grow twice as fast including my lawn.
Posted by LSUJML
BR
Member since May 2008
45044 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 6:39 pm to
I splurged for the extended control & I think it worked worse than regular around up
Posted by boudinman
Member since Nov 2019
4997 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 8:33 pm to
Be sure your using 41% glyphosphate at 2 oz per gallon of water. You can go a little stronger.

In places Ryegrass is becoming immune to Glyphosphate so it does lose its effectiveness. You can try a post selective herbicide like Clethodim EC at 1 oz per gallon of water, but must use an oil with it. I mix 1 oz of mineral oil per gallon of water with the Clethodim EC.
Posted by WilsonPickett
St Amant, LA
Member since Oct 2009
1646 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:19 pm to
A record amount of rain will do that.
Posted by Deplorable Duke
Lousyana
Member since Nov 2016
2025 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:19 pm to
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
3692 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:31 pm to
Funny you mentioned this.I have limestone driveway with weeds popping up.I sprayed it 5 days ago and lot of the weeds don’t seem to be showing any effect like they usually do.
Maybe it’s all the rain.
Posted by CoolHand
Member since Dec 2011
2082 posts
Posted on 7/22/21 at 10:35 pm to
About a month ago I sprayed glysophate with surfactant and it worked very well. I’m sure I mixed it on the strong side of the instructions.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
17930 posts
Posted on 7/23/21 at 9:33 am to
quote:

Maybe the rain making everything grow twice as fast including my lawn.


This is actually the ideal time to use glyphosate. Of course you don't want it to wash off but glyphosate works better the faster plants are growing. Faster growing = quicker death. Slower growing = slower death.
Posted by ksdolfan
Houma, La.
Member since Sep 2007
1535 posts
Posted on 7/23/21 at 2:25 pm to
Maybe they quietly changed the formula since someone sued saying it caused their cancer.
Posted by bengalman
In da Country
Member since Feb 2007
3167 posts
Posted on 7/23/21 at 6:17 pm to
Definitely weaker than the past mixes. Just stuns the weeds
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73674 posts
Posted on 7/23/21 at 9:25 pm to
quote:

This is actually the ideal time to use glyphosate. Of course you don't want it to wash off but glyphosate works better the faster plants are growing. Faster growing = quicker death. Slower growing = slower death.



But it isn't a preemergent
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
36130 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 10:44 am to
Gasoline
Posted by Icansee4miles
Trolling the Tickfaw
Member since Jan 2007
29145 posts
Posted on 7/24/21 at 11:38 am to
Have noticed the same thing this year. Scary.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
23588 posts
Posted on 7/25/21 at 8:57 am to
I started buying the stuff from tractor supply and mixing it stronger than usual. Seems to be working fine. It’s also that with all this rain, other weeds sprout up in the sprayed areas faster.
Posted by Deplorable Duke
Lousyana
Member since Nov 2016
2025 posts
Posted on 7/29/21 at 8:33 pm to
It’s Ranger Pro, not Rainger Pro.
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 8:16 am to
I use Ranger Pro with a squirt of Dawn for each gallon along my pasture fence lines.
Works well, but I think all this rain makes new growth pop up a lot quicker.
Sprayed twice this year already, where I usually just spray twice a year.
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 7/30/21 at 12:38 pm to
As someone tied into the ag industry, yes, we have noticed this. It’s natural though, for a chemical to lose effectiveness that is
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