[Shop-talk] weed - grass killers

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Why not Roundup?

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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----- "john niolon" <jniolon at bham.rr.com> wrote:

> From: "john niolon" <jniolon at bham.rr.com>
> To: "shop-talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:41:33 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Shop-talk] weed - grass killers
>
> Shop-talk content - using sprayer as a tool !   now
> 
> Our company just moved into an industrial site and we have 12 acres
> with 
> about 500-600 feet of 8' chain link fence on the perimeter and about
> 900' of 
> building that needs to be 'edged' . Property has been vacant for some
> time 
> and the bushhog did 3 days of  work to get it manageable... but the
> fences 
> are still a mess. I"m looking for something that will leave bare
> ground one 
> foot on either side of the fence row and around the buildings.
> 
> I want to kill grass, kudzu, briars, small trees... EVERYTHING !! ...
> then 
> our mowing will be a lot easier and faster. This is an industrial site
> and 
> grass and lawn care is considered a chore.
> 
> Is there one product that will give me scorched earth ??? needs to be
> 
> applicable with a hand sprayer and available over the counter... boy
> do I 
> miss creosote and diesel fuel !
> 
> thanks
> John