A little late in the game here but this might be helpful. I used to work in asbestos abatement and we had to wet the stuff before removal to make it less "friable" ie hard, brittle, crumbly. We had to mix surfactant with the water to make it soak in. Most of the time straight water would just bead up. Found out surfactant is just soap. It looked like pink hand soap and smelled like it too. After spraying yards for several years and using "surfactant " mixed in, the weeds dont stand a chance and you use far less 2-4d or round up. Just one drop on a leaf of the weed and it's history. I use only the blue dawn dish soap, the original. 1 ounce per gallon.
I’ve tried a lot of different things and while dish soap does work, it doesn’t have the same properties as ammonium sulfate when playing with gly. That stuff acts a little bit like a fertilizer too, and the plant wakes up and thinks it’s time to grow and that’s where it sucks the chemical in most. Add to that the surfactant qualities you mention, and those tank conditioners pro farmers use in their tank were definitely invented for a reason! Thanks for the feedback!
Excellent video, I've tried a wee bit of diesel, among other things, but nothing seemed to work. In fact, I was just discussing if Roundup, not generic Glyphosate without a binding agent/adhesive, would work any better (nothing seemed to work). However like you mentioned, RU can bind to iron and other mineral, makes sense.
Yessir Jay. The easiest product I have found is called Level 7. I add that at court per 100 gallon rate before putting in chemical and it does a nice job. Definitely not as hot a kill as ammonium sulfate powder but us food plot guys usually don’t have adequate agitation to deal with powder. Good luck this season sir!
If you are growing broad leaf garden then use a pre emerge like Surflan. This will keep the grassy weeds out. and small seeded broad leaf like pig weed.
Totally depends on the product Jeremy. There are several water conditioning agents now that do the same thing as the AMS powder I had to use back when I did this video. Currently I use Level 7, but you'd probably do well to ask a cash crop farmer from your area what they use, or contact your university extension, or ask your neighborhood coop ag place that sells chemicals what they recommend for your area and application equipment.
No it’s not, round up is known to cause lasting health effects not limited to different kinds of cancers, cardiovascular issues, and endocrine disruption not to mention it kills all the good bacteria in the soil.
Yes, those are good as a sticker and spreader for chemical, but they don’t do a whole lot with the chemical make up of things to prevent ions in the water from binding to the glyphosate you wish to use. That’s where liquid ammonium sulfate products come in.
Habitat Pro LLC that article mentions dietary exposure to glosophates but I believe most cancer cases were through use / skin exposure...I think what was probably happening was it absorbing into the body through the skins pores. I've never heard of veggies in soil contaminated with round up being harmful.. plus I believe bacteria/ microbes would neutralize it before before any harm to consumers...garden looking good -👍🏽
@@HabitatProLLC Gonna believe the WHO on this when they have proved time & time again they are full of BS! Covid proves without doubt that the WHO, CDC, & FDA are a joke.
A little late in the game here but this might be helpful. I used to work in asbestos abatement and we had to wet the stuff before removal to make it less "friable" ie hard, brittle, crumbly. We had to mix surfactant with the water to make it soak in. Most of the time straight water would just bead up. Found out surfactant is just soap. It looked like pink hand soap and smelled like it too. After spraying yards for several years and using "surfactant " mixed in, the weeds dont stand a chance and you use far less 2-4d or round up. Just one drop on a leaf of the weed and it's history. I use only the blue dawn dish soap, the original. 1 ounce per gallon.
I’ve tried a lot of different things and while dish soap does work, it doesn’t have the same properties as ammonium sulfate when playing with gly. That stuff acts a little bit like a fertilizer too, and the plant wakes up and thinks it’s time to grow and that’s where it sucks the chemical in most. Add to that the surfactant qualities you mention, and those tank conditioners pro farmers use in their tank were definitely invented for a reason! Thanks for the feedback!
Excellent video, I've tried a wee bit of diesel, among other things, but nothing seemed to work. In fact, I was just discussing if Roundup, not generic Glyphosate without a binding agent/adhesive, would work any better (nothing seemed to work). However like you mentioned, RU can bind to iron and other mineral, makes sense.
Yessir Jay. The easiest product I have found is called Level 7. I add that at court per 100 gallon rate before putting in chemical and it does a nice job. Definitely not as hot a kill as ammonium sulfate powder but us food plot guys usually don’t have adequate agitation to deal with powder. Good luck this season sir!
@@HabitatProLLC Thanks for the excellent advise, just purchased some ammonium sulfate.
If you are growing broad leaf garden then use a pre emerge like Surflan. This will keep the grassy weeds out. and small seeded broad leaf like pig weed.
How much AMS per gallon of water do you recommend ?
Totally depends on the product Jeremy. There are several water conditioning agents now that do the same thing as the AMS powder I had to use back when I did this video. Currently I use Level 7, but you'd probably do well to ask a cash crop farmer from your area what they use, or contact your university extension, or ask your neighborhood coop ag place that sells chemicals what they recommend for your area and application equipment.
How much ammonium sulfate you add to the roundup water mix
In general 1 lb per acre or 5 lbs per 100 gallons of water
Stupid question is it ok to eat vegetables after using roundup in garden?
Yes
No it’s not, round up is known to cause lasting health effects not limited to different kinds of cancers, cardiovascular issues, and endocrine disruption not to mention it kills all the good bacteria in the soil.
It's calcium. Not iron. Sulphate bonds with calcium
Thanks for the input. I’d love to see what’s actually going on at the molecular level. That kind of stuff is what my geek brain loves!
DAWN DISH SOAP OR CROP OIL WILL MAKE IT STICK TO WEEDS
How do you apply that?
@@floridagirl386 Put two tablespoons per 2 gal. pump up sprayer ....slosh it back and forth to mix with water and roundup.
Yes, those are good as a sticker and spreader for chemical, but they don’t do a whole lot with the chemical make up of things to prevent ions in the water from binding to the glyphosate you wish to use. That’s where liquid ammonium sulfate products come in.
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Who’s eatting the round up beans??
Deer love em!
Sure, ignore all relevant research on how it hurts environment and cause cancer in humans, just focus in a small technical problem
Well, in all likelihood this falls on deaf ears, but here you go.
www.chemistryworld.com/news/who-clarifies-glyphosate-risks/1010208.article
Habitat Pro LLC that article mentions dietary exposure to glosophates but I believe most cancer cases were through use / skin exposure...I think what was probably happening was it absorbing into the body through the skins pores. I've never heard of veggies in soil contaminated with round up being harmful.. plus I believe bacteria/ microbes would neutralize it before before any harm to consumers...garden looking good -👍🏽
@@HabitatProLLC Gonna believe the WHO on this when they have proved time & time again they are full of BS! Covid proves without doubt that the WHO, CDC, & FDA are a joke.