weed killer

[meatboy]

where can i get some weed killer please. I SWEAR ITS ONLY FOR WEEDS.

[JohnC]

Homeworks, I got paraquet some time ago

[meatboy]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Homeworks, I got paraquet some time ago

thanks JC i will try home pro.

[wayned]

Paraquat should be available at any of the small farm supply shops.  A 1 liter bottle will be about 160 baht.  I mix it at a 50 to 1 ratio with water.  It is not a selective weed killer and will kill any foliage that it is sprayed on.  The only English on the bottles that I buy is "paraquat dichloride" in small print somewhere on the bottle. 

 

Then all that you need is a backpack sprayer (700 baht hand pump to 3500 baht gas engine powered ) to apply it!  But for  small applications a spray bottle will work.  Also make sure that you wear proper protection Thai Style - a "T" shirt tied over your head so only your eyes are exposed, a hat, a long sleeved shirt, gloves, long pants and rubber boots.  You also might need a first aide kit as you "boy" will most lively have  a fit when you enter the house dressed like that!!

[cooked]

Balderdash. Roundup (Glyphosate) has gotten a bad name lately but Paraquat is worse. Paraquat merely kills off the foliage quickly, the weeds will regrow in a week. Roundup is much more effective. I use it as little as possible but it has its place.


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[meatboy]

18 hours ago, wayned said:

Paraquat should be available at any of the small farm supply shops.  A 1 liter bottle will be about 160 baht.  I mix it at a 50 to 1 ratio with water.  It is not a selective weed killer and will kill any foliage that it is sprayed on.  The only English on the bottles that I buy is "paraquat dichloride" in small print somewhere on the bottle. 

 

Then all that you need is a backpack sprayer (700 baht hand pump to 3500 baht gas engine powered ) to apply it!  But for  small applications a spray bottle will work.  Also make sure that you wear proper protection Thai Style - a "T" shirt tied over your head so only your eyes are exposed, a hat, a long sleeved shirt, gloves, long pants and rubber boots.  You also might need a first aide kit as you "boy" will most lively have  a fit when you enter the house dressed like that!!

it will make a good photo,the wife is the gardener,my boy is used to seeing the wife in her grass cutting outfit complete with 

wellies.sombrero,goggles and mouth cover.

its not a big job,i filled in the tiled fish pond 22ft x 10ft,and put in a water feture and pump but the weeds keep coming through.

[wayned]

If you want to stop the weeds from growing and never coming back, buy a big bag of sea salt and spread a layer where you don't want them to grow and water it and let it  slowly leach into the soil.  Nothing will grow there in the future for a while but you also have o be careful of the run off.  Sea salt is available here at the local Ma and Pa grocery store for 140 baht for a 35 kilo bag.

[meatboy]

4 minutes ago, wayned said:

If you want to stop the weeds from growing and never coming back, buy a big bag of sea salt and spread a layer where you don't want them to grow and water it and let it  slowly leach into the soil.  Nothing will grow there in the future for a while but you also have o be careful of the run off.  Sea salt is available here at the local Ma and Pa grocery store for 140 baht for a 35 kilo bag.

thanks wayned the wife has a few rose bushes in the pit,we shouldnt get any run off as it is over 4ft.deep all tiled.

[bberrythailand]

hello, Any photo of the packaging ? Where to find it at homepro / thaiwatsdadu ? Thanks.

[wayned]

2 hours ago, bberrythailand said:

hello, Any photo of the packaging ? Where to find it at homepro / thaiwatsdadu ? Thanks.

I doubt that you will find it at either Home Pro or Thaiwatsdadu.  What I buy is sold in hand filled and tied fiber bags and comes directly from the "sea salt" farms which are along the road south west of Bangkok between Bangkok and Hua Hin.  It's sold here at the Ma and Pa grocery store.  A lot of the farmers use it mixed with water and spray it as a weed killer since the cost of commercial weed killers such as paraquat is very expensive if you are using it as an emergence treatment for many rai of farmland.  I have never checked at either Home Pro or Thaiwatsdadu since the closest HP is 110 kilometers and the only TW is 200 kilometers.  It's not been cleaned or bleached  and is also available in 1kg hand filled bags for 10 baht.