I've seen a lot about the effectiveness of Rosate 36 and am keen to use it, however, i have concerns around it's safety with regards to pets. does anybody know what precautions i should take and can i spray now (sept)?
This says it's safe after the weeds have dried. (The surfactants are more likely to cause problems than the glyphosate itself). But if you want to err on the cautious side, you could wait until after rainfall. https://www.petethevet.com/is-roundup-safe-around-pets/
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
The window for use this season is at an end unless you're in a warm damp area and the weeds are growing significantly.
Regarding pets, keep them off the area for an hour or so. Once dry, it poses no risk. Even if ingested when wet, mild sickness is the worst that's likely to occur.
Glyphosphate is absorbed only by leaves and only during the growing season, so now is a good time. Spraying the roots will have no effect. You don't need to spray every leaf, but so long as the majority are soaked you'll be ok. I needed to repeat 3 times leaving about 3 weeks between each spraying. Once you've sprayed, then you need to be patient. It often seems like nothing is happening, but it takes 2-3 weeks before you notice much change. Do be careful with the stuff and don't use a fine mist or it'll blow everywhere and kill most thing it lands on.
Billericay - Essex
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Brilliant, thanks Pete. I will try and get the spray up as high as I can. Unfortunately using a ladder wouldn't be safe in this situation,but I will do my best to soak all leaves.
Don't stress too much about soaking every leaf, and most important is not to let any spray drift onto anything you want to keep especially if you're using Rosate36. So long as a significant amount of the leaves have been sprayed that'll do the job, no need to overreach or use ladders. Glyphosphate can only be absorbed by leaves and is broken down on contact with soil.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
@Bingefeller - if they're that height, it might be easier to cut them back a bit. The cut ends will also be a good entry point for the weedkiller
@Fairygirl To be honest it's my 80 year old mother's garden. She said that the leaves will be everywhere if I cut them back and that I will leave a mess over the lawn of her garden (her garden is an overgrown mess already). I agree with what you're saying, but my mum is incredibly stubborn and she will not have it any other way. I can't get her to see the sense in cutting it back.
Don't stress too much about soaking every leaf, and most important is not to let any spray drift onto anything you want to keep especially if you're using Rosate36. So long as a significant amount of the leaves have been sprayed that'll do the job, no need to overreach or use ladders. Glyphosphate can only be absorbed by leaves and is broken down on contact with soil.
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Brambles will usually take 2 hits a few weeks apart. Get it on as much green leaf as possible.
You don't need to saturate weeds with it, just touch them
Regarding pets, keep them off the area for an hour or so. Once dry, it poses no risk. Even if ingested when wet, mild sickness is the worst that's likely to occur.
I have a lot of overgrown ivy, brambles etc to clear, quite similar to Peter's situation.
I have sprayed glyphosate on the area and I'm wondering if I need to get up on a ladder to spray the leaves at the top as well as round the roots?
Thanks.
Spraying the roots will have no effect.
You don't need to spray every leaf, but so long as the majority are soaked you'll be ok.
I needed to repeat 3 times leaving about 3 weeks between each spraying.
Once you've sprayed, then you need to be patient.
It often seems like nothing is happening, but it takes 2-3 weeks before you notice much change.
Do be careful with the stuff and don't use a fine mist or it'll blow everywhere and kill most thing it lands on.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Thanks again.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
So long as a significant amount of the leaves have been sprayed that'll do the job, no need to overreach or use ladders.
Glyphosphate can only be absorbed by leaves and is broken down on contact with soil.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Thanks again, @Pete.8.