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Roy, if you are not qualified or insured to apply pesticides comemrcially, I strongly suggest you sub-contract it out to someone who is.
The product you mentioned contains Sodium Chlorate and was not licensed (?) to be applied comemrecially, only privately I believe. My view is that anyone still using Sodium Chlorate needs to SERIOUSLY reconsider. Commercially it been banned for years (over 2 years ago). For private use it has been banned as well. I would NEVER use Sodium Chlorate ANYWHERE now. Its a totally toxic product. See: http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/prc_home.asp?id=2623&link=%2Fuploa...
If licensed, look at Pistol or ProShield (~£120 / 5L). Neither can be used on hard surfaces.
The pesticide agency website shows what's being removed and when. Sodium Chlorate has been recommended not to be used commercially for along long time, although available thru garden centres for private use right up until it was banned.
What's its active ingredient now then - I understood it was Sodium Chlorate when it was removed from sale and the product was never replaced ?
Pistol : http://www.pitchcare.com/shop/professional-total-weed-killers/pisto...
Pro Shield : http://www.ld-uk.com/product_info.php?cPath=31_36&products_id=3555
We use Pro Shield for "on label" use only
The problem is with the ingredient used to provide residual effect and how it needs soil to lock into. If applied to handstanding, it can get washed off into the waterways. I believe most people use Glyphoshate products for handstanding (but therefore no residual effect)....
Well timed Stu. Simples init?
We tried pistol this year for the1st time and I'm quite impresed, we have done less spraying with that compared to gly so its the one we use now.