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We were recently asked the following question.I am looking to do a final gorse spray before I plant pine seedlings this winter. Which should I use, MSF or Grassmate to ensure that the pine seedlings are not affected? And how long should the gap be before the last use of MSF/Grassmate and planting pine seedlings? Our reply was:Both MSF600 and GrassM..

GrassMate or Triclo - which one should I use?We frequently get asked whether a customer should use Triclo or GrassMate. Well here's some guidance.GrassMate and Triclo are often similar in price and for most of 2021 were the same price. This has happened following changes in the relative cost of certain raw materials.Both GrassMate and Triclo do muc..

How long should it take stuff to die, after you’ve sprayed it?     It depends on three things.   First is the species, size and maturity of the weed involved.  Fast growing species, especially annuals, will die quickly because the herbicide is transported right through their smaller and simpler structures very quickly. Older, larger, and more ma..

Agapanthus is not really a weed, of course. It’s more of an ornamental flower, and a pretty nice one too, in its place. It is, for example, better able than almost anything else to handle the carbon monoxide laden atmosphere in the middle of a busy motorway. That’s why we see so many planted there, and looking very pretty too. The problem, however,..

We got this question.recommended either Glyphosate or GA200 for general weed control in our home garden. For use under hedging and general gardens with a mix of planting. Which of the two products would you recommend please? The answer depends upon a few key points.Both are what you call non-selective so will kill most things.  Grass, weeds etc.  T..

Parsley dropwort (Oenanthe pimpinelloides) is very often known as ‘carrot weed’ although it is not closely related to the wild carrot species. It is common in Northland and South Auckland, but also exists in other North Island locations.  It grows in pastures as well as waste areas, roadsides, disturbed ground, sports fields and lawns. Carrot wee..

Foam Crusher is an organosilicone based defoamer agent.  These are products that are added to herbicide and pesticide mixes to reduce the amount of foaming.  Although mainly used by the helicopter boys (and girls) to allow them to fill up and get spraying quickly, there are plenty of people boom spraying that have the same issues, so they too are u..

Glyphosate Continues to RiseShort supply of raw material and increased production and shipping costs create almost the “perfect storm”!Increased global demand coupled with China’s Yunnan district have cut power supply by 10-30% resulting in shortages and huge increases in the price of yellow phosphorous which is the main raw material used for glyph..

New to our product stable is the well-known and respected Nitrosol.WHAT IS NITROSOLNitrosol is a range of biological fertilisers in a liquid concentrated form.  Sourced from either sheep processing abattoirs or fish processing operations these are designed as total replacement, one-step fertilisers.  Nitrosol is a supply of NPK in the ratio of 11-5..

We are pleased to announce that effective 1st August Rainbow & Brown are part of the Agrecovery stewardship programme to recycle plastic containers used rurally. This means you no longer need to burn or bury your Rainbow & Brown herbicide, wetter or other HDPE plastic containers.  You can just drop these at approved drop off points including the q..

NATURAL or GREEN HERBICIDES - THE HIDDEN FACTS This article arose from a question from a customer that wanted to spray out a whole paddock – grass and weeds - but wanted a natural herbicide solution as they had a horse that was sensitive to chemicals. Fair enough. We have always been keen on offering some more “green” herbicide alternatives..

How toxic are herbicides?Although herbicides are chemicals and all chemicals should be treated with respect there needs to be some perspective given  as there is a mountain of misinformation being spread by people that really don’t know what they are talking about.  I hear it all the time on talkback and it makes my blood boil.Below is a table whic..