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QUESTION:Can Gibber growth promoter be applied to very new grass, sown just a month ago?ANSWERDon’t do it.  The Gibber  will definitely damage grass that’s not well developed.  It works by elongating cell growth, which produces more leaf mass.  But the physical structure of the plant has to be strong enough to stand that kind of turbocharging effec..

QUESTION: What rate would you recommend for spraying Decision through a handgun – can you give me a rate per 60 litres?ANSWER:It’s not as simple as it sounds.Decision is normally applied only as an area spray, with a boom or roster sprayer.  So the rate is based on amount of product per unit of area.  That is, for example, 50g per hectare. It’s dif..

Seaweed  Extract Powder This new product was a low-key launch in October 2016. We didn’t make much of a song-and-dance about it, but we knew there were already quite a few fans among our customers for seaweed extract based soil conditioners. And so it has proven:it’s been selling well and getting excellent reviews from users.Seaweed  extract is sui..

MSF600 (metsulfuron-methyl) is NZ’s favourite and most proven chemical for controlling gorse, especially heaps of big gorse.It has a couple of quirks that are the key to understanding why it works like it does.MSF600 suppresses production in the plant of an enzyme called acetolactate synthase (ALS). That enzyme is required to support new growth, bo..

This is just a heads-up. Glyphosate prices will rise, probably fairly sharply, during this calendar year. Not just our brands; everybody’s brands. And it’ll likely be soon.Almost all the world’s glyphosate acid (that’s the technical concentrate used to make usable various forms of glyphosate herbicides) is made in China. And the producers there are..

A customer asked us to identify the weed in the photo with recommendations for controlling it. It’s umbrella sedge (Cyperus eragrostis).   Best control is by glyphosate, which means selective control in pasture is not possible as far as we know, because the things that won’t kill grasses, won’t kill umbrella sedge … sedges being grass-like specie..

Hi Folks,I just came across the following blog, which contains ideas on how to control Nostoc Commune (snot like algae that is invading many driveways/properties in NZ)https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/nz-lifestyle-block/20180801/281629601025207..

Q: What is the most cost effective weed spray to control gorse?A:  MSF600 is the most cost effective gorse spray that we stock.  As at Sept 2015 1kg MSF600 costs $78.20 and will make up 5000lt of Gorse spray for Handgun spraying application, it is always recommended that you add an organisilicone penetrant (Superwetter or AirwetLF) to the mix no ma..

Q: We are looking to control Catsear and dandelion in our pastures.  Can you please advise me whether MCPA750 would be appropriate for this, or whether you have a spray that would be better suited to this purpose?A:  Catsear and dandelion are susceptible to the same herbicides, so that simplifies things.ControlIf the plants are small (seedlings or ..

Q: Hi is gibber900  any good for use on normal household lawns that need fertilizer as some of the lawns I mow are very deficient?A: Yes it definitely works on lawns.  I’ve even seen a lawn that was next to a house paddock sprayed with Gibber,  and every time the bloke turned the tractor at the fence, a fan-shaped of overspray went onto the edge of..

Agapanthus growing out of control? 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 ve..

Q: What weedspray do you recommend to kill Wandering Jew? A: The best spray of all for Wandering Jew is our Triclo.  I have used it personally on a large patch in Rotorua and it does a great job.  You may get some regrowth but a second treatment then does the job very nicely.  Use rate is 6ml/L of water in a knapsack always add Superwetter Penetra..