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Smallholding => Land Management => Topic started by: JRMB1 on May 30, 2014, 01:27:43 pm

Title: Pastor Herbicide
Post by: JRMB1 on May 30, 2014, 01:27:43 pm

Could any one help regards what measure of Pastor I should used for a 20L back pack sprayer for a two acre area to remove broad leaf, nettles and thistles

Title: Re: Pastor Herbicide
Post by: pgkevet on May 30, 2014, 06:10:33 pm

http://www.progreen.co.uk/images/uploads/Pastor%20Product%20label.pdf (http://www.progreen.co.uk/images/uploads/Pastor%20Product%20label.pdf)

states 4L/ hectare which is near enugh your 2 acres...but i don't see how you can spray 2 acres with just one 20L backpack full.

Ony way i see is to work out the area you comfortably do with say 1/4 backpack and do the simple math to work out your number of backpacks and how much each packful

Title: Re: Pastor Herbicide
Post by: Factotum on May 31, 2014, 10:09:02 pm

Pastor is made for machine spraying, if you're going to use a knapsack then you should use Grazon Pro (or similar).

The dilution for Grazon Pro is 60ml of herbicide to 10 litres of water.

See: http://uk.dowagro.com/product-category/grassland/ (http://uk.dowagro.com/product-category/grassland/)


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