Yes, you can use the same sprayer that has been used around flower beds as long as it is thoroughly cleaned and flushed with warm water and a cleaning agent. We recommend doing this a couple times to ensure that all the remaining product has been thoroughly cleaned out. Using a tank cleaner such as Spray Tank Cleaner & Neutralizer is a great way to ensure there is no residue left behind.
You can also choose to use a dedicated sprayer for non-selective herbicides to reduce the risk of damaging desirable plants.
You would use roughly just under 1 ounce TVC per 1000 sq/ft in no less than 2 gallons of water. So you would need about 7 ounces into 15 gallons water.
You will use 16.9 fl. oz. of TVC Total Vegetation Control in 25 gallons of water.
TVC Total Vegetation Control works best when the weeds are actively growing and there is low humidity and no rain/snow/wind. For post-emergent control of weeds, this is usually when temperatures are between about 55-80 degrees. Do not apply herbicides when temperatures are near or below freezing.
Depending on the target weeds, you are using anywhere from 2-6 pints of TVC Total Vegetation Control per Acre, which breaks down to 0.73 – 2.2 oz per 1000 sq ft. We suggest you use at least 2 gallons of water per 1000 sq ft when using this product, so that would give you 1.46 – 4.4 oz per 4 gal tank to treat up to 2000 sq ft.
A surfactant should be added at the same time you are adding TVC Total Vegetation Control to your sprayer. We generally recommend filling your tank up half way, putting the product and surfactant in the tank, filling the tank up the rest of the way, and agitating after the tank has been filled.
You can use TVC Total Vegetation Control to help rid of your grassy weeds and your broadleafs. It works by translocating through stems and leaves and destroying the plant root. TVC gives you season long control over undesirable vegetation such as annual and perennial weeds, woody brush, and trees. You can use Roundup quick pro to mix with it for a faster kill of already growing well established plants. TVC will prevent new growth for up to one year.
All bare ground/vegetation management products like Total Vegetation Control TVC , are recommended to be applied outside the dripline of desirable trees and plants to prevent their feeding roots from absorbing the product. Inside the dripline is where these roots are closest to the soil and could absorb any such product. It is possible the trees will be affected by the application.
The rate of TVC Total Vegetation Control for hard to kill plants like bamboo is 6.4 oz per gallon of water.
There reallly is not a set footage that we can advise on how far to apply the TVC from desirable grasses as it depends on the root systems of the grass which will vary with the type of grass. With trees it would be at least 10 feet away when using most vegetation management products, but being grass, they have shorter roots. It might be safe to say 1-2 feet but there is no concrete answer that we provide. If in doubt, it would be best to use just a pre-emergent herbicide that would not effect the roots of desirable vegetation. Keep in mind that soil and, therefore, the active ingredient, will have more movement if the application area is on a slope.
TVC controls vegetation by absorption through leaves, stems, and roots, from which it is translocated throughout the plant, where it accumulates in rapidly-growing meristematic tissue. Treated plants stop growing soon after treatment. Chlorosis (yellowing of plant tissue) first appears in the newest leaves and necrosis spreads from this point. In perennials, TVC is translocated into and kills underground storage tissues to prevent regrowth. Chlorosis and tissue necrosis may not be apparent in some plant species until two weeks after application. Complete kill of plants may not occur for several weeks.
We do recommend that you use a surfactant with TVC Total Vegetation Control. It will help coat the plant better and provide a more effective knockdown of the plant.
Yes, you can plant grass after a year of using TVC Total Vegetation Control for briars. Just be sure that it is a 12 month period that you are waiting because this prduct will last for 12 months of control.
Yes, TVC Total Vegetation Control is labeled to kill Japanese Knotweed. For maximum effect, weeds should be growing vigorously at post-emergence application and the spray solution should include a surfactant. Please see the product label for complete application instructions.
Yes, it is recommended to use a surfactant with TVC Total Vegetation Control.
Depending on what you’re trying to control, TVC Total Vegetation Control can be mixed at a rate of 0.6 oz to 6.4 oz per gallon of water. Please refer to the product label for complete application instructions.
Yes, TVC Total Vegetation Control works as both a pre-emergent and a post-emergent herbicide.
