Yates Zero Weed Killer Super Concentrate is a non-selective, systemic weed killer supplied as a 1L bottle at 490g/L. One litre makes up to 250 litres of made-up spray, so it is built for clearing a whole overgrown bed or a long fence line rather than spot spraying a few weeds.
What it does
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Concentration you dilute right down. At 490g/L, one bottle makes up to 250 litres of spray, which is where the cost of covering a large area falls away.
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Foliage to root. It is systemic, travelling from the leaves it lands on into the root system, so the weed is killed out rather than burnt back to ground level.
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Nothing held in the ground. The product is non-residual, breaking down in the soil with no ongoing activity, which is why it is used ahead of planting or laying new turf.
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Six hours to rainproof. Once it has had six hours on the plant, rain no longer undoes the work, so watch the forecast before you start.
How to use it
Dilute according to the label directions and spray directly onto weeds that are actively growing. Weeds under heat or drought stress take up very little, so water first and wait for fresh growth if the ground has been dry. The mixing rates, and the situations this product is registered for, are on the label, and the label directions must be followed.
Because it is non-selective it will kill any plant it contacts. Spray on a still day, keep the nozzle low, and shield anything nearby you intend to keep.
What it suits
Clearing before planting. Beds and turf sites can be sprayed out and then replanted, because no residual activity is left waiting in the soil.
Paths, driveways and fence lines. Hard surfaces, lawn edges and rockeries are where a non-selective spray earns its keep, with nothing desirable growing to protect.
The jobs a garden spray will not touch. It is listed for grasses and broadleaf weeds along with onion weed, bamboo, lantana, blackberry and unwanted trees.
It is not a lawn weeder. It cannot tell turf from a weed. Delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95.
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