Anybody use this stuff?
I originally set out to buy Remedy herbicide but was unable to locate any other than at F/S for $120 a gal. I stopped at Theisens yesterday and their sales people talked me into buying Crossbow as an alternative for a tree killing herbicide. My primary use for it will be basal spraying (standing trees) and some foliar spraying for control of Osage Orange (not specifically listed).
I have read the label and it is 2-4D ester (34.4%) and Triclopyr BEE (16.5%). It recommends 5.12oz product per gal of diesel for a basal spraying to control tough trees like locust etc. My first concern is that seems like a light mix compared to the 25% product/diesel recommendation I got for Remedy. They do not contain the same ingredient however with Remedy being twice the price you would think it would at least go as far, which it certainly would'nt at 25% vs 4% with Crossbow.
My second concern is that the Crossbow lable states that when mixed with water it forms an emulsion (not exactly sure what that means) rather than a soulution and may require constant agitation (not an option).
So, having read the lable I am wondering if anybody has any real-life experience with Crossbow control of woody vegitation and what mixtures you had success with and on what species?
I originally set out to buy Remedy herbicide but was unable to locate any other than at F/S for $120 a gal. I stopped at Theisens yesterday and their sales people talked me into buying Crossbow as an alternative for a tree killing herbicide. My primary use for it will be basal spraying (standing trees) and some foliar spraying for control of Osage Orange (not specifically listed).
I have read the label and it is 2-4D ester (34.4%) and Triclopyr BEE (16.5%). It recommends 5.12oz product per gal of diesel for a basal spraying to control tough trees like locust etc. My first concern is that seems like a light mix compared to the 25% product/diesel recommendation I got for Remedy. They do not contain the same ingredient however with Remedy being twice the price you would think it would at least go as far, which it certainly would'nt at 25% vs 4% with Crossbow.
My second concern is that the Crossbow lable states that when mixed with water it forms an emulsion (not exactly sure what that means) rather than a soulution and may require constant agitation (not an option).
So, having read the lable I am wondering if anybody has any real-life experience with Crossbow control of woody vegitation and what mixtures you had success with and on what species?