Asulox still available

[woodyguy]

I don't know if you all realise but Asulox is available for a short period until end of Oct 2013. As someone with a bracken problem, I've stocked up!

[ramsey7]

Its a very good product, but think about the environment and consider using glyphosate through a weed wipe. Gives better results too!

[NI Tree]

but weedwipes cant be used in all places, that why choppers were used a lot to spray bracken

[daveindales]

A couple of points here.

 

All unused asulux must be returned to supplier. So you should be returning it, not stocking up.

 

Ramsey7: In no way does glyphosate give better results on bracken than asulux. The reason that there was such uproar when asulux, was banned was because there was nothing better. Can't understand why you say glyphosate is better for the environment than asulux

[woodyguy]

You may notice I posted this in June when it was on back order.

It arrived and was duly used in August and has now all gone (as hopefully has my bracken)!!

As you rightly say though, is not comparable with Roundup as works totally differently.

[daveindales]

My fault. Thought it was a new post.

[woodyguy]

No problem. Posted it in June thinking I was being helpful and greeted by deafening silence. Not used it before and find it really odd to spray something over several acres and then have no visible sign that I've done it. If I'd bought it off ebay would have thought it was a con. You can now tell the stuff that's sprayed vs not sprayed though as it's dying back sooner.

[daveindales]

No problem. Posted it in June thinking I was being helpful and greeted by deafening silence. Not used it before and find it really odd to spray something over several acres and then have no visible sign that I've done it. If I'd bought it off ebay would have thought it was a con. You can now tell the stuff that's sprayed vs not sprayed though as it's dying back sooner.

 

Unfortunately, all your bracken won't be gone, but you might kill the vast majority. Make sure you go over the same area for the next few years. You should find that it gets less and less each year, until it's finally all gone. otherwise, the bracken will gradually come back. least, that's the experience I've had with the stuff over the last 15 years or so.

[woodyguy]

Plan to roundup the rest, but yes will keep an eye on it.