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How to Make a Weed Dabber

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How to Make a Weed Dabber

You are welcome to use this article onseconds and it will be glued tightly.
your website or in your newsletter asCut a piece of pipe 30" long and glue
long as you reprint it as is, includingthe pipe cap on one end, and the PVC to
the contact information at the end.pipe thread adapter on the other end.
Website URLs must be active links. YouApply a small amount of pipe dope or
are welcome to use this article with anTeflon tape to the threads of the
affiliate link,adapter, and screw the male garden house
The tool that I am going to tell youfitting onto the adapter. Screw the
about is for using herbicides such asgarden hose cap to the male garden hose
RoundUp. The biggest mistakes thatfitting.
people make when using non-selectiveNow back to the end of the pipe that you
herbicides like RoundUp is oversprayglued the pipe cap to. Drill a very
getting the herbicide on plants thatsmall hole right in the middle of the
they did not intend to spray, and overpipe cap. You might have to experiment a
applying the product. If you spray tolittle with the size of the hole you
the point of run off, you are applyingneed, but make sure you start with a
way too much.very small hole. I'd start with 1/16".
The weed dabber is a tool used for spotCut a piece of regular household sponge
treating weeds without getting thein a square about 1-1/2" square. What
herbicide on other plants.you are going to do is place this sponge
Start by going to your hardware storeover the small hole you drilled in the
and buying a piece of 1- 1/2" PVC pipe.pipe cap, and secure it there by
You only need a piece 30" long, but theycovering it with a piece of lightweight
might make you buy a 10' section. It'sscreen or mesh cloth. Maybe even a piece
pretty cheap though. You'll need aof an onion bag. You can secure the mesh
plastic PVC cap for one end of the pipe,to the PVC pipe with a hose clamp, or
and on the other end you'll need anelectrical tape.
adapter to convert the PVC pipe to aRemove the garden hose cap from the
standard pipe thread. You'll have to letother end of the PVC pipe, and fill the
the clerk at the hardware store help youpipe with pre-mixed (ready to use)
find the best combination of fittings toRoundUp. Replace the garden hose cap and
use. What you need to do is to get theyou have yourself a weed dabber. The
PVC pipe reduced down to a male gardenRoundUp will seep out the hole in the
hose type fitting. Hardware stores sellend of the pipe cap and be absorbed by
brass fittings that convert standardthe sponge. As long as the garden hose
pipe thread to the same thread used oncap is tight, the vacuum in the pipe
garden hoses.will keep the herbicide from running out
Probably what you'll end up with is antoo fast. Once the sponge is damp, you
adapter that will convert the 1-1/2" PVCcan start dabbing weeds. Remember, you
to 3/4" male pipe. Then an adapter toonly want the weeds damp and not
convert the 3/4" male pipe to a maledripping wet. As long as you are
garden house fitting. They also make aleaving some RoundUp on the weeds as you
cap that you can install on the end of adab them, the herbicide should kill
garden hose, you'll need one of those.them.
This cap must have a rubber garden hoseDepending on the temperatures, it could
washer in it so it seals properly.take a week or so before you can see the
The PVC fittings have to be glued on soeffects of the herbicide. If the sponge
you'll have to pick up some PVC pipegets too dry you can loosen the cap a
glue and cleaner. You have to use thelittle to release the vacuum and more
cleaner to remove the film and glossherbicide will be released onto the
from the PVC pipe and fittings beforesponge. Or you can simply turn the tool
you glue them. Once you have themupside down and that should let some air
cleaned, just apply a coating of glue tointo the chamber, thus releasing the
both the pipe and the fitting, slide thevacuum. As always, read the label and
fitting on and twist it at the samefollow the directions on the herbicide
time. Hold the fitting tight for 60package.



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