| You are welcome to use this article on | | | | seconds and it will be glued tightly. |
| your website or in your newsletter as | | | | Cut a piece of pipe 30" long and glue |
| long as you reprint it as is, including | | | | the 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. You | | | | Apply a small amount of pipe dope or |
| are welcome to use this article with an | | | | Teflon tape to the threads of the |
| affiliate link, | | | | adapter, and screw the male garden house |
| The tool that I am going to tell you | | | | fitting onto the adapter. Screw the |
| about is for using herbicides such as | | | | garden hose cap to the male garden hose |
| RoundUp. The biggest mistakes that | | | | fitting. |
| people make when using non-selective | | | | Now back to the end of the pipe that you |
| herbicides like RoundUp is overspray | | | | glued the pipe cap to. Drill a very |
| getting the herbicide on plants that | | | | small hole right in the middle of the |
| they did not intend to spray, and over | | | | pipe cap. You might have to experiment a |
| applying the product. If you spray to | | | | little with the size of the hole you |
| the point of run off, you are applying | | | | need, 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 spot | | | | Cut a piece of regular household sponge |
| treating weeds without getting the | | | | in 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 store | | | | over 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 they | | | | covering it with a piece of lightweight |
| might make you buy a 10' section. It's | | | | screen or mesh cloth. Maybe even a piece |
| pretty cheap though. You'll need a | | | | of 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 an | | | | electrical tape. |
| adapter to convert the PVC pipe to a | | | | Remove the garden hose cap from the |
| standard pipe thread. You'll have to let | | | | other end of the PVC pipe, and fill the |
| the clerk at the hardware store help you | | | | pipe with pre-mixed (ready to use) |
| find the best combination of fittings to | | | | RoundUp. Replace the garden hose cap and |
| use. What you need to do is to get the | | | | you have yourself a weed dabber. The |
| PVC pipe reduced down to a male garden | | | | RoundUp will seep out the hole in the |
| hose type fitting. Hardware stores sell | | | | end of the pipe cap and be absorbed by |
| brass fittings that convert standard | | | | the sponge. As long as the garden hose |
| pipe thread to the same thread used on | | | | cap is tight, the vacuum in the pipe |
| garden hoses. | | | | will keep the herbicide from running out |
| Probably what you'll end up with is an | | | | too fast. Once the sponge is damp, you |
| adapter that will convert the 1-1/2" PVC | | | | can start dabbing weeds. Remember, you |
| to 3/4" male pipe. Then an adapter to | | | | only want the weeds damp and not |
| convert the 3/4" male pipe to a male | | | | dripping wet. As long as you are |
| garden house fitting. They also make a | | | | leaving some RoundUp on the weeds as you |
| cap that you can install on the end of a | | | | dab them, the herbicide should kill |
| garden hose, you'll need one of those. | | | | them. |
| This cap must have a rubber garden hose | | | | Depending 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 so | | | | effects of the herbicide. If the sponge |
| you'll have to pick up some PVC pipe | | | | gets too dry you can loosen the cap a |
| glue and cleaner. You have to use the | | | | little to release the vacuum and more |
| cleaner to remove the film and gloss | | | | herbicide will be released onto the |
| from the PVC pipe and fittings before | | | | sponge. Or you can simply turn the tool |
| you glue them. Once you have them | | | | upside down and that should let some air |
| cleaned, just apply a coating of glue to | | | | into the chamber, thus releasing the |
| both the pipe and the fitting, slide the | | | | vacuum. As always, read the label and |
| fitting on and twist it at the same | | | | follow the directions on the herbicide |
| time. Hold the fitting tight for 60 | | | | package. |