| You are welcome to use this article on
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| | tightly.
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| your website or in your newsletter as
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| | Cut a piece of pipe 30" long and glue the
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| long as you reprint it as is, including
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| | pipe cap on one end, and the PVC to pipe
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| the contact information at the end.
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| | thread adapter on the other end. Apply a
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| Website URLs must be active links. You
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| | small amount of pipe dope or Teflon tape
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| are welcome to use this article with an
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| | to the threads of the adapter, and screw
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| affiliate link,
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| | the male garden house fitting onto the
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| The tool that I am going to tell you
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| | adapter. Screw the garden hose cap to the
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| about is for using herbicides such as
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| | male garden hose fitting.
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| RoundUp. The biggest mistakes that people
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| | Now back to the end of the pipe that you
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| make when using non-selective herbicides
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| | glued the pipe cap to. Drill a very small
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| like RoundUp is overspray getting the
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| | hole right in the middle of the pipe cap.
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| herbicide on plants that they did not
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| | You might have to experiment a little
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| intend to spray, and over applying the
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| | with the size of the hole you need, but
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| product. If you spray to the point of run
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| | make sure you start with a very small
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| off, you are applying way too much.
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| | hole. I'd start with 1/16". Cut a piece
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| The weed dabber is a tool used for spot
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| | of regular household sponge in a square
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| treating weeds without getting the
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| | about 1-1/2" square. What you are going
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| herbicide on other plants.
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| | to do is place this sponge over the small
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| Start by going to your hardware store and
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| | hole you drilled in the pipe cap, and
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| buying a piece of 1- 1/2" PVC pipe. You
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| | secure it there by covering it with a
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| only need a piece 30" long, but they
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| | piece of lightweight screen or mesh
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| might make you buy a 10' section. It's
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| | cloth. Maybe even a piece of an onion
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| pretty cheap though. You'll need a
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| | bag. You can secure the mesh to the PVC
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| plastic PVC cap for one end of the pipe,
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| | pipe with a hose clamp, or electrical
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| and on the other end you'll need an
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| | tape.
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| adapter to convert the PVC pipe to a
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| | Remove the garden hose cap from the other
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| standard pipe thread. You'll have to let
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| | end of the PVC pipe, and fill the pipe
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| the clerk at the hardware store help you
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| | with pre-mixed (ready to use) RoundUp.
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| find the best combination of fittings to
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| | Replace the garden hose cap and you have
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| use. What you need to do is to get the
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| | yourself a weed dabber. The RoundUp will
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| PVC pipe reduced down to a male garden
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| | seep out the hole in the end of the pipe
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| hose type fitting. Hardware stores sell
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| | cap and be absorbed by the sponge. As
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| brass fittings that convert standard pipe
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| | long as the garden hose cap is tight, the
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| thread to the same thread used on garden
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| | vacuum in the pipe will keep the
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| hoses.
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| | herbicide from running out too fast. Once
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| Probably what you'll end up with is an
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| | the sponge is damp, you can start dabbing
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| adapter that will convert the 1-1/2" PVC
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| | weeds. Remember, you only want the weeds
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| to 3/4" male pipe. Then an adapter to
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| | damp and not dripping wet. As long as
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| convert the 3/4" male pipe to a male
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| | you are leaving some RoundUp on the weeds
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| garden house fitting. They also make a
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| | as you dab them, the herbicide should
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| cap that you can install on the end of a
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| | kill them.
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| garden hose, you'll need one of those.
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| | Depending on the temperatures, it could
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| This cap must have a rubber garden hose
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| | take a week or so before you can see the
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| washer in it so it seals properly.
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| | effects of the herbicide. If the sponge
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| The PVC fittings have to be glued on so
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| | gets too dry you can loosen the cap a
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| you'll have to pick up some PVC pipe glue
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| | little to release the vacuum and more
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| and cleaner. You have to use the cleaner
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| | herbicide will be released onto the
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| to remove the film and gloss from the PVC
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| | sponge. Or you can simply turn the tool
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| pipe and fittings before you glue them.
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| | upside down and that should let some air
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| Once you have them cleaned, just apply a
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| | into the chamber, thus releasing the
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| coating of glue to both the pipe and the
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| | vacuum. As always, read the label and
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| fitting, slide the fitting on and twist
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| | follow the directions on the herbicide
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| it at the same time. Hold the fitting
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| | package.
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| tight for 60 seconds and it will be glued
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