Thread: Wandering jew

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

I used "Renovate" to kill nearly 2 acres of it.
Use a fixer/penetrent with it as well.

If it is thick, spray it to wet it as deep into the layer/mat as possible. Let it die down for 10 days, then use a rake or a hoe and wind row it up. Spray the wind row and the area you have cleared. Leave it 10 days then roll with wind row over, spray the row and the ground you have uncovered. Repeat until nothing is left. You then need to spot spray every 3-4 weeks to catch any regrowth.
My native bush at home has been jew free for 12 years now!

Sure this would have worked but is really overkill!

Just spray the area thoroughly then walk away and let the chemical do it's work for 4-6 months.
Then visit the area every 6 months to nuke any bits that survived. Let the dead stuff rot on the ground.

Renovate is no longer on the market. It was half-strength Grazon with a built-in penetrant.

Originally Posted by rockland

Sure this would have worked but is really overkill!

Just spray the area thoroughly then walk away and let the chemical do it's work for 4-6 months.
Then visit the area every 6 months to nuke any bits that survived. Let the dead stuff rot on the ground.

Renovate is no longer on the market. It was half-strength Grazon with a built-in penetrant.

Unfortunately the Jew was up to 4' thick in places so I had to keep turning it over to get to the fresh stuff, otherwise the dead layer on the top just formed a protective layer for the stuff underneath. Maybe the fact that Renovate is a 1/2 strength was a big part of the story. At the time [15 years ago] the spray company's couldn't tell me what would work. Great to know that I ended up working twice as hard as I needed to