Roundup Application On Collars

About 3 weeks ago I mentioned in one of my blogs that we would be doing an application of Roundup in our collars. Roundup is a great tool in the winter because it is safe to spray on our dormant bermudagrass. It also doesn't translocate in the soil, which means we can safely apply it right up next to our greens and not worry about injury to our bentgrass. We still use a drift board to cover ourselves against any drift we might get from the wind. Last Thursday the wind was light which made it a perfect day to do our application. The Roundup will take care of any weeds that we have like poa annua, clover, etc. With the help of one of my staff members, we completed this job in just under 3 hours. The sprayer we used was my personal sprayer that has covered nozzles which also helps us against any wind and drift we might get.  We made 2 passes around every green which will give us a 5 to 6 foot buffer for our Roundup and pre-emerge application next month.

One of our target weeds Poa Annua

Applicaton process with drift board in use

Finished application around #9 Green