The control of weeds is a basic requirement in any garden

Controlling weeds is a basic requirement for a neat garden

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Basagran - A water soluble solution contact herbicide for the control of yellow nutgrass and other weeds in lawns

Banweed - A soluble concentrate herbicide for the control of annual broadleaf weeds in lawns and turf

Ecoplug - A herbicide for the selective control of unwanted tree species

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A non-selective systemic post-emergence herbicide with little or no soil activity for the control of perennial and annual weeds in agriculture, non-crop and industrial areas as well as for use in home gardens and on paved areas

Technical Leaflet

Away with weeds

Weeds can be described as being narrow-leafed (grasses), broad-leafed or woody. Large weeds can be easily removed by hand, but the use of a herbicide can eliminate hours of arduous weeding.

Herbicides are colour coded purple in the Efekto range.

The selection and application of herbicides must be done with extreme care. A broadleafed weed cannot be sprayed with a broad-leaf herbicide if it is surrounded by broad-leafed shrubs — the application will obviously affect all nearby broad-leafed
plants unless they are shielded from the spray. However, broad-leafed weeds in a grass or lawn area are effectively controlled with a broad-leaf herbicide as the lawn or grass is not affected.

How herbicides work:

There are two types of herbicides:
Selective herbicides selectively control certain types of weed plants, either broad-leafed weeds or grass-like weeds. Examples are HORMOBAN APM, TURFWEEDER APM, BANWEED MCPA, and NO WEED LAWN RTU. Products containing APM salt are less volatile and therefore limit drifting to an extent.

Non-selective herbicides control and kill all plant types with which it comes into contact. Examples are ROUNDUP®, and NO WEED PAVING RTU.

Always add a wetter like G49 or Insure to spraymix to ensure proper coverage.

Choose the correct herbicide

Selecting the correct herbicide for your purposes is the key to success.

Soft broad-leaf weeds
Description: Broad-leaf weeds are
weeds with palmate veination.
Location 1: New lawns.
Protect with: BANWEED MCPA.
Location 2: Established lawns.
Protect with: TURWEEDER APM,
HORMOBAN APM, NO WEED LAWN RTU.

Grasses
Description: Grasses are plants with
parallel veination.
Location 1: In flowerbeds.
Protect with: GRASSCLEAR.
Location 2: In paving.
Protect with: ROUNDUP®, NO WEED PAVING RTU.

Woody Plants, Shrubs or Trees
Location: Found in gardens.
Protect with: GARLON 4, ECOPLUG
stump treatment, ROUNDUP®.

Active Ingredient: MCPA 400 g/l
Unique Characteristics:
Selective broadleaf weed killer. For use on all lawns. Economical.

Mix concentrate with water and apply on the growing weeds.

Fertilize 2-3 weeks prior to treatment with Wonder LAN or
WONDER VITALISER LAWN & LEAF 7:1:3 (15) + C (8) SR*
Water well.
Alternative product: Hormoban APM.
Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 0466
Band colour: Yellow
Packaging: 200 ml; 500 ml; 1l
Hazard statement: Harmful
Group: Moderately hazardous

Banweed M.C.P.A - A soluble concentrate herbicide for the control of annual broadleaf weeds in lawns and turf.

Turfweeder APM - A water miscible concentrate herbicide for the control of broadleaf weeds in lawns and turf.

Tips for use:
Mix concentrate with water and apply a fine spray on growing broadleaf weeds.
Follow instructions on label.

Alternative product: Hormoban APM
Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 4198
Band colour: Yellow
Packaging: 200 ml; 1l
Hazard statement: Harmful
Group: Moderately hazardous

•	Dicamba (Benzoic acid) as Aminoproplymorpholine salt 90 g/l
•	MCPA (Phenoxy compound) as Aminoproplymorpholine salt 135 g/l
•	2.4-D (Phenoxy compound) as Aminoproplymorpholine salt 118 g/l

Active Ingredients:

Selective broadleaf herbicide:

•	Does not kill grass lawns
•	Broad spectrum weed control
•	Highly effective when correctly applied

Formulation: A water miscible concentrate herbicide for the control of broadleaf weeds in lawns and turf.
Active Ingredients: Dicamba (benzoic acid) as Aminopropylmorpholine salt - 100 g/l;
MCPA (phenoxy compound) as Aminopropylmorpholine salt - 250 g/l
Unique Characteristics:
1. Selective broadleaf herbicide.
2. Does not kill grass lawns.
3. Broad spectrum weed control.
4. Highly effective when correctly applied.
5. May cause discoloration on the lawns
Tips for use:
Mix concentrate with water and apply a fine spray on growing broadleaf weeds.
Follow instructions on label.
Alternative products: Turfweeder APM
Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 0412; Band colour: Yellow
Packaging: 100 ml; 1l; 5l
Hazard statement: Harmful; Group: Moderately hazardous

Active Ingredient: Dicamba (benzoic acid) as Amiopropylmorphaline salt 1.2 g/l
MCPA (Phenoxy compound) as Aminopropylmorphaline salt 3.0 g/l

Unique Characteristics:
Ready-to-use "Hormoban".
Selective broadleaf herbicide.
Does not destroy lawn.
Easy to apply as spot treatment.
Broad spectrum
May discolor the lawn.

Tips for use:
Shake well before use. Follow the label.
Apply as a fine spray to actively growing emerged broadleaf weeds.

A ready-to-use selective herbicide for the control of broadleaf weeds in lawns.

Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 6244
Band colour: Yellow
Packaging: 750 ml; Trigger
Hazard statement: Harmful
Group: Moderately hazardous

A selective systemic post-emergent emulsifiable concentrate herbicide for the control of annual and perennial grass weeds in broad-leafed groundcovers and plants in the home garden.

Active Ingredient: Haloxyfop-R Methyl Ester (pyridinyl-oxyphenoxy compound) 108 g/l

Unique Characteristics:
Rain one hour after application will not affect efficacy.
Low toxicity to birds and bees and non-toxic to earthworms and soil microbes.

Tips for use:
Mix concentrate with water and apply as a fine droplet spray.
Follow instructions on the label.

Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 6762
Band colour: Green
Packaging: 100 ml
Hazard statement: None
Group: Acute hazard unlikely under normal use

Active Ingredient:Glyphosate concentrate 360 g/l

Unique Characteristics:
Systemic weed killer.
No toxic residual in soils.
Low toxicity towards fish life
Ideal for total weed control before planting or sowing of any crop.

Tips for use:
Mix concentrate with water and apply only to green active growing foliage of weeds.
Avoid any spray drift onto green stems, foliage or fruit of desired plants.

Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 4481
Band colour: Blue
Packaging: 100 ml; 200 ml; 500 ml; 1lit; 5lit; 20lit
Hazard statement: None
Group: Acute hazard unlikely under normal use.

A ready-to-use non-selective, systemic, foliar applied herbicide to control certain broadleaf and grass weeds on paving and surrounding areas

Active Ingredient: Glyphosate 15.5 g/l

Unique Characteristics:
Results show within 12 - 24 hours, quicker action than Roundup RTU.
Systemic, kills roots as well.
Broad spectrum, non-selective.

Tips for use:
Shake well before use.
Apply to green, active growing foliage of weeds..
Repeated sprays might be necessary

Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 6335
Band colour: Green
Packaging: 750ml Trigger
Hazard statement: None
Group: Acute hazard unlikely under normal use

A systemic emulsifiable concentrate shrub and tree killer for the control of plants in the home garden

Active Ingredient: Triclopyr 480 g/l

Unique Characteristics:
Effective against a wide range of invasive trees and shrubs.
Systemic tree herbicide.

Tips for use:
* Foliar application, full cover spray onto young saplings.
* Stump treatment: Cut stem 30 cm above the ground, apply mixture with diesel
on wet cut surface, bark and root crown.

Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 3249
Band colour: Yellow
Packaging: 50 ml; 500 ml
Hazard statement: Harmful
Group: Moderately hazardous

A herbicide for the selective control of unwanted tree species as indicated

Active Ingredient: Glyphosate (ammonium salt) 0.3 g/plug

Unique Characteristics:
The Ecoplug system can be used throughout the year.
Easy to use.
Herbicide is released when plug is knocked into stump.
Herbicide can not reach non-target plants.

Tips for use:
Drill or punch holes 13-14 mm in diameter, 28-35 mm deep
into the cut stump as close to the soil surface and into the roots.
Insert an ECO Plug and knock in with a hammer to rupture and
release the herbicide.

Act 36/1947
Reg no: L 6342
Band colour: Green
Packaging: 15 plugs
Hazard statement: None
Group: Acute hazard unlikely under normal use

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