What Is the Difference in Roundup & Roundup Plus?
Manufactured by Monsanto for The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Roundup and Roundup Plus herbicides are formulated to kill all types of vegetation. Roundup not only eliminates weeds, but also grasses, flower and vegetable plants. The herbicide is available as a ready-to-use liquid. Does this Spark an idea?
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Uses
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Since the product's effects dissipate quickly, some gardeners use Roundup and Roundup Plus to clear areas of the garden for replanting. Roundup eliminate weeds and grasses that spring up in cracks or crevices and along the borders of fences, sidewalks, patios and driveways. Roundup Plus may be used to kill vines and living stumps cut close to the ground. Spray Roundup on warm, windless days.
Roundup
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Roundup Weed & Grass Killer comes in a ready-to-use sprayer bottle and works within six hours. Rain-proof in 10 minutes, the herbicide is useful for targeting individual plants. Wait one full day before planting new flowers, trees or shrubs in the treated area and three days before planting grass, vegetables, fruits or herbs.
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Roundup Plus
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Roundup Plus and Roundup Plus Concentrated herbicides come premixed in gallon-sized or larger sprayer containers. Roundup Plus contains 2 percent glyphosate and 2 percent pelargonic and is rain-proof in 10 minutes. According to the company's website, Roundup Plus concentrated weed and grass killer works faster than Roundup Plus. The product contains 73 percent diquat and 18 percent glyphosate and is rainproof in 30 minutes. The product works the same way as original Roundup. Wait 24 hours to plant trees, shrubs and flowers in the treated area, and wait three days before planting vegetables, herbs, fruit or grass in the treated area.
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