Weed Killer on a Sprinkler System?

Question

Does anyone know of a sprinkler system type that can attach weed killer to it? I usually use the Ortho weed killer that attaches to the hose but the large area is really hard to cover by hand. Its a gigantic backyard I'm trying to tame.

This is not for my lawn. This is for my huge weed patch growing in the back fields.

I have tried the Cyclone Spreader w/ granuals. No luck.

Answer 1

There is a system that can be attached to your sprinkler system that can provide fertilizer and weed killers. It has to be attached by a licensed irrigator and approved by the City. It takes only liquid types and that can be expensive. It is possible though.

Answer 2

Sprinkler systems attach, when professional, directly to the main water supply, if they are inground dedicated systems. Above Ground systems can have materials added for the spray.
Since you have an irrigation system in place try using a Cyclone Spreader and the same Ortho in a granular form. You have to walk to spray so walk with the Cyclone type sreader. The swath is generally about six to eight foot meaning you make less passes. Do not overspred. Start three foot from property line, walk a straight line, then shut the supply. Move two full strides to left or right, open it up, and go again. Set the irrigation system to run immediately for half and hour and the normal time the next day. Good Luck

Answer 3

Are you sure you want to use weed killer on your lawn? The effects of all these chemicals are causing bees to sting plants instead of pollinate them and we are getting genetically modified weeds as a result. Remember why it's called the cycle of life. We are all dependent upon each other, good and bad, for the continuation of our lives. If we genetically modify -- the effects of the modification may not appear to affect the plants but those who eat the plants have different genetic makeups and therefore that modification that doesn't effect one person might have serious implications for another person or plant or animal. Nature is delicately balanced. With all the science we have today, it's easy to just look at the dollar cost and time cost of weeding by hand but we owe it to ourselves to review all the other costs like the possible absorption of those weedkillers on our skin and our animals, the pollution of our groundwater resources, the modification of the air the plants give off through the carbon dioxide and other chemicals that plants breathe, and so on. I assure you, I hadn't given it much thought until I started collecting two headed, five legged frogs, seeing birds change characteristics, insects change shape and size, children born deformed and diseases becoming resistent to treatment. Now I care and I have fits when a member of my family wants to put this on our property.

But if you're determined, you can simply put a splice in your hose line to your sprinkler attach one of the sprayer bottles to the hose on one end and the sprinkler on the other. Be sure to advise your neighbors and friends not to walk under the sprinklers when you are spraying that poison.