Ragan and Massey Weed & Grass Killer User Guide

Ragan and Massey Weed & Grass Killer

• Kills Weeds, Roots and All
• A Single Application Kills Most Weeds
• Starts Working In 24 Hours
• Rainproof In 2 Hours
• Concentrated For Extra Value

FIRST AID
IF IN EYES:	•    Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently for 15–20 minutes. •    Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing. •    Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
IF INHALED:	•    Move person to fresh air. •    If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth to mouth if possible. •    Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
Emergency Medical Information
•    Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor, or going for treatment. •    For medical emergencies call your poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. •    This product is identified as COMPARE-N-SAVE CONCENTRATE Weed & Grass Killer 41% GLYPHOSATE, EPA Reg. No. 84009-27.

Compare-N-Save Concentrate Weed & Grass Killer 41% Glyphosate will kill almost all annual and perennial weeds, grasses and other unwanted plants. Mix this product with water and use to control on driveways and walkways, or around fences, trees, shrubs and other areas in your yard. This product can also be used for large jobs such as lawn restoration/renovation and garden plot preparation. Compare-N-Save Concentrate Weed & Grass Killer 41% Glyphosate kills weeds by stopping the production of a substance found in plants. Any product not absorbed by the plant breaks down into natural materials. This product will not move in or on the soil to untreated plants.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. READ ENTIRE LABEL. USE ONLY ACCORDING TO LABEL INSTRUCTIONS.

WHEN TO USE

Use anytime weeds are actively growing. Most treated weeds usually show initial symptoms within 2–4 days and complete kill in 1 to 2 weeks. Larger more established weeds may take up to 4 weeks for complete kill. For best results, apply on a warm sunny day when daytime temperature is above 60° and no rainfall is forecast for 24 hours. Warm, sunny weather will speed up weed control. Apply only when air is calm to prevent drift to desirable plants. Reapply if it rains within 2 hours after application. Rainfall or watering 2 hours after application will not wash away effectiveness. Hard-to-control weeds (such as bermudagrass) may require a repeat application if they regrow. Do not make applications for spot weed control in lawns since Compare-N-Save Concentrate Weed & Grass Killer 41% Glyphosate kills all green plants, including lawn grass.

Kills:	Weeds and grasses
Use on:	Patios, walkways or driveways Around fruits, vegetables, flowers, shrubs and trees Along fences
In Large Areas:	For lawn replacement For garden replacement

WHERE TO USE

For Weed Control: Use along fences, paths, patios, sidewalks and driveways, around trees, shrubs, and ornamental plantings and flower beds, around buildings, and in brick and gravel walkways. Use to trim and edge landscape areas. Do NOT use for spot weed control in lawns since this product kills all green plants, including lawn grass.Spot Spraying: Use on actively growing weeds in and around flower beds, ornamental trees, fruit and nut trees, grapevines, shrubs, fences, driveways and walkways. Spray when air is calm to prevent drift to desirable plants. Make sure this product does not contact the leaves, green stems, or exposed roots of plants you don’t want to kill. If necessary, use cardboard or plastic to shield plants. Compare-N-Save Concentrate Weed & Grass Killer 41% Glyphosate will not move in or on the soil to untreated plants. If this product is used to control weeds around fruit or nut trees or grapevines, allow 21 days before eating the fruit or nuts.Landscaping: Use to prepare areas for planting of ornamentals, trees, shrubs, desert landscapes, rock gardens, flower beds or similar plantings. Treated areas can be replanted 1 day after treatment.Lawn Renovation:

• Use this product to kill existing weeds and grasses including the old lawn.
• For best results, apply in Spring or Fall, when daytime temperatures are at least 60°.
• Under dry conditions, water lawn every other day for a week before using this product.
• Do not mow for 7 days before or after treatment.
• After 7 days, prepare the soil for planting by raking or rototilling the lawn. Rake up and remove loosened thatch or debris.
• Mix in starter fertilizer and other amendments, if needed. Level the soil.
• Apply seed according to directions on seed package, or install sod. Grass seed must have good contact with soil to germinate and grow.
• Keep area moist for 2 weeks to establish new lawn, then water as needed.

Flowerbed and Garden Plot Preparations: Use this product to kill weeds, grasses and brush before planting flowers, fruits, vegetables or herbs.

• If soil is dry, water before application and 2 to 3 days after application.
• Apply evenly to treatment area.
• Wait 1 to 3 days after last application before planting flowers, trees and shrubs.

Brush Control: Use when brush is green and growing. If plants are taller than 5 feet, cut back and spray regrowth. Brush sprayed in the fall may not be fully controlled until the following season. Hard-to-control species such as Blackberry, Kudzu, or Poison Oak may require a second application.Stump Treatment: Stumps can be treated to prevent regrowth. For best results, treat when the vegetation is actively growing and within 5 minutes of being cut down.

• Cut the stump close to the soil surface.
• Drive 4–5 nail holes into the stump.
• Flood the stump with undiluted product.

This treatment will control or suppress many types of woody brush trees, such as alder, blue gum, eucalyptus, madrone, oak, giant reed, saltcedar, sweetgum, and tan oak.To Kill Vines:

• If vine is growing up a pole, fences, or mature tree trunk, cut vine to a height of 3 to 4 feet and spray to thoroughly cover remaining vine.
• If vine is climbing a shrub or immature (green) tree trunk, cut vines at base and spray its regrowth. Shield shrubs and green bark from spray drift with a sheet (piece) of cardboard or plastic.

HOW TO USE

IMPORTANT: Compare-N-Save Concentrate Weed & Grass Killer 41% Glyphosate is an all-purpose weed and grass killer which will kill almost all plants contacted. If necessary, use cardboard or plastic to shield desirable plants. If plants are accidentally sprayed, rinse off immediately with water. Spray when air is calm to prevent drift to desirable plants. Spray to evenly wet the weed.To apply this product use:

• Plastic, aluminum or stainless steel sprayer
• Hand-trigger sprayer

RESTRICTION: Do not use or store solutions of this product in galvanized steel or unlined steel sprayers, or apply through any type of irrigation system or with a sprinkling can.Rinse sprayer and flush all sprayer components with water 3 times after use. Spray rinse water on bare soil or gravel. After very thorough cleaning, sprayer may be used to apply other products.Use the following table to determine the amount of Compare-N-Save Concentrate Weed & Grass Killer 41% Glyphosate you need.Close cap tightly after use.

APPLICATOR	MIXING INSTRUCTIONS	AREA TO TREAT
General Weed Control Annuals	Tough Weed Control Perennials or Brush Lawn Renovation
Tank	Use 1½ oz (3 Tbs)	Use 2½ oz (5 Tbs)	300 sq ft (30
Compare-N-Save	Compare-N-Save
Concentrate  Weed	Concentrate  Weed
Sprayer	& Grass Killer 41%	& Grass Killer 41%	ft x 10 ft)
Glyphosate in 1 gal	Glyphosate in 1 gal
of water	of water
Hand- trigger Sprayers	Use 2 tsp in 24 oz of water	Use 1 Tbs in 24 oz of water	Use for spot treatment or single weeds

CONTROLS WEEDS AND GRASSES INCLUDING:

Weed Control (Annuals)

• Annual Bluegrass
• Annual Ryegrass
• Barnyardgrass
• Beggarweed
• Black Medic
• Blue Mustard
• Blue Toadflax
• Brassbuttons
• Bromegrass
• Bur Clover
• Buttercup
• Chickweed
• Common Groundsel
• Common Plantain
• Crabgrass
• Creeping Beggarweed
• Diffuse Lovegrass
• Dog Fennel
• Evening Primrose
• Fall Panicum
• Fiddleneck
• Field Pennycress
• Field Sandbur
• Filaree
• Florida Pusley
• Foxtail
• Henbit
• Horseweed/marestail
• Knotweed
• Lambsquarters
• Little Bitter Cress
• London Rocket
• Maiden Cane
• Mallow
• Mayweed
• Mouseear Chickweed
• Pennsylvania Smartweed
• Prickly Lettuce
• Redroot Pigweed
• Sandspur
• Shepherdspurse
•  Smooth Cat’s Ear
• Smooth Pigweed
• Sowthistle
• Spoiled Spurge
• Sprangletop
• Tansy Mustard
• Tansy Ragwort
• Teaweed
• Texas Panicum
• Tumble Mustard
• Witchgrass
• Wild Mustard

Tough Weed Control (Perennials, Brush)

• Alder
• Artichoke Thistle
• Bahiagrass
• Bentgrass
• Bermudagrass
• Blackberries
• Broadleaf Plantain
• Canada Thistle
• Cattail
• Ceanothus
• Cherry species
• Cocklebur
• Cogongrass
• Common Mullien
• Common Ragweed
• Coyote Brush
• Creeping Bentgrass
• Creeping Charlie
• Curly Dock
• Dandelion
• Dewberry
• Elderberry
• False Dandelion
• Fescue species
• Field Bindweed (Wild Morningglory)
• Guineagrass
• Honeysuckle
• Horsenettle
• Horseradish
• Iceplant
• Johnsongrass
• Kentucky Bluegrass
• Kikuyugrass
• Knapweed
• Kudzu
• Lantana
• Milkweed
• Multiflora Rose
• Nightshade silverleaf
• Nimblewill
• Nutsedge
• Oak species
• Oldenlandia
• Orchardgrass
• Oxalis
• Pampasgrass
• Pennywort
• Perennial Ryegrass
• Poison Hemlock
• Poison Oak
• Poison Ivy
• Primrose
• Purple Nutsedge
• Quackgrass
• Quaking Aspen
• Ragweed
• Raspberry
• Red Clover

RE-SEEDING AND REPLANTING IN SPRAYED AREAS

WHEN TO REPLANT

• All ornamental flowers, trees and shrubs may be planted 1 day after application.
• The following berries may be planted 1 day after application:
  • Blackberry
  • Blueberry
  • Boysenberry
  • Cranberry
  • Currant
  • Dewberry
  • Elderberry
  • Gooseberry
  • Huckleberry

The following fruits, vegetables and herbs may be planted 1 day after application:

∙∙ Artichoke (Jerusalem)∙∙ Beans (all)∙∙ Beet Greens∙∙ Broccoli∙∙ Brussel Sprouts∙∙ Cabbage (all)∙∙ Carrot∙∙ Cauliflower∙∙ Celery∙∙ Chard (Swiss)∙∙ Chicory∙∙ Collards∙∙ Endive∙∙ Horseradish∙∙ Kale∙∙ Kohlrabi∙∙ Leek∙∙ Lentils∙∙ Lettuce∙∙ Mustard Greens∙∙ Okra∙∙ Onion∙∙ Rape Greens∙∙ Parsley∙∙ Parsnips∙∙ Potato∙∙ Turnip∙∙ Yams

STORAGE AND DISPOSAL

PESTICIDE STORAGE: Store in original container in a safe place away from direct sunlight.PESTICIDE DISPOSAL: Nonrefillable container. Do not reuse or refill this container.If empty: Place in trash or offer for recycling if available.If partly filled: Call your local solid waste agency for disposal instructions. Never place unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain.

NOTICE: To the extent consistent with applicable law, buyer assumes all responsibility for safety and use not in accordance with directions.Roundup is a trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC.

WARNING

FIRST AID
IF IN EYES:	•    Hold eye open and rinse slowly and gently for 15–20 minutes. •  Remove contact lenses, if present, after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing. •    Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
IF INHALED:	•    Move person to fresh air. •    If person is not breathing, call 911 or an ambulance, then give artificial respiration, preferably mouth to mouth if possible. •    Call a poison control center or doctor for treatment advice.
Emergency Medical Information
•    Have the product container or label with you when calling a poison control center or doctor, or going for treatment. •    For medical emergencies call your poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. •    This product is identified as COMPARE-N-SAVE CONCENTRATE Weed & Grass Killer 41% GLYPHOSATE, EPA Reg. No. 84009-27.

PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS

HAZARDS TO HUMANS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALSWARNINGCauses substantial but temporary eye injury. Do not get in eyes or on clothing. Wear safety glasses. Harmful if inhaled. Avoid breathing spray mist. Wash thoroughly with soap and water after handling and before eating, drinking, chewing gum, or using tobacco. Remove and wash contaminated clothing before reuse.People and pets may enter treated areas after spray has dried.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDSTo protect the environment, do not allow pesticide to enter or run off into storm drains, drainage ditches, gutters or surface waters. Applying this product in calm weather when rain is not predicted for the next 24 hours will help to ensure that wind or rain does not blow or wash pesticide off the treatment area. Rinsing application equipment over the treated area will help avoid run off to water bodies or drainage systems.

PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL HAZARDSSpray solutions of this product may be mixed, stored and applied using stainless steel, fiberglass, plastic or plastic-lined steel containers. DO NOT MIX, STORE OR APPLY THIS PRODUCT OR SPRAY SOLUTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT IN GALVANIZED STEEL OR UNLINED STEEL (EXCEPT STAINLESS STEEL) CONTAINERS OR SPRAY TANKS

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