A drug Gezagard is used to protect the garden from weeds... This herbicide does an excellent job of removing weeds that affect the growth of root crops.
To use the tool correctly, you need to study the instructions. The principle of operation is as follows: active components of the drug Gezagard slow down photosynthesis and, as a result, the weeds die off.
Advantages
Herbicides have been popular among many vegetable crops for many years, including potatoes. This is due to a large list of benefits:
- this herbicide is considered basic for the protection of potatoes from the influence of weeds... The entire subsequent root crop protection program is based on it;
- suitable for annual and biennial weeds... Helps to remove weeds that are considered difficult to eradicate and other drugs do not take them;
- do not have a negative impact for the harvest of potatoes and neighboring crops. The herbicide acts on weeds throughout the growing season and is completely degraded in the soil;
- can be used in any region for any kind of potato;
- when used correctly the drug is economical;
- suitable for combining with other means;
- without specific aroma;
- does not change its properties when the climate changes.
Mechanism of action
The potato crop is processed immediately after planting the potato or before sprouting. On peat soils, processing is carried out after the appearance of weeds. It is recommended to moisten the earth abundantly... Processing is done once.
The product is absorbed into all parts of the plant: shoots, roots. If the weeds have already sprouted, then Gezagard is absorbed through the leaves. Spectrum of action:
- spraying needs to be done before germination or at most when two weed leaves are formed;
- before processingthe soil should be abundantly moistened;
- action to last from 30 before 90 days;
- after treatment with gesagard, any crops can be sown on the soil.
Application scheme
To prepare the product yourself, you must follow the instructions:
- have to take half a liter of water and pour it into a special container with a sprayer;
- you need to add the amount of herbicide to the water. For potatoes, use on 75 ml solution on 10 l water;
- shake the mixture and add the required amount of water to the full volume.
The mixture should be used within 24 hours; the solution should not be left. Shake the mixture again before spraying.
The soils are cultivated completely, affecting the areas between the rows. It is forbidden to carry out the treatment with the preparation if the air temperature exceeds 30Cand the humidity is over 50%.
Characteristics of the drug
What is the difference between the use of gesagard on potatoes and carrots
To prepare the drug for processing a vegetable garden with potatoes, you need to dilute 70 cm of the gesagard in 10 liters of water (for 1 hundredk 5 liters). Processing should be done one week after planting or before planting the seed.
Gezagard is used to harvest carrots in a proportion of 45 ml per 10 liters of water.Processing must be done before planting or if there are shoots of 4 leaves.
Operating principle
The herbicide has a selective effect, a substance that affects weeds - prometrine. It penetrates into the structure of the plant and stops its growth and development. Effective after fertilization - 30 days.
Price
The cost depends on the volume of the drug in the package. One liter of the ready-made mixture is approximately RUB 900-1200 Of Russia.
Release form
The product is available in a liquid consistency. in a plastic bottle of 5 liters or in a concentrated solution in bottles of 100 ml, 300 ml.
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- Gezagard in a plastic bottle 5l
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- Concentrated solution Gezagard 100ml
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- Gezagard 300ml
Is it dangerous for a person
Doesn't harm people... No specific smell, harmless to mammals, bees, aquatic inhabitants.
Storage and compatibility
Can be used together with other products with low acidity and alkalinity. As for storage, then temperature fluctuation is possible within -5 ° С - + 35 ° С.
Comparison table with other drugs
| Gezagard | It works for 4-7 days and retains its effect for more than a month. |
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| Granstar | Swiss remedy for protecting potatoes and other crops from weeds. Up to 30 g of the drug is consumed per hectare. Valid for 3-4 days after the treatment of the site. |
| Lontrel | The product has the ability to penetrate into the organic structure of the weed and burn it. It takes effect within 4 days. |
| Fusilade Forte | Can be used at any stage of weed development. Consumption of 1 liter per hectare. Begins to act on days 2-4. The product is not environmentally safe. |
| Hurricane Forte | It works almost instantly, within a few hours. It is recommended to carry out the treatment with goggles, although the drug is not very harmful. |
| Basagran | It takes effect after 3 days. The absorption of the drug occurs by the green parts of the weed plant. |
Gezagard is easy to use, the main thing is to follow all the rules and carefully study the instructions... The potato yield will be higher if the soil is eliminated from weed infestation in advance.
