Don't use diesel, mix with water and dish soap. I've been using Remedy and Reclaim (Sonora) for many years with water and soap. It works just as well as diesel.

In fact, I'll be spraying tomorrow.

Thanks Stompy for the response.
Any specific amount or brand of soap per gallon?

Also - there are cows grazing right now on the place, will it be safe for the livestock if we spray Remedy and Reclass?

we are not spraying a large area but some specific areas as the mulcher moves through an area.
For example the place is about 300 acres and I estimate we would spray an area equivalent to 2-3 acres max.

thanks again for the help

Cows are fine. I use 8oz of any cheap dish soap in 25 gallon sprayer, it doesn't take much.

thanks Stompy for the responses

I am digging a little deeper into this spraying so I need you experts to help me - please

here is the scenario and following are my questions:

I mixed up my sprayer with both chemicals (Remedy and Sonora) and sprayed some smaller mesquite trees.

1. when should I expect to see the results- a week, several weeks ?

2. is there a better time to spray such as spring or fall or summer?

3. should I only spray when the temperatures are above a certain temperature?

4. when I spray should I spray the whole tree , the base or the top green leafy areas?

5. as far as results go - will the tree die and whither or will the tree be dead but the thorns
sticking all over still so I still need to mulch them down to minimize flat tires etc?


thanks for your help.

I used Remedy and diesel at about a 10 to 1 mixture to kill off poison oak/ivy. Used it along a one mile road riding a 4 wheeler with a big Harbor Freight spray tank. Then went to areas that I hunt. It didn’t take but once ad killed ivy, brush and small trees. Kinda non selective.

1- They will start to turn in 3-5 days. The hotter it is the faster they turn.
2- Summer is the best time to spray.
3- Not sure about temp, I just know it works better in the Summer.
4-I spray the leaves, but I'm not spraying bigger trees, just smaller bushes.
5- Leaves fall out and bush dies, but you will have a skeleton with thorns when it dies.

Like someone mentioned, add a dye to the liquid so you can see what you sprayed and what you missed. We use a blue dye, but hear that a red dye is easier to see. That’s for the small bushes in the pasture. For the larger stuff, trees, I’d chainsaw them down low and spray the stump. Worked great.
I use a pole saw on the trees to keep from losing too much blood when I cut them down.

thanks everyone for the responses. I appreciate all of you taking the time to answer.

our camp area has yaupon coming back aggressively after a fire 1.5 years ago and then the LO had a mulcher come thru to chew up the left overs earlier this year. I stated looking for Remedy without success last week. Where are ya'll buying it? Tractor Supply shows it on their website but none of the stores have it in stock with a note stating it can not be shipped to over a dozen states, including Texas

I got the generic shipped to me off Amazon. I'll look for the name. It worked.

Triclopyr 4

thanks! I was in a rush to find something off the shelf as my son was going to the lease this Wednesday and could do the spraying. I found some Brush Killer at HD that main ingredient was Triclopyr (like Remedy), so bought a 32 oz concentrate bottle for him to try out. It's not a big area that needs attending and worth a shot near term.

Tractor Supply in Coleman had 20-30 1-gallon jugs of Remedy when I was there Friday. Bought a jug last month at TS in Brownwood before the price jumped (paid $89, it was tagged $119 Friday). Not sure why you're having trouble sourcing it.

no clue, checked with Georgetown, Hutto, Jarrell, Cedar Park and Liberty Hill ... none around me. I found some brush killer concentrate that has the same active ingredient at HD, will see how it works.

I can’t spray on my area. Too much possibility of affecting the Cows. No way I want to chance that.

I’ve never seen any of these harm cattle. And that’s with crop planes covering them up and helicopters.