Unfortunately, Sahara DG Herbicide has been discontinued by the manufacturer. If you are looking to target Bamboo we would suggest cutting the shoots low to the ground and using undiluted Crossbow or RoundUp on the cut stumps.
Sahara DG is mixed at the rate of 1/2 to 1 lb. per gallon of water, depending on what you are treating. For spot or crack and crevice treatments you will need to mix 0.5 lb- 1.0 lb with one gallon of water + 1/3 of an ounce of surfactant. For more specific usage instructions please take a few moments to read the Sahara product label.
Sahara DG Herbicide will kill whatever it comes in contact with since it is a soil sterilant. Yes, it would be more productive to spray the soil but since it’s a non-selective, you can also mix it with a Glyphosate product, like RoundUp, to spray the weed itself for faster burndown. You will need to use a high volume of water when spraying or water in the application for best pre-emergent control. Sahara DG Herbicide has been discontinued, so if you don’t already have the product, Mojave 70 EG can be used as an alternative.
Vegetation Management products such as Sahara DG Herbicide absolutely can move after application since they are designed to last in the soil for a year. You want to be sure that you are not applying Sahara in any way where there would be direct contact, overspray, runoff, or close movement to desirable plants. This would include avoiding applications within the drip line of desirable trees and/or over their root systems or the roots of other desirable plants like flower, shrubs, and grass. For shorter plants like grass, you may only need a few feet of separation, but pay close attention to the grade to avoid runoff to desirable plants.
Typically you would want to remove the top 3-6 inches to be sure you have completely removed any Sahara DG Herbicide treated soil. Though be aware this product can also leach into surrounding soil so you may need to remove from more surrounding areas several feet out as well if you intend to plant there.
Yes, you can mix products with glyphosate and isopropylamine with Sahara DG Herbicide. Be sure to do a small tank mixture first to ensure there is no clumping between the products.
Sahara DG is mixed at the rate of 1/2 to 1 lb. per gallon of water, depending on what you are treating. Please consult the product label for more information.
Yes, Sahara DG Herbicide will kill whatever it comes in contact with since it is a soil sterilant. Be sure to only use this on undesirable vegetation because it will kill and prevent things from coming up in that area for at least a year.
Sahara DG Herbicide may be applied either as a pre-emergent or as a post-emergent. A late pre-emergence to an early post-emergence application is the method of choice in most situations. It is a bareground herbicide and will kill whatever it comes in contact with for at least a year.
A post-emergent is not required for use with Sahara DG Herbicide. However, you can use a Roundup-type product along with it for faster burndown. The manufacturer recommends that you do use a surfactant for best results.
Sahara DG Herbicide is a total kill as it is a vegetation management product and should only be used by an experienced user. Sahara sterilizes the soil and will kill all living plant life in the vicinity of where it is applied and prevent any growth for a period of time and can leach in the soil and harm desirables. For spot treatments you will need to mix 0.5 lb- 1.0 lb with one gallon of water + 1/3 of an ounce of surfactant. How much you use otherwise depends on the amount of rainfall your area receives. Please refer to the product label for complete instructions based on this information.
When using Sahara DG Herbicide is safe to be used around dogs as long as they are kept out of the treatment area while spraying, and until the product dries completely. The residual of the product is perfectly safe.
All bare ground/vegetation management products like Sahara DG, are recommended to be applied outside the dripline of desirable trees and plants to prevent their feeding roots from absorbing the product. Inside the dripline is where these roots are closest to the soil and could absorb any such product so we would not recommend using any in the area you have described. The best thing we could recommend is using a glyphosate based product like GlyPhosel Pro to spot treat the weeds you want to kill around the tree and then use a pre-emergent such as Surflan Pro or other that is listed for the weeds you need to control.
