Roundup Products

Roundup is the brand name of a series of herbicides created by Monsanto and consists mainly of the active ingredient known as glyphosate. Roundup is aimed at helping homeowners and land managers eliminate weeds and other unwanted plants. 

The most efficient way to get rid of weeds from your lawn is via chemical treatment. By using a weed killer like Roundup for grass, brush, and shrubs you will be spared the grunt work required for manual weed removal like digging up weeds, pulling them out, and breaking out a weed whacker.

The active ingredient featured in Roundup is glyphosate which is extremely potent in killing a wide selection of weeds. Roundup is very easy to use. Simply mix with water in a sprayer according to label directions and apply to the target weed, that’s it!

Check out all of our Roundup products and see which one is right for your yard. As always, if you feel stuck you can always call our customer service line or email us at askapro@solutionsstores.com and one of our experts will promptly assist you in identifying your problem, finding the right product you need and guiding you through the DIY process. You’ll never need to call a professional lawn care service again!

Our Recommendations

If you’ve done your homework when it comes to weed control then you know that to kill weeds, you can’t skimp by purchasing the low-quality cheap product. You will know that you need to go with a name brand, and when it comes to properly getting rid of persistent weeds, RoundUp is the absolute best product for the job.

Roundup QuikPro Herbicide - Roundup QuikPRO is a non-selective professional-grade herbicide for use on industrial sites. The active ingredient is soaked through the leaves and travels to the roots killing the plant within 1 to 2 days. It is ideal to treat non-crop areas and industrial properties.

User Guide

Tools Needed:

• Personal Protective Equipment (Gloves, Glasses, Mask)
• Sprayer (Handheld or Backpack Sprayer)
• Roundup Product of Your Choice

Step 1: Time Your Application

When applying Roundup, timing is important. We recommend waiting for a calm, rain-free day. This decreases the chance of rain washing away the product, or wind drifting it onto plants you love. Just remember to steer clear until the treated weeds are dry, so you don’t track the product onto plants you want to keep.

Step 2: Measure and Mix The Concentrate

To mix Roundup you will first need to determine how much RoundUp you will need to treat the target area by calculating the square footage. You can do this by multiplying the length and width together (length x width = square footage).

For Roundup Pro Weed Killer, the mix rates will range from 0.5-10.5 ounces per gallon of water per 1,000 square feet depending on what you are treating and the concentration ratio you want (0.4% to 8.0%). For general lawn applications,  a 1.2% ratio at 1.6 fl. oz. in a gallon of water will suffice.

For Roundup QuikPro, the label has different rates depending on whether you are treating an annual (1.2 oz in a gallon per 1,000 sq. ft.), perennial (1.5 oz. in a gallon per 1,000 sq. ft.), brush (1.5 oz in a gallon per 1,000 sq. ft.) or low-volume directed spray (4.0 oz. to 8.0 oz. per 1,000 sq. ft).  For example, if you have a 2,000 sq. ft. yard to treat for annual weeds, you will need to mix 2.4 fl. oz. in 2 gallons of water. 

Fill your sprayer with half of the required amount of water based on your calculations then add the correct measurement of Roundup. Fill the rest of the way with the required amount of water and then agitate the sprayer and you will be ready to spray.

Ready-to-use RoundUp products do not need additional water and you can begin using them as is. Concentrated Roundup herbicides will always perform better with the addition of surfactant such as Nanotek Surfactant as this will allow the herbicide to better spread over and stick to the leaf surface of the weed.

Step 3: Apply To Target Weeds

Spray the Roundup solution to target weeds, preferably on a fan nozzle spray setting for uniform coverage, spraying to wet but not to the point of runoff.

Remember that Roundup contains the active ingredient glyphosate which is a non-selective weed killer. Make sure the plants you will be spraying are the ones you don’t want. Be careful not to accidentally spray desirable plants. Roundup products are extremely effective will only kill what comes in contact with through the leaves, so you can spray safely around trees.

Step 4: Spray the right spots.

When using most Roundup products you have to be sure to aim for the leaves of the plants rather than the soil. This lets the product work its way down to the roots of the plant and stop it at the source. If you’re using a product that prevents new weeds from growing, spray the entire area.

The active ingredient in Roundup (Glyphosate), won’t move through the soil so spraying this product on the soil will not have the residual control benefit that many people wrongly think.

It takes 7 to 14 days to see the maximum effects of the application. Weeds sprayed with the Quik-Pro formulation will wilt and die quicker as this product has the active ingredient diquat included in the formulation. You may have to follow up with a secondary spraying if the weed is persistent.

Things To Consider

As with any form of weed-killing pesticide, reading and following the label instructions carefully is very important before preparing for application.

When using Roundup in higher concentrations, which in the case of our products, the RoundUp we carry contains 50.2% glyphosate, extra caution should be taken. We recommend doing a very controlled spot treatment of any Roundup product you choose.

Remember that Roundup is a non-selective herbicide and will kill or injure any plant it falls on. We recommend to not spray on windy days as it can result in herbicide damage to plants you don’t wish to target.

Over-spraying can also result in death to nearby plants. Also always mix and spray Roundup with an aluminum, plastic or stainless steel sprayer -- it can be corrosive to sprayers of other materials.

Key Takeaways

• Roundup is an excellent go-to brand of herbicides to kill pesky weeds on your lawn. It is effective and our contains have enough concentrate for many applications, giving you more value than other generic watered-down brands.
• Our top Roundup Product recommendations are Roundup QuikPro and Roundup Pro Weed Killer.
• Mix the proper amount of concentrate with water in a sprayer and spray target weeds, making sure to not get any product on desired vegetation.