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Re: Weed killer cane

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Subject: Re: Weed killer cane
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by: Robert Luskin - Mon, 8 May 2023 19:46 UTC

On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 1:59:40 PM UTC-4, td1...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 6:29:12 AM UTC-5, marad...@unlisted.com wrote:
> > When I was a kid in the 50's and 60's my dad had a green cane. It was
> > a plastic tube about 3 feet long, green in color, and it had a point
> > on the end that you'd stab into the center of a weed. Stabbing it
> > released some herbicide. I recall him pouring in some concentrated
> > herbicide, then adding water, and walking around the lawn stabbing
> > weeds. These things worked great, were easy to use and would only
> > spot kill, rather than kill off a whole section of lawn.
> >
> > I can not find these canes sold anymore. I'd like to try to locate
> > one on Ebay or something like that. But what were they called?
> > My intent is to fill with a strong mixture of Roundup to stab and kill
> > burdock plants.
> >
> > Mark
> I have one. It was from late 70's. It still works great. I can't find them for sale anywhere. I was going to get some as gifts for my kids. I mix a gallon of weed killer and fill up the Kane as needed.