Glyphosate shortage

[steveR]

Glyphosate not legally banned from schools grounds in the UK but councils may ban glyphosate if they wish from any of their premises. Banned from French school areas I believe.

I don't think glyphosate is approved for use in line marking. Have you found a product with an on-label recommendation? The only herbicide I can recall as being approved was glufosinate-ammonium, Kurtail Gold, now withdrawn.

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I am sure the OP was applying carefully targeted Glyphosate, and using the paint as an aid to be sure of exactly where he was placing the herbicide

 

[yellow belly]

Using glyphosate in line marking eventually leads to a rut in the soil that is not friendly to ankles

 

[had e nuff]

Using glyphosate in line marking eventually leads to a rut in the soil that is not friendly to ankles

Yes that is a problem. I think we will have to fill the ruts in with soil.
It comes down to price. They don't want to pay to get the marking done every few weeks. Much cheaper if the lines are burnt in.

 

[Bogweevil]

I am sure the OP was applying carefully targeted Glyphosate, and using the paint as an aid to be sure of exactly where he was placing the herbicide

I have no doubt this is true, but I question the legality of this use as it seems inconsistent with label requirements.

Agricultural pesticide use has become pretty good due to sprayer testing, operator CPD and BASIS but amenity use lags badly and is currently the subject of intense scrutiny by HSE/CRD. This is an example of less than ideal practice. Sharpen up fellas if you want amenity uses to remain on product labels.