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1. Cecil Daniel

   

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   8/1/2016 10:08 AM

   Well this morning an employee used the wrong spray tank to spot spray weeds on the tees. We have three 25 gallon spray pups. On has glyphosate, the others have a dismiss and tribute total mix. Glyphosate at 20 oz per acre depending on the person using the wand. The tanks are color coded and written on the assignment board. On to of that, I specifically told the employee not to get the roundup tank. Nevertheless, all the front nine tees were spot spayed with roundup. I watered it as soon as I found out. The longest it sat was 3 hours before I watered. The shortest was about ten minutes. Then we cut the tees that had the largest sprayed areas. I guess I have done all I can? Now we wait. Any thoughts?

   
   
   
   
2. Michael Perham

   

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   8/1/2016 1:08 PM

   Be sure to alert the Golf Shop, Golf Professional, and any of your superiors. Let them know the preventative steps you took to avoid the confusion and the proactive steps you took to attempt to mitigate the damages. Control the message and be forthright and honest, don't sugar coat the expectations for damage. You should have time to grow out of the damage if it is bad before fall sets in. GOOD LUCK!

   
   
   
   
3. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   8/1/2016 1:08 PM

   Michael Perham, CGCS said: Be sure to alert the Golf Shop, Golf Professional, and any of your superiors. Let them know the preventative steps you took to avoid the confusion and the proactive steps you took to attempt to mitigate the damages. Control the message and be forthright and honest, don't sugar coat the expectations for damage. You should have time to grow out of the damage if it is bad before fall sets in. GOOD LUCK!

   
   
   Yep. Good advice Mike.

   
   
   
   
4. Matt Plosila

   

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   8/1/2016 2:08 PM

   Stuff happens. Can't take it back now.
   
   Best to write on tanks, especially round up. Sharpie works well, erase with brake cleaner.

   
   
   
   
5. Max Lamas

   

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   8/2/2016 5:08 AM

   On a preventative note keep the roundup tank clean at all times and use tank cleaner in it at all times to reduce the chance of injury if it is ever used by mistake.

   
   
   
   
6. Joshua Sawyer

   

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   8/2/2016 7:08 AM

   Fake it till you make it...green sand, pigments can help mask the damage. I would expect the worst on the glyphosate. Be prepared to talk about sod repairs if necessary.

   
   
   
   
7. Clay Putnam

   

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   8/2/2016 8:08 AM

   Presume the sprayed spots are, at best, 3" in diameter. Could very well resemble a divot. Fill it with divot mix. The glyphosate will be gone by the time the seed (if seed is in the divot mix) germinates. If you prefer an immediate solution, use a hex plugger and make the offending staff member do the plugging. Then relegate the employee to washing golf carts.

   
   
   
   
8. Patrick Reinhardt

   

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   8/2/2016 11:08 AM

   For the future, we use red spray dye in our RoundUp tanks so that it is immediately known that there was RoundUp in the tank. Red also blends well with mulch and pinestraw.
   
   In the mean time, as others have said, communicate. I would guess that you will be looking at some dead spots for a few weeks, but it's early enough in the summer that it should grow out by fall.

   
   
   
   
9. Cecil Daniel

   

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   8/2/2016 11:08 AM

   Good suggestions everyone. Just a little frustrated. We have had enough to deal with this year without tripping over ourselves. There were only two larger areas sprayed. The employee said that those areas were just misted. The other areas were just single weeds that will not be that noticeable. Golf pro and owner have been notified. I like the red indicator dye idea. I'll have to look into that. Not the end of the world. Worst case scenario we will have a little sod work.

   
   
   
   
10. James Schmid

    

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    8/3/2016 11:08 AM

    https://mobile.twitter.com/golfsuper199 ... 62/photo/1
    
    Suggestion from the twitterverse

    
    
    
    
11. Wayne Lagasse

    

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    8/18/2016 12:08 PM

    I would recommend locking it up and keeping a key in your office. Even if they are properly labeled you can't always count on the staff to not make a mistake. Just a suggestion. All of the products we use that could severely damage the turf are in a locked cabinet in our chem room and we have been able to avoid any potential messes, best of luck!

    
    
    
    
12. James Smith

    

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    9/9/2016 12:09 PM

    If it would of been myself I would of sent a worker out and use a weedeater on the spots taking them to the soil. this would of eliminated the plant from taking in any more of the roundup and it should grow back within two weeks. We had a collar that took a heavy dose of Hyd oil and I did this and it heald up within two months.