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1. Brian Madara

   

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   3/2/2015 12:03 PM

   I recently took over a new golf course. As I am looking at the inventory of chemicals, I notice that a lot of it is expired. Most of it is anywhere from 6 to 12 years old. I know a lot of it needs to be taken somewhere and disposed of properly, our county has a tox away day. My two questions are, I have a lot of bags of dimension 40 WP that is 8 years old, just wondering if it would be at all effective. Also would any of these products damage the grass if I just went out in the rough and sprayed it. I have read where after so long that the ingredients tend to separate. I have growth regulators, liquid fertilizers, preemergents, fungicides, and insecticides. Any help on what to do with these products would be appreciated.
   
   Thank You,
   
   Brian Madara, CGCS

   
   
   
   
2. Terry Smith

   

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   3/2/2015 2:03 PM

   Brian,
   
   
   Why don't you check with the closest university with a turf program or your state extension "Weed Guy"? They have never steered me wrong.

   
   
   
   
3. Gary Carls

   

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   3/2/2015 6:03 PM

   Brian, In the past we would just take any "old" chemicals and apply them in rough areas out of play at the label rates to dispose of them. If you think they are still fairly viable you might even consider using them on some tees as well. Take the ones you can't legally use to be disposed of properly. Your local county ag department people can also help you make sure what you can and can't do. Also, make sure you get labels for everything you have if you don't have them.

   
   Gary K. Carls, CGCS, President - Oakland Turfgrass Education Initiative
   
   
4. Wahlin Scott B

   
   3/3/2015 9:03 AM

   I found a 55-gal drum of Sodium arsenite with "monosodium methyl arsonate" handwritten on the side. I was able to decipher "Pennite 8" on a section of the label. I took that one in on Amnesty Days. When I started out in 1973 chemical rooms seemed to all be loaded with glass brown bottles with who knows what in them. Amnesty Days were always prominently marked on the calendar!

   
   
   
   
5. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   3/3/2015 3:03 PM

   Slowly mix in with your round-up at label rates and you should be fine. As long as it is mixable anyways....

   
   
   
   
6. Zachary Wike

   

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   3/4/2015 7:03 AM

   Brian
   
   I dealt with a similar situation several years ago. We had a lot of old chemicals and fertilizer to dispose of. We took 2 truck loads of product to state run collection days. Most of what we took was so old that it was stored in black trash bags and nothing more than unknown powders. Prior to taking our products, we contacted the Ohio Department of Agriculture and they preferred that we apply as much as possible on the course to reduce the amount being disposed. We sprayed out a lot of tanks in the rough, range field and native areas. I would recommend that you contact your state department of agriculture to see what they suggest. If you end up applying to the course I suggest using an old sprayer with old nozzles and be sure to put everything through a strainer.