Good source for 2,4-DB herbicide?

The Evil Twin

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I'm unable to find any locally. Amazon has it but i dont trust it without real live reviews. If you have purchased it, where did you?
After the heat and drought, a lot of broadleaf weeds have popped up in my clover/ grass yard. My understanding is that this product is safe for use on legume crops.
If there is a better product for controlling weeds in a clover field, I'm open to suggestions.
 

The Evil Twin

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Tractor supply, or Rural king near me carry it.
Really!? Huh. I may have to take a trip to RK. The products I could find did not specify that it was 2,4 DB. Only that it was broadleaf weeds control. No label pictures. That's why I was looking for an online vendor.
 

DustyRusty

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The last time I used an herbicide it killed off all the clover, but didn't harm the grass. You need to make sure that the product that you choose will not hurt the clover.
 

JimmyJazz

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I bought a gallon of super concentrated stuff off of Amazon. Its mixed 2oz per 5 gallons of water. Works great but causes cancer. I use it sparingly and when the wife is sleeping as I once mistakingly killed a few purty flower bushes with it. Bezos may exhibit rat like qualities but Amazon is tough to beat.
 
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Amine 400 works great on broadleaf weeds. I recommend using a non-ionic surfactant along with it.
 

The Evil Twin

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The last time I used an herbicide it killed off all the clover, but didn't harm the grass. You need to make sure that the product that you choose will not hurt the clover.
Yessir! That's the "B" in 2,4-DB. It is safe for use in controlling weeds in Peanut, Alfalfa and Wheat plots. Clover is a legume, like peanuts (not the cartoon version)
 
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The Evil Twin

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I bought a gallon of super concentrated stuff off of Amazon. Its mixed 2oz per 5 gallons of water. Works great but causes cancer. I use it sparingly and when the wife is sleeping as I once mistakingly killed a few purty flower bushes with it. Bezos may exhibit rat like qualities but Amazon is tough to beat.
Everything causes cancer. Lol. I may go the Amazon route. I just don't trust that's what I'll get.
 

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The last time I used an herbicide it killed off all the clover, but didn't harm the grass. You need to make sure that the product that you choose will not hurt the clover.
Any herbicide is going to be either selective or non selective. Non-selective products like roundup will kill both grass and broadleaf plants. A selective herbicide like 2-4-D won’t affect grasses but will affect most/all broadleaf plants. Since clover is a broadleaf plant, there is no herbicide that won’t affect clover.
 

The Evil Twin

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Apparently, the common name is Butyrac 200. Google shows several on-line vendors.
It's all in the g00gle fu. That yielded a lot more results.
Even the retailers get confused. Some list it as Butyrac 2,4-D, but it isn't. It's the 2,4-DB that I'm actually looking for!
 

ken erickson

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I believe WinField United is the manufacture of 2,4-bD or at least a supplier.
They do list a find a retailer application.


They also have the data sheet available and I did find this. Like you I have read that 2,4 - dB will not kill clover post emergence but have no experience .

looking further at the WinField product page I notice they have 2,4-dB 175 and 2,4-dB 200. The 2,4-dB 175 data sheet has no mention of restricting it’s use on clover.
 

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ken erickson

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I have used these folks for online sales and they met expectations but I only see 2,4-D and not 2,4-dB. Perhaps they don’t have it up on their site, might be worth a call.