Surge Water Broadleaf Herbicide For Turf Ground Equipment, Spray Preparation And Tank Mixtures

WHERE TO USE

This product provides selective broadleaf control in warm-season and cool- season turfgrass in four (4) use sites.

• Institutional sites are defined as turf areas around properties or facilities providing a service to public or private organizations including, but not limited to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, museums, libraries, sport facilities, golf courses (fairways, aprons, and roughs), and office buildings.

• Ornamental sites include turfgrass established around residences, parks, streets, retail outlets, cemeteries, industrial and institutional buildings, recreation areas, fairgrounds, areas adjacent to athletic fields and paved areas.

• Residential/domestic sites are defined as areas associated with the household or home life including, but not limited to apartment complexes, condominiums, and patient care areas of nursing homes, mental institu- tions, hospitals, or convalescent homes.

• Agricultural site: Commercial sod production.

Prohibitions of Sites:

• Do not apply to any body of water such as lakes, streams, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, or estuaries (salt water bays). Do not apply to any shorelines (non-cropland sites adjacent to the edges of a body of water) for lakes, streams, rivers, ponds, reservoirs, or estuaries (salt water bays).

• Do not apply to wetlands (swamps, bogs, potholes, or marshes).

AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS			Use suitable sources and rates of fer tilizer based upon local
			recommendations. Refer to the mixing directions on the labels of the liquid
Use this product only in accordance with its labeling and with the Worker			fertilizers. Always perform a jar test for compatibility before large scale mixing.
Protection Standard, 40 CFR part 170.			The jar test can be conducted by mixing all components in a small container
This standard contains requirements for the protection of agricultural			in proportionate quantities. If the mixture separates after standing and can
workers on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses, and handlers of			be mixed readily by shaking, then the mixture can be used and applied with
agricultural pesticides. It contains requirements for training, decontami-			spray equipment providing continuous agitation. If large flakes, sludge,
nation, notification, and emergency assistance. It also contains specific			gels or other precipitates form, or if a separate oily layer or oil globules
instructions and exceptions pertaining to the statements on this label			appear, then the herbicide and the liquid fertilizer should not be prepared as
about personal protective equipment and restricted-entry interval. The			a tank mixture.
requirements in this box only apply to uses of this product that are			Adjuvants and spray additives:
covered by the Worker Protection Standard.
			Adjuvants (such as surfactants, spreaders, spreader-stickers, spray
Do not enter or allow worker entry into treated areas during the
			thickeners, foaming agents, activators, detergents, and drift reducing
restricted-entry interval (REI) of 48 hours.			agents) combined with this product can damage the leaf tissue of turfgrass.
For early entry to treated areas that is permitted under the Worker			If any discoloration or cosmetic effects are objectionable or would be
Protection Standard and that involves contact with anything that has			unacceptable, then adjuvant(s) combined with SURGE® Broadleaf
been treated, such as plants, soil, or water, wear:			Herbicide For Turf would not be recommended. Do not use adjuvants and
• Coveralls			spray additive tank-mix combinations, unless your experience indicates that
• Waterproof gloves			the tank mixture will not result in turf injury.
• Shoes plus socks
• Protective eyewear				GROUND EQUIPMENT
			Spray distribution: The accuracy and uniformity of the herbicide distribu-
Non-Agricultural Use Requirements
			tion is the sole responsibility of the applicator. Power sprayers fitted with a
The requirements in this box apply to uses of this product that are NOT			boom or spray wand/gun may be used for broadcast applications and spot
			treatments. Boom sprayers equipped with appropriate flat fan nozzles, tips,
within the scope of the Worker Protection Standard for agricultural pesti-
			and screens are suitable for broadcast applications. For best spray distribu-
cides (40 CFR Part 170). The WPS applies when this product is used to
			tion and coverage, select a spray volume and delivery system that will
produce agricultural plants on farms, forests, nurseries, or greenhouses.
			ensure accurate and uniform coverage.
Reentry Statement: Do not allow people (other than applicator) or pets
			Spray volumes of 20-220 gallons per acre with spray pressures adjusted to
on treatment area during application. Do not enter treatment area until
			between 20-40 psi. Use higher spray volumes for dense weed populations
spray has dried.
			(up to 220 gallons per acre or 5 gallons per 1,000 square feet).
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
			• Calibration and proper application are essential when using this
SURGE® Broadleaf Herbicide For Turf contains four active ingredients			product.
			• Over-application or rates above those specified on this label can cause
including sulfentrazone that broaden the spectrum of weed control. These			turf injury.	N
combined herbicides provide limited residual activity at recommended
			• Hand-held technique: Wands fitted with flat fan nozzle tips may be
use rates. Sulfentrazone is in the aryl triazolinone family and inhibits
protoporphyrinogen oxidase (Protox), a pivotal enzyme in chlorophyll			used with the appropriate technique. Flat fan nozzles should not be
production. Without this key enzyme, a build-up of peroxide-like compounds			waved in a back-and-forth motion, or in a side-to-side motion, or in a
occur, thus causing the plant cell membranes of weeds to rupture.			swinging arm motion. Instead, the nozzle should be held stationary at
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SURGE® Broadleaf Herbicide For Turf offers these advantages:			Ethe proper height. Side-to-side motion results in uneven coverage.
• Excellent postemergent activity with proven performance for broadleaf			Hand-operated sprayers including backpack sprayers, compression
weed control in turfgrass.			sprayers, and knapsack sprayers are appropriate for small turfgrass areas
• This product exhibits improved cool-weather performance compared to			L
			when power equipment is unavailable, uneconomical, or impractical.
standard “3-way amines”.		I This product may cause injury to susceptible/non-target plants at the use
• High selectivity (turfgrass safety) in established cool-season turfgrass and			site by contacting the foliage, stems, or roots. To prevent injury to suscepti-
warm-season turfgrass.	E
			ble crops and other desirable broadleaf plants including but not limited
• Sulfentrazone combinations provide rapid and effectiveCweed control for
			to cotton, legumes, tobacco, tomatoes, garden/vegetable crops, and
common and troublesome (tough) weed species in turfgrass, including:			Eornamentals (flowers, trees, and shrubs) avoid contact with the spray
dandelion, spurge, white clover and dollarweed (pennywort).			solution, spray droplets, and spray mist (fine droplets). Applications are
• The speed of action (rate of weed phytotoxicity) and the early weed
	A		recommended only when there is no potential hazard from spray drift during
symptoms are features of sulfentrazone combinations comparedBto
S			dormant and active growth periods. Do not apply when conditions are
standard “3-way amines”. Often,Pthe weed injury symptoms can be noticed
			conducive to spray drift from the use site to untreated areas.
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within hours of the application and plant death can occur within

10-14 days.	After using this product, clean sprayer with soap or detergent and water, or
	an approved spray tank cleaner and rinse thoroughly before applying other
• This product is generally rainfast in as little as 6 hours.
	pesticides.

SPRAY PREPARATION

AND TANK MIXTURES

In certain applications, liquid fertilizer may replace part of the water as a diluent.

Water as diluent:

Add one-half the required amount of water to the spray tank, then add SURGE® Broadleaf Herbicide For Turf slowly with agitation, and complete filling the tank with water. Mix thoroughly and continue agitation while spraying.

When this product is left standing for extended periods of time, re-agitate to assure uniformity of the spray mixture.

Do not use tank additives that alter the pH of the spray solution below pH 5 or above pH 8. Buffer the spray solution to alter the pH range as appropriate.

Liquid fertilizers as diluents:

ALWAYS PREMIX SURGE® Broadleaf Herbicide For Turf WITH WATER BEFORE ADDING TO FLUID FERTILIZERS. For liquid nitrogen solutions such as U.A.N. or urea solutions. use a premix of 1 part of this product with 4 parts of water or use a premix with a 1:4 ratio of product to water. For other fluid fertilizers such as suspensions, use a premix of 1 part of this product with 50 to 60 parts of water.

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