Recipe: Copper Carbonate + Latex Paint
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Rust1d
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Here's some info found here.
The last general type of root growth control barrier is an inhibitor. Inhibitor growth barriers use chemical control agents or toxins to constrain root growth. One inhibitor system comes from the nursery production trade. Cupric carbonate (CuCO3) mixed in white acrylic paint at 100g/liter of paint and applied to a solid wall or sheet is effective in controlling roots. Higher rates of 500g/liter were damaging to the whole plant, not just the root tips (2). Other copper based products have been used as contact herbicides and barrier components. The duration of the root controlling effect is variable depending on soil moisture conditions.
The last general type of root growth control barrier is an inhibitor. Inhibitor growth barriers use chemical control agents or toxins to constrain root growth. One inhibitor system comes from the nursery production trade. Cupric carbonate (CuCO3) mixed in white acrylic paint at 100g/liter of paint and applied to a solid wall or sheet is effective in controlling roots. Higher rates of 500g/liter were damaging to the whole plant, not just the root tips (2). Other copper based products have been used as contact herbicides and barrier components. The duration of the root controlling effect is variable depending on soil moisture conditions.
Caregivin
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I go 200 g/liter..800 for a gallon with solid results everytime. It doesnt have to be white paint, just get a good quality 100% acrylic enamel and it will be flexable, breathable...bulletproof. But the good stuff is pricy at 30$+ per gallon of paint, but you gotta pay to play.