Hortico Weed Killer

GONE! Sold off to Yates, who promptly removed it from the market to sell their overpriced and watered down weed killer – I just found out why this can't be found anywhere in stores anymore. Yates now owns Hortico (they were once competitors). Since that has happened, this awesome product (Glyphosate 360, ie it's concentration is glphosate 360g per 1 Litre), is no longer for sale. Instead, you can now buy Yates's weed killer in a 100g concentration FOR TRIPLE THE… Read more

PRICE!

I've left this review here to a) give an honest review of this product's effectiveness, b) to help anyone looking for it (don't bother, its now been discontinued by Yates for commercial reasons), and c) to strongly encourage anyone who finds a replacement glyphosate 360 concentration at a reasonable price to please post here!

This was the best stuff! It was cheap and very effective. Now all you're left with is a weaker product at 3 times the price, or buying premixed RoundUp equivalents for even higher prices per litre. You're basically just buying water in a spray container!

Very disappointing business practices :(.

If you're looking for suggested alternatives, Rural stockists sell a 1L GlyPho360 (so same size and concentration). Try one nearby for a 'click and collect' option, but just know they aren't $8... at least double at $16, and often triple (almost $30). It's what is tiding me over until I can find something cheaper- and without having to go to buy the bigger drums of the stuff (which I don't need).

Don't give in to these overinflated prices at Bunnings. Look for alternatives and send a message to this these types of business practices. A popular and effective product doesn't get discontinued for nothing. It's all about Yates cornering the weed control market in places like Bunnings, knowing that the average punter isn't going to look elsewhere for weed killer. Don't do it. You've already figured out how overpriced the 'off the shelf' premix stuff is (that's why you're here looking for the concentrate!). Look for alternatives (and report back here to help the rest of us).

Bring it back! Bunnings or any store, people will buy – I have been looking for this but Bunnings stopped selling it. I’ve tried other products but meh, the weeds didn’t die. Bring it back! Or any other store sell it?

Shame – So peeved Bunnings doesn't stock this anymore. Used it for years spray it's dead!! Used everything they stock now Except there top line ridiculously expensive waste of money half dead weeds if your lucky with there same price products!!! Guess it's discontinued.

Very effective – It really works great, better than other famous brands. Greedy bunnings have discontinued to sell Hortico weed killer to sell expensive products and claim they beat any price. Shame on you Show details

Excellent and fantastic value. Don’t use anything else now. Been using this for approx 12 years – Must use safely as per directions. I highly recommended it for killing weeds that grow along your fence line or driveway. This beats anything we’ve ever used. Including Round Up and is half+ the price. Mainly use it on our scoria driveway. Please make sure you follow the instructions. Show details

Doesn't seem to have done anything – I used this according to instructions, it doesn't seem to have done anything, infact my weeds are thriving???? I will spray again and increase the dose to see what happens. Show details

Won’t spray – Brought two bottles from Bunnings and spayed ever where. Seems to be the connecter on bottle. Tried a second hose and same thing. Brought it at the end of last season no receipts. Show details

Doesn't even come out of bottle – I purchased this from Bunnings and got the two bottles home. Couldn't even get it to spray properly without water going everywhere the nozzle is useless. I thought it might have been me but I took it back and replaced it for "Scott Lawns" bindi killer which worked perfectly out of the bottle. The Scott brand was double the price but sometimes I guess cheaper just isn't better!  Show details

Excellent and very effective – Powerful stuff. Best I've used and a bargain price. Unfortunately Yates have discontinued the product and any other 360 is very expensive. Looks like they decided to join the party and cash in. Was good while it lasted.

Bring it back – Works great, why discontinue a product that sells and works. Have used it for years, bring it back bunnings. Bunnings I believe were the only stockists. BRING IT BACK NOW Show details

By far the best - BRING IT BACK – Have always used this product and it works wonders!! Went to Bunnings which has now discontinued the product, only to have a bunch of overpriced products that don’t work. Have tried many and none seem to get the job done. So disappointed please bring it back Show details

What a shame – This was the best value weed killer on the market, ive been buying it for years , it was the best product i could use , now its discontinued , bring it back

Bring it back! – This product was good, effective and most of all, very cheap It was really concentrated, that means out of 1 L you could mix up up to 200 L. What you can buy now is much-much more expensive because even they say 'concentrate' there is anoter description: 'ready to use' - that means no way you can mix it with water othervise loose its… Read more

effectiveness. I believe, that is the reason they are not selling Hortico anymore, 'cause it wasn't effective - for their profit.

Hortico is excellent, bring it back Bunnings – Bunnings scared of Roundup and any product comprising Glyphosate 360 like this excellent product from Hortico. Actions in US against Roundup could happen here too if, some greedy Lawyers want to start a class action. Rubbish, have been using this forever, just don’t like your fingers while preparing it. I also use Glyphosate 560 on 240 acre farm with no adverse effects. If anyone knows where it is available, please post here. Show details

Best Product – Nothing else works nearly as well as Hortico. Why can't I find this product anymore? Who still sells it? Please help. No longer available at Bunnings, and they only sell rubbish alternatives now. Show details

The best weed killer on the Market..100% – I’ve been using this weed killer for 20 years and nothing come close. I don’t know why they don’t have it in bunnies anymore, and other stores where they have normally sell. Other brand just wasted my money and time. Please bring back HORTICO WEED

Love this product – I have been using horticulture now for a few years and I wouldn’t use anything else, deeply disappointed that Bunnings have removed the product.. and in search now where I can buy it I tried other brands and was a total waste of time and money… Love ya Hortico Show details

Some People Are Just Dumb – Hortico Weed Killer 360 is the best. And at a great price of 10 bucks. Not like that other money hungry Companies. I've been using Hortico to kill weeds for 7 years now. And if I want to kill a tree I use it straight. Its Great stuff. But I can't afford to add up why some people buy it to spray on there lawns. Lol of course its gonna kill… Read more

it. Grab a brain people. This is probably why Bunnings have now just stopped stocking this product because of dumb people who don't read instructions and like killing there lawns and then going off and having a cry about it. Its not Hortico's fault you don't think. And for those that think it hasn't worked, it wont happen over night but it will happen. Jeez...

good stuff, works as per instructions – bought this Hortico product, mixed it 'a bit' stronger than instructions and it worked a treat, sprayed on a sunny nob windy day... next day response... great stuff... read the instructions... used it in a general purpose garden sprayer

Disregard all negative reviews of this product! – The reason being is because people are 1. Not posting reviews of the right product. 2. Spraying Weed Killer i.e. HERBICIDE on a LAWN (let that sink in) and then complaining that it Kills the lawn (Wow!) 3. Not having any understanding of the product they are buying. The tip here is to Read the front label which they fail to do, which reads… Read more

"360 Weed Killer", this is short for "This product kills everything" if that isnt obvious, there's the "Active ingredient" which is also on the front label called "Glyphosate" which is, with a 2 second google search, a "Herbicide". Make no mistake, this product works and all weeds will die, along with everything plant related it touches.

Excellent Product – This is an excellent product. It lasts for ages and I have had nothing but success every time I use it. The only work you have to do is simply measure out the correct amount of concentrate and fill your pump sprayer with water and away you go. The cost is another bonus.  Show details

Great stuff to use - if you have a brain – I have used Hortico Weed Killer Concentrate for years and it has always done the job exactly as described - all it takes to make it work properly is to read the instructions and use common sense. My pathways and car hard stand areas are always free of weeds because of my regular use of this product. I wouldn't use anything else!  Show details

Does the Job!! – Very good product for everyday use. This is not a selective weed killer, so be careful when spraying close to ornamental plants. The weeds start showing colour in few days. Best to spray during the afternoon. A little goes a long way. I bought a 1L bottle and still going strong. Avoid spraying on windy days.  Show details

Glyphosate/Roundup at a reasonable price – Roundup, whose active ingredient is Glyphosate, used to be VERY expensive until the patent ran out. It's still quite expensive if you buy the name brands. I've found that, with this herbicide and several other such horticultural preparations, it pays to read the active constituents. These are clearly displayed (if in smaller print) on labels.… Read more

That's how I happened on Hortico Weed Killer. It is significantly cheaper than other products with identical concentrations of glyphosate.

Having used Roundup for years I'm well aware of its broad-scale effect. And this is always disclosed in print in some form with these products. It is quite effective in controlling most "weeds". Used at full strength, it's also a decent unwanted tree killer, if you follow the instructions properly.

The 4 stars are because there are some weeds which are quite resistant to it: when I found some innocuous looking plants were surviving spraying, even in the the strongest recommended concentrations, I did a search and found studies from the US that confirmed this is clearly the case.

Does the trick - value for money – This product had done an excellent job across a large number of weeds, and also deals with re-growth of trees (popular/willow) I cut. Since you only use 5ml per litre it is very economical. Have been using this all purpose weedkiller now for several years and in the area I live (Central Hawkes Bay/New Zealand), Bunnings is the only shop selling this brand. (NZ$9.90/litre)  Show details

Great price, always does the job – I've used Hortico for the last two years without complaints. I believe some of the reviewers here may have been intending to buy or review Hortico's LAWN Weed Killer. This product is a non-discriminant killer of all plant matter, definitely not for spraying on your lawn. It will kill your veggies/flowers too so avoid spraying on windy days. As… Read more

tempting as it may be, avoid the pre-mixed spray bottles and buy the concentrate to mix yourself. Far better value and lasts much longer. To apply it I bought a 2L pressure spray bottle from Bunnings. Costs about $7 but saves you a lot of time and effort in the long run, not to mention having to burn out your forearms if you have a large area to cover.

Reliable Weed Killer – I bought this product and it works as intended, it's exactly the same as Yates Zero and Roundup at 360g/l and is much cheaper. Less than $10 a bottle for a 1L Concentrate at bunnings. This is not a rapid weed killer or a super high strength one, I didn't need any of those so I bought this brand.  Show details

NZ intelligence test for Australians – I also found this did not appesr to work. Water going everwhere. Then noticed a "peel here" tag on label. Peel that back and you find the insructions for use on a second label. You have to flip up the front the black cover and then open the flow of water. Works ok then.  Show details

Hortico Weed & Green Spray kit – I had the problem of this product not spraying properly. It may need something removed, to spray the water and ingredient properly I purchased after receiving advice from a Bunnings assistant that it was a great product There are no instructions Review - I took it back to Bunnings and they peeled back the label to reveal the… Read more

instructions. They also showed me how to open the nozzle so that it would spray. All fixed. Thanks Bunnings. But it is not a user friendly item

I went to this site to see if there were instructions on how to get it to operate - but no instructions just bad news.

Adverse comments go back to 2005

The local hardware may be dearer, but at least they give good advice.

Buyer Beware! – Buyer Beware! I applied this product on my lawn Palmetto lawn. 20mls per 8litre watering can with a wide spray. It has totaling killed my lawn. So i phoned Yates and was told it the same as using Roundup. There no warning on the front label you have buy then peel back a hidden label. I was after some compensation as item as not as… Read more

described.

All i got was a poor response and all i receive is a 500ml of uplift

lawn fertilizer.

This product will kill your lawn...

Killed my Lawn! – I applied 20ml in a 8litre watering can. i did 1refill to cover a small area around 20m2 I have did use your spray on Liquid fertiliser to try and bring it back it was to late. I did not keep the receipt from Bunnings It was purchased from Bunnings Bibre Lake WA I now have the worse lawn in the street… I also applied to front verge ant it killed that too. Not Happy  Show details

Crap – What an absolute crap product doesn't even come out but water everywhere. Did the lawn then realised the product wasn't getting any less but lots of water spraying out the sides and all over my boots. Would not recommend this to anyone that wants to weed and feed their lawn.  Show details

Hortico weed and green -useless!!! – Bought Hortico Weed & Green to use with the hose. After twenty minutes with water spraying mostly out to the sides and covering my jeans in water, the level of product in the bottle had not changed. Yes, the hose was fully connected. There are NO instructions about how to use it, such as turning it upside down or poking a little hole in it somewhere, NOTHING. Worse than useless. Taking it back to Bunnings for a refund. What a hopeless product.  Show details

Best weed killer EVER – Cannot find another weed killer as good. Best value by far. Show details