First of Roundup is a brand that makes a lot of different products all of which use a wide variety of active ingredients. Most people associate the brand RoundUp with the active ingredient Glyphosate.
That ingredient is a non-selective herbicide that kills basically all vegetation it touches and has been made famous for the litigation and concern over its health implications to humans.
For the purposes of this article I will be listing non-selective herbicidal products that don’t use Glyphosate. Some of the products full under the RoundUp brand but keep in mind that the ingredient that many people want to stay away from is glyphosate, regardless of the brand that bottles it.
Non-Selective Herbicides That Don’t Use Glyphosate (Made Popular Under The Name Roundup)
Glufosinate – This is a slightly more natural herbicide than glyphosate is but it still works as a very effective non-selective vegetation killer. In most cases it translocates throughout a full plant slightly less efficiently than glyphosate so it may require a second application more often than RoundUp would, but most people wouldn’t notice much of a difference outside of a field trial.
♦ Ikes X-Out Weed & Grass Killer (24.5% Glufosinate)
♦ Agrisel Glufosinate (24.5%) Weed and Grass Killer
♦ Prime Source Surmise Pro (24.5% Glufusinate)
The cheapest glufosinate option is BioAdvanced Weed & Grass Killer Concentrate, however it is not as strong as it is only diluted to 11.33% compared to the full-strength concentrates listed above.
Here are a few videos I’ve made on killing grass with and without using Roundup.
Glyphosate Vs Glufosinate
Does Roundup Kill Grass Permanently?
A Safer Alternative To Killing Grass With Chemicals
How To Kill A Lawn Efficiently & Effectively