Spot spraying

[Grassman]

So we have some established docks and thistles etc that I want to get rid of.
Knapsack and quad sprayer.
Grazon pro.
Doxstar Pro.
Pastor.
Thistles.
What to use?
Rather have something that will work on all rather than just one weed but does it do as good a job?

 

[yoki]

Forefront would be good.

If you were allowed to use it in a knapsack that is.

Which you aren't.

So you shouldn't.

 

[Boohoo]

Grazon Pro is working well here

 

[BRB John]

A job probably better done in the spring...

 

[milkloss]

Only one is allowed in a handheld sprayer… grazon pro. If rules aren’t your thing then I’d go forefront which is an awesome chemical though expensive. Next would be thistlex mixed with fluroxypyr (minstrel) to make a cheap pastor, or used to be anyway.

 

[yoki]

then I’d go forefront which is an awesome chemical though expensive.

Normal ratio for a herbicide spot spraying is 50:1, you can mix Forefront at about half of that which helps to offset the cost somewhat.


Errrrr, .........................so I've been told!

 

[Grassman]

Only one is allowed in a handheld sprayer… grazon pro. If rules aren’t your thing then I’d go forefront which is an awesome chemical though expensive. Next would be thistlex mixed with fluroxypyr (minstrel) to make a cheap pastor, or used to be anyway.

Looks like I will trying grazon pro. Thanks all.

 

[ollie989898]

Grazon pro will do docks, thistles and nettles no problem. Buy some marker dye to go with it so you can see where you have been also. Makes the job a lot easier.

The dose you are applying per plant with a hand lance is stiffer than anything from a boom sprayer.

 

[Grassman]

Grazon pro will do docks, thistles and nettles no problem. Buy some marker dye to go with it so you can see where you have been also. Makes the job a lot easier.

The dose you are applying per plant with a hand lance is stiffer than anything from a boom sprayer.

Thanks ollie

 

[ollie989898]

Thanks ollie

You may find this time of year actually works better than a spring where day and night temperatures are all over the place and plant growth is stop-start.

I have had some embarrassing results with a large array of grassland herbicides when they had been applied in spring when the weather wasn't being helpful.

 

[steveR]

You may find this time of year actually works better than a spring where day and night temperatures are all over the place and plant growth is stop-start.

I have had some embarrassing results with a large array of grassland herbicides when they had been applied in spring when the weather wasn't being helpful.

Oh yes indeedy.... been there, and got the embarassed return vist a month or two later on my CV!

 

[ollie989898]

Oh yes indeedy.... been there, and got the embarassed return vist a month later on my CV!

I've had a good few fudge ups, mostly because in my (and often the farmer's enthusiasm) we went too early, the weeds curl up a bit but recover and don't die. Might as well just go and put a litre of MCPA over everything and trick yourself into thinking that will work.

 

[Lazy Eric]

Thrust is also licensed for knapsack sprayers , covers everything grazon does but maybe not gorse .
Cheaper too.