Butisan S or better still Springbok are the standard pre em herbicides for swedes.Can anyone help. Sowed a 2acre field of Swedes. What is the best way to keep the weeds down. I have an old type scarifier and the ridger on the Massey 135 should I try these or should I be spraying
Oh my god yes, it will kill the swedes.Will roundup not kill everything including the Swedes. How soon after sowing can you safely spray it. It's a massive area to hand hoe. Might manage a small corner of it by hand. How many times can I run the scarifier over the drills
2acres a massive area? brother and i used to do 15-18 acres in a week. edit- if it is swamped with weeds devils advocate may have the solution but if you can see the swedes in the row get hoeing.Will roundup not kill everything including the Swedes. How soon after sowing can you safely spray it. It's a massive area to hand hoe. Might manage a small corner of it by hand. How many times can I run the scarifier over the drills
Wash out with all clear first the sligtest whiff of grassland herbicide is more lethal to swedes than roundup. Remove all filters & nozzles & wash them.Yes 2 acres is massive. My back is sore just thinking about itI had a cultivator but it was the heavy duty one with the springs was told it was no use for weeding. I will try and get a good one for hoeing. ONly have a quad bike sprayer. Is it wise to use these chemicals on one. I have the pa certificate but only sprayed stuff for thistles and docks and roundup. Only a crofter so don't have any big machinery
How safe is roundup between the rows. If the chemical touches the plant at all then it will kill it?