Strategies for controlling docks.
- Thread starter lazy farmer
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lazy farmer
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- Location
- som/dor border
I will NOT be getting white lice. Thank you for the suggestion though.
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
Where is the economic threshold where it becomes necessary to be concerned with them on your farm?
mixed farm
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It's probably higher than your pride/vanity of keeping clean pasture!
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
I suspect that’s true for most unwanted species. It can be a difficult number to nail down though.
buffalo_soldier
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- Location
- cumbria
Grazing is easy. Just a spot sprayer on the back of the bike. Quick spritz every time you move the fence or whatever.
For cutting ground. There is an economic calculation you can do.
Vast majority of spray decisions are made on a visual basis. Including mine.
Autumn then Spring sprays tend to be the way I go if not ploughing into cereal.
For cutting ground. There is an economic calculation you can do.
Vast majority of spray decisions are made on a visual basis. Including mine.
Autumn then Spring sprays tend to be the way I go if not ploughing into cereal.
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Are dock seeds still viable in silage? I didn’t think they were! Uh oh.
Surely there is a drone that can hold some chemical to go around spot staying docks in silage fields whilst mapping its route . With a refill point in said field and charging point.... Though I guess that's costly!
Or....
Always thought 10-20 people could cover a fair acerage in a day spot spraying. Increase steps for the day and save going to the gym!
Or....
Always thought 10-20 people could cover a fair acerage in a day spot spraying. Increase steps for the day and save going to the gym!
Sparkymark
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I dread to think of what i’ve spent spraying docks over the years [emoji33]
- Location
- South Molton
Have you got rid of them?
Sparkymark
Member
- Location
- East Sussex
Viable? It's like steroids for docks especially if it's been through a cow!
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Oh dear, Wholecrop organic winter wheat for sale.......
Our neighbor always spraying for docks .The fields are brown with them now !No [emoji23]
If you notice on the chemical containers, they say ‘controls’ docks rather than ‘kill’!
I have used Forefront this time on the worst fields, cleaned them up really well. See if they come back next year
- Location
- South Molton
Haven't seen one for over 20 years.No [emoji23]
If you notice on the chemical containers, they say ‘controls’ docks rather than ‘kill’!
I have used Forefront this time on the worst fields, cleaned them up really well. See if they come back next year
Last field we sprayed before silage and then a reseed came back even worse than before
- Location
- South Molton
