Astrokerb.

[juke]

Will Astro/kerb kill the vetch companion in our osr.if so when's the latest people will spray kerb , no blackgrass to contend with yet .

 

[Brisel]

The label says end of Jan as the last date for applying Astrokerb. I'm hoping it will do my CC of vertch/berseem clover. Galera might have to follow in March for thistles. If it's a decent crop of osr then it should smother it when the crop goes into stem extension.

@RTK Farmer , @Andy Howard and @dontknowanything have more experience of this than me.

 

[juke]

Spoke to someone at Dow yesterday n they are of the opinion astrokerb will take the vetch out , kerb 500 is slightly kinder to it was the words used. So looks like a January application of kerb is coming.

 

[dontknowanything]

We’ve generally gone with Dow shield to get rid of the vetch. Not sure if it will deal with our linseed too?

 

[Brisel]

Shield is, or was, approved for thistle control in linseed crops. I’ll confirm this tomorrow

 

[dontknowanything]

Shield is, or was, approved for thistle control in linseed crops. I’ll confirm this tomorrow

Guess that one is out then. I know we discussed this briefly on here before, there was something that was going to deal with the linseed, maybe it was astrokerb, or Galera?

 

[Premium Crops]

Kerb will kill linseed. Shield will not kill linseed.

 

[dontknowanything]

Kerb will kill linseed. Shield will not kill linseed.

just plain propyzamide?

 

[Brisel]

Crawler is the same family as Kerb & is approved on winter linseed so I think it's the aminopyralid that does the linseed.

 

[dontknowanything]

Crawler is the same family as Kerb & is approved on winter linseed so I think it's the aminopyralid that does the linseed.

So it's astrokerb, not kerb, that kills linseed?

 

[Premium Crops]

Sorry, have been away from my desk for the last week or so. I can confirm that Kerb, Astrokerb or any other product containing propyzamide will kill linseed. Hope this helps.

 

[Cutlerstom]

Will Astro/kerb kill the vetch companion in our osr.if so when's the latest people will spray kerb , no blackgrass to contend with yet .

Did mine on Thursday with Astrokerb and the vetch was very well curled up by Monday! Im looking forward to seeing the OSR again, as the vetch had gone mad the last month

 

[dontknowanything]

Did mine on Thursday with Astrokerb and the vetch was very well curled up by Monday! Im looking forward to seeing the OSR again, as the vetch had gone mad the last month

Certainly has gone nuts hasn’t it. We are astrokerbing the lot this year, first time ever using it. Vetch starting to drag down the OSR

 

[Badshot]

Sorry, have been away from my desk for the last week or so. I can confirm that Kerb, Astrokerb or any other product containing propyzamide will kill linseed. Hope this helps.

Interesting.

 

[Cutlerstom]

Taken today

Certainly has gone nuts hasn’t it. We are astrokerbing the lot this year, first time ever using it. Vetch starting to drag down the OSR

 

[juke]

Was the idea not to keep the vetch in Long as possible in an effort to keep the winged rats off?

 

[Cutlerstom]

Was the idea not to keep the vetch in Long as possible in an effort to keep the winged rats off?

No, idea was for the vetch to save me some £££ of Nitrogen. Do you think it would work for pigeon control? I'm a bit worried the buckwheat that seeded will attract them!

 

[juke]

No, idea was for the vetch to save me some £££ of Nitrogen. Do you think it would work for pigeon control? I'm a bit worried the buckwheat that seeded will attract them!

Somebody had a video from this year's crop where they ran out of companion seed n that part of the field got hit by pigeons n the part with vetch didn't get touched ,.

 

[Brisel]

Certainly has gone nuts hasn’t it. We are astrokerbing the lot this year, first time ever using it. Vetch starting to drag down the OSR

Will you put quite so much companion crop in your osr seed mix next year?

 

[Brisel]

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Taken today

What are the tall broad leafed stems with hardly any leaf please? Frosted Buckwheat?