Bracken!!

[Lakes Nash]

got a few bits of sporadic patches of bracken in one of the upper fields, not worth a boom spray, what and when is the best time to eradicate it? just raising its head this week! which spray? as asulox is only available in July in large quantities,

 

[toquark]

Just let it get to full frond in the summer then get it with asulox.

 

[Lakes Nash]

Just let it get to full frond in the summer then get it with asulox.

you can only buy it in 20L. bit OTT

 

[toquark]

you can only buy it in 20L. bit OTT

Nobody nearby spraying you could do a deal with?

 

[TripleSix]

If there's nothing growing under it spray it with roundup when it starts to turn.

Otherwise weed wiper with roundup.

 

[zero]

Any grass herbicide with 2-4d in its mix will knock small bracken out.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

You could try Squire Ultra which is being discussed as an Asulox replacement.

Squire Ultra - Clover Safe Herbicide

Clover Max alternative for knapsack or boom sprayer. Clover safe grassland herbicide for the control of Docks and other broad-leaved weeds.

www.progreen.co.uk

 

[Forkdriver]

Any grass herbicide with 2-4d in its mix will knock small bracken out.

Will straight 24d do the trick?

 

[Farfrae]

Asulox every time (if you can actually get it - it's use has been quite restricted for a few years now).

Leave the bracken to grow and spray around the first 2 weeks in August when there is no rain forecast.

 

[zero]

Possibly, I've used a variety of stuff in grass over the years, but it's only the things with 2-4d in where i can see where I've switched the sprayer on and off in corners and around electric poles.
Still get the odd bit of bracken growing but it gets a good 95% of it.

 

[Lakes Nash]

This stuff doesn’t wanna die without a real fight! Have not be able to track down asulox, plus don’t need the quantity of how you can get it, used round up in the knapsack as to little area for full boom plus loose a lot of grass, some patches I’ve done 3 times now, must be small fonds underneath they move on up, just been with another back pack this morning, let’s see how they do next spring, Hard work bringing neglected land back up to scratch, drains, brambles, rushes have not been so bad, but the bracken has tested things, 70 mules will give it a go at the end of the month!!!

 

[JohnGalway]

A bit of an aside for a moment.....

While doing a search during the week I found (and since misplaced) a conversation here mentioning the company that is composting bracken. It was said in that conversation that the company are often looking for new bracken ground due to frequently cutting the bracken ground they have now.

If someone in the know sees this, could you tell me, does the frequent cutting kill the bracken to the point where it dies out - say a cut 3-4 times a year.

OR

Is it that the cutting just reduces the crop size of the bracken so makes that area of bracken questionable in terms of yield?

Thinking of going organic, hence the question.

 

[ollie989898]

I'd have ago with forefront to see if it has any effect?

 

[Lakes Nash]

A bit of an aside for a moment.....

While doing a search during the week I found (and since misplaced) a conversation here mentioning the company that is composting bracken. It was said in that conversation that the company are often looking for new bracken ground due to frequently cutting the bracken ground they have now.

If someone in the know sees this, could you tell me, does the frequent cutting kill the bracken to the point where it dies out - say a cut 3-4 times a year.

OR

Is it that the cutting just reduces the crop size of the bracken so makes that area of bracken questionable in terms of yield?

Thinking of going organic, hence the question.

There is a company in the north of Cumbria that cuts n bales bracken, does lowick common nr southern tip of coniston water, noticed other day they haven’t cut it yet, but does seem to be getting bare nr where they go off road etc to get to the bracken,

 

[TripleSix]

Has anyone had a go with Squire Ultra on some bracken?

Squire Ultra 120g Clover Safe Herbicide | Alternative To Asulox For Br

www.agrigem.co.uk

 

[davidroberts30]

I'd have ago with forefront to see if it has any effect?

It doesnt

 

[ollie989898]

It doesnt

What about pastor etc? No dice?

 

[davidroberts30]

What about pastor etc? No dice?

Don't know but I did try forefront on braken and it did nothing

 

[ollie989898]

Don't know but I did try forefront on braken and it did nothing

Fudge me, something has to kill the fudging stuff.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Has anyone had a go with Squire Ultra on some bracken?

Squire Ultra 120g Clover Safe Herbicide | Alternative To Asulox For Br

www.agrigem.co.uk

I've done quite a bit this year but will have to wait until next year to see any result. Seems to an asulox like effect rather than a glypho effect.