Controlling docks!!

[Ptj]

Has anybody found a way of rejuvenating or renewing grass seeds without using the plough whilst effectively controlling docks?

 

[primmiemoo]

Waiting with baited breff to read the replies, Ptj. The blasted things even thrive with ploughing, in my experience.

If only docks were bred to be palatable to livestock, and have high nutritional value...

 

[GTB]

Ploughing will only make them worse. Best to spray with something like Dockstar but it will kill your clover too. Clover friendly sprays aren't as effective IME.

 

[milkloss]

Direct drill a pure grass mix and spray the ‘nads out of it. We’ve found fluroxypyr (hatchett xtra) to as good and cheaper then doxstar.

 

[hendrebc]

Anyone ever tried hand weeding or digging them out?

 

[organicguy]

Anyone ever tried hand weeding or digging them out?

yes, you needs lots of forks and people! Can be done if not bad but if they have seeded in the past a waste of time.

 

[steveR]

Has anybody found a way of rejuvenating or renewing grass seeds without using the plough whilst effectively controlling docks?

Spot or overall spraying works

 

[hendrebc]

yes, you needs lots of forks and people! Can be done if not bad but if they have seeded in the past a waste of time.

Thats good to hear that it works. Ive got a new reseed and it has a muckspreader wide strip up one place with docks in it were dad used muck that hadnt rotted down to fill the spreader when the rotted down stuff had run out
Will spot spray them if the weather cooperates but it doesnt most of the time

 

[Yale]

Make sure the ph is right.

http://www.agrii.co.uk/blog/handy-hints-tackling-weeds-grassland/

 

[Green farmer]

Get sheep . I have zero docks. The sheep would eat one if it showed up. Plenty of nettles and thistles though.

 

[Kevtherev]

RIP them to death with an einbock harrow aggressively over about 4 passes it works believe me.
Some in here laughed last time I mentioned it

 

[Y Fan Wen]

If you graze the grass down tight, would a wiper work as well as anything? I don't have enough docks to give it a try.

 

[Ptj]

That's definitely worth a try! Do you have a seeder on the harrow aswell? Seems to be a popular machine!

 

[Kevtherev]

That's definitely worth a try! Do you have a seeder on the harrow aswell? Seems to be a popular machine!

No seeder on it no but fields I’ve aggressively narrowed have had less docks