Controlling groundsel?

DanniAgro

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Annoyingly, I see that I've missed a strip in one of my wheat fields, which is nearly at T1, and a large patch of well grown groundsel is very noticeable.
What can I use to kill it, given that all the chemicals in the spray store don't say that they will control it? Presently I have Eagle, Harmony and Starane Hi-Load to hand. Is it easy to kill, which would explain why it isn't listed on the cans?
 

Flat 10

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Arable Farmer
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Fen Edge
There must be at least half a dozen threads on this. I think IPU probably used to work as it’s certainly worse here now, but it’s always bad after fallow as idle git says.
 

DanniAgro

Member
I find when it's small enough to kill it's too early for SUs to work and once it warms up enough at T0 ish timing it's too big and has stem extended with flower buds.
It seems to have an extended emergence in winter and spring, as the early plants are killed by contact sprays, but more come up in March and if you're not on the ball are missed.
 

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