Dealing with rushes...

[Northeastfarmer]

Does anyone know what the mixing ratio is for mcpa In the knapsack please...per 10 litres if possible

 

[ollie989898]

Does anyone know what the mixing ratio is for mcpa In the knapsack please...per 10 litres if possible

What is the max rate on grassland of your product?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What is the max rate on grassland of your product?

I don’t know......only just ordered it, these products have a habit of not putting the application rate on the bottle

 

[ollie989898]

I don’t know......only just ordered it, these products have a habit of not putting the application rate on the bottle

Thats because they arent intended for knapsack use. To get knapsack approval for a product there are a barrage of additional checks to pass.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Thats because they arent intended for knapsack use. To get knapsack approval for a product there are a barrage of additional checks to pass.

Oh....I’ll find out somehow

 

[Skintagain]

Mix it strong even if you burn the grass off it will come back.

 

[michael N123]

No chemicals shite draining or topping was used if it rains it’s to wet to drive a vehicle on that patch and there’s been no rushes for 6 year

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Oh....I’ll find out somehow

2.5 pints in 100 litres acre if that helps

 

[X344chap]

Does anyone know what the mixing ratio is for mcpa In the knapsack please...per 10 litres if possible

I'm using 120ml per 10l and that knocks docks flat. Father swears he could see a thistle actually drooping over after 5 minutes of application. Not had a good test on the rushes yet.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I'm using 120ml per 10l and that knocks docks flat. Father swears he could see a thistle actually drooping over after 5 minutes of application. Not had a good test on the rushes yet.

Perfect...thanks

 

[John100]

Waste of time putting mcpa on anything.
Cleaning up cereals, that's all its for

 

[Coximus]

Waste of time putting mcpa on anything.
Cleaning up cereals, that's all its for

Why is that the case? Ive Seen MCPA used effectively on thistle infested ground as part of the strategy, Knock them back, Correct the soil indexes and let the grass out compete the re-growth followed the next year by an early-ish silage cut to defoliate any burried in the much stronger re-growth of grass.

Like anything, its a tool in a tool box - you cant fix a Land Rover with just one sized socket!

 

[ollie989898]

It's just a tool.

Biggest problem with all grassland chemicals is that you need to understand how they work and how to use them effectively. Not all products control all weeds.

I've cleaned up fields of rushes with MCPA and 2,4D and I would never advise anyone to do something I had not successfully used before. I'm no longer involved in the sale or supply of chemicals myself so I am as independent as you can possibly get.

 

[7600-four pilot]

Waste of time putting mcpa on anything.
Cleaning up cereals, that's all its for

Strange, MCPA absolutely smashes the rushes here, need to do every 2nd year mind you, I wonder if its the seeds that have been laying dormant for so long?

 

[new/man]

Does anyone know what the mixing ratio is for mcpa In the knapsack please...per 10 litres if possible

170 ml

 

[Northeastfarmer]

170 ml

Cheers

 

[Adam@Rumen]

Will be getting the weed wiper out at the end of the week

 

[Ashtree]

It's just a tool.

Biggest problem with all grassland chemicals is that you need to understand how they work and how to use them effectively. Not all products control all weeds.

I've cleaned up fields of rushes with MCPA and 2,4D and I would never advise anyone to do something I had not successfully used before. I'm no longer involved in the sale or supply of chemicals myself so I am as independent as you can possibly get.

Used just that Lupo (mcpa and 2,4D) a while back on rushes which had been topped five or six weeks previously. Initially very disappointed with the result. But in the past few days the rushes seem to be suffering the effects. Gradually from the top downwards it seems. This combination seems to work but results not quickly apparent.

 

[ollie989898]

Used just that Lupo (mcpa and 2,4D) a while back on rushes which had been topped five or six weeks previously. Initially very disappointed with the result. But in the past few days the rushes seem to be suffering the effects. Gradually from the top downwards it seems. This combination seems to work but results not quickly apparent.

Used just that Lupo (mcpa and 2,4D) a while back on rushes which had been topped five or six weeks previously. Initially very disappointed with the result. But in the past few days the rushes seem to be suffering the effects. Gradually from the top downwards it seems. This combination seems to work but results not quickly apparent.

Nothing happens very fast on rushes.

Lupo IIRC is just like Polo, even at full rates its shandy weak. Use straights.

 

[Coximus]

Be ware that soft rush is easy - sharp rush is Anot anus and a half to kill. Glyph is the best their. Stems are just too hard and non absorbant