dock control in grassland

Loftyrules

Member
Location
Monmouth
has anybody tank mixed dockstar and thistlex, have used dockstar on its own and abit dissapointed .
also has anybody tryed headland polo on docks ?
Polo will only knock docks back to ground level but they'll come back later in the year. Would suggest it's pointless mixing the two and Doxstar at full rate at the right time should give you the result you want. I am using Thurst & Minstrel (mix) this spring as had good results last year.
 

john mc d

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Argyll and Bute
Polo will only knock docks back to ground level but they'll come back later in the year. Would suggest it's pointless mixing the two and Doxstar at full rate at the right time should give you the result you want. I am using Thurst & Minstrel (mix) this spring as had good results last year.
thanks for replying what is thurst and minstrel ?
 

toquark

Member
I used headland polo last year on docs, killed them very effectively, it’ll be interesting to see how many come back. It’s hard on the clover, but didn’t kill it completely
 

bobk

Member
Location
stafford
I used headland polo last year on docs, killed them very effectively, it’ll be interesting to see how many come back. It’s hard on the clover, but didn’t kill it completely
I roundupped a pp pasture 3 x , the first thing to grow back was the clover .
 

Derrick Hughes

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Location
Ceredigion
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clemmo

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Same as Minstrel that I used , I've used expensive Dockstar in same field and no better if as good for 3 times the cost
I've been told I can mix Minstrel with Thissle X to do thistles as well , but you can't mix Dockstar and Thistle ex

why can’t you mix doxstar and thistlex?
That’s what pas - tor is !
 

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