Put grass seeds in about 3 weeks ago, they are up and away. Sprayed with roundup first, should I be spraying for docks again now or wait until Spring. I can see the little buggers there starting to grow. Our two Spring reseeds were not sprayed at all, tried to be clever, it didn't work, now having to spray them as both full of docks.
Docks in grass seeds
- Thread starter DairyNerd
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- South West
We’ve always had terrible trouble over summer / this time of year with docks. Have to spray them out every year. Always been the same if it’s brought up in conversation with father / grandfather.
More to life
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- Location
- Somerset
Spray cheap chemicals now and again in the spring
Even on the seedling docks just coming up?
More to life
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- Location
- Somerset
Yes you get one good opportunity with Docks if its clean happy days
- Location
- cornwall
Definitely, this is your best oppertunity to kill them as little weakling plants with no massive tap root
Farmer Keith
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Get something with fluroxypyr as the active will be a fraction of the price of dockstar and does a cracking job particularly if they’re small.
- Location
- Ceredigion
This , be easy to kill now ,it will also clear out any chickweed
Barmyfarmer
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Get them nailed now, let them mature and you will be stuck with them
- Location
- Northumberland
As said above, best time to hit them.
We put field back to grass 4 weeks ago after 5 years arable, with robust weeds control. Unreal amount of seedling docks appeared. Planning to spray next week
- Location
- somerset
think you might have your answer.
they are persistent though, had a DIY livery unit here, closed 07, horses multiply dock seeds. The area where the paddocks were, has been intensively farmed, maize, h/rye wheat, since then, and docks sprayed out, hasn't been ploughed for 6/7 yrs, lots of slurry though. In short term IRG now, since 4th cut, docks appearing everywhere, buggers.
apparently there's a good new clover safe spray coming.
otherwise, claim they are a herb !
they are persistent though, had a DIY livery unit here, closed 07, horses multiply dock seeds. The area where the paddocks were, has been intensively farmed, maize, h/rye wheat, since then, and docks sprayed out, hasn't been ploughed for 6/7 yrs, lots of slurry though. In short term IRG now, since 4th cut, docks appearing everywhere, buggers.
apparently there's a good new clover safe spray coming.
otherwise, claim they are a herb !
M-J-G
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It's the best time as they don't have a strong tap root.
Grass needs to be at 3 leaf before spraying with most chemicals.
- Location
- Northumberland
fluroxypyr mentioned above
Any thoughts on the most economic rates / products to do a good job ?
(before I ring the salesman, agronamist
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Any thoughts on the most economic rates / products to do a good job ?
(before I ring the salesman, agronamist
)- Location
- Scotland
Squire Ultra?
- Location
- somerset
ask @Derrick Hughes
jimmer
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- Location
- East Devon
Hudson / hurler
- Location
- Northumberland
Used Hurler before, did a decent job
- Location
- East Sussex
If they're genuinely seedling docks then something like polo would do. Will sort out a lot of other seedling stuff as well.
wants @ollie989898 to pass comment...... he knows his stuff in this regard.
wants @ollie989898 to pass comment...... he knows his stuff in this regard.