Hand roguing blackgrass.

[B'o'B]

We have been using this. 5L has lasted us 3 years so far but we will probably need a new one next year https://www.pitchcare.com/shop/spra...s/precision-blue-spray-pattern-indicator.html

 

[Jim Jackson]

I got some from procam, it's blue. Can't remember off the too of my head but I'll look after tea.

Thank you. Ive been spraying stragglers that were missed with the sprayer , and others that have just appeared over the canopy for the last 3 days. Im sure some have been done 2 or 3 times [emoji1]

 

[Badshot]

Thank you. Ive been spraying stragglers that were missed with the sprayer , and others that have just appeared over the canopy for the last 3 days. Im sure some have been done 2 or 3 times [emoji1]

Here you go. No idea on cost I'm afraid but it does go a long way.

I was struggling doing it in 24m tramlines as I'd do some near one, then go back to the other side, do some there. Look over and think I'd missed some so go back again. At least with some blue on it I knew if I had missed or not.
Bloody blackgrass.

 

[bert]

I've been doing some today, pulling little bits, but any big patches I'm using the knapsack. I think the best way is to have a tractor on row crops with a link box on the back. Drive down the tramlines nearest the patch and chuck it in.

There isn't much to do, but is annoying as I know it's come in on the balers. There wasn't a plant in this lump of land last year. The contractor had real problems with both balers that came, and you can see where he has broken down and started to tinker with the baler, infact one of them went back and brought another baler back, so 3 of the fecking things were in there

 

[colhonk]

I have chopped my straw all this century so no contractors at all. Must have come in the new seed. None in the field drilled with home saved seed.

 

[B'o'B]

I have chopped my straw all this century so no contractors at all. Must have come in the new seed. None in the field drilled with home saved seed.

If it is in the area birds and animals will move it a fair way.

 

[Fuzzy]

Would spot spraying with roundup work? Might be easier

I hope so, but i rogue using all 24m of the sprayer. Saves a lot of walking but not much good for making money!!

 

[bert]

I have chopped my straw all this century so no contractors at all. Must have come in the new seed. None in the field drilled with home saved seed.

Well the seed you buy in doesn't need to be 100% clean of blackgrass to pass inspection, so in reality it's not a possibility, it's certainty

 

[Joe Boy]

Would bg really stay in a combine, I would have thought it would go straight through. The seeds are tiny.

Would the plants not have dropped there seed before harvest?

 

[Badshot]

Would bg really stay in a combine, I would have thought it would go straight through. The seeds are tiny.

Would the plants not have dropped there seed before harvest?

The seed gets in nooks and crannies and falls off randomly. Most seed will be dropped by harvest but not all. Especially In rape.

 

[Shutesy]

Would bg really stay in a combine, I would have thought it would go straight through. The seeds are tiny.

Would the plants not have dropped there seed before harvest?

I did think the same, but guess a couple might make it to the grain tank per load and thats all it takes. Also would smaller plants or spring germinated plants with heads below the crop canopy set seed later, i.e. around harvest time? Could explain how they might be missed in a seed crop if they are out of sight?

 

[Salopian_Will]

I did think the same, but guess a couple might make it to the grain tank per load and thats all it takes. Also would smaller plants or spring germinated plants with heads below the crop canopy set seed later, i.e. around harvest time? Could explain how they might be missed in a seed crop if they are out of sight?

only needs one or two seeds to get through. We first had black grass in 1994 which came off a plot combine. More recently it has come from seed.

spent a lot of time roguing it and remain relatively clean, would want to be picking it rather than spraying it at this stage but depends on how much there is. Also keep a bag on the combine and prepare to stop before sending thousands of viable seeds through the chaff spreader.

 

[franklin]

What type of dye do you use?.

http://www.desangosse.co.uk/products/details/blue-marker-dye

 

[Will 1594]

My gang are on their last day today. Five have of them have been here 8 days and have done 20ha. I have no bad patches and looking from a distance the fields looked clean.
This is not economical so winter wheat is now out the rotation on any fields with a sniff of blackgrass.
We have bagged the bg up and will burn it once it dries

@Will7 what bags did you use and is it any good with tractor with link box or just drop bags in tramlines then go pick up.

 

[Jo28]

this is going to sound stupid but i dont suppose dye would leave a mark on bare soil?

 

[Nearly]

Been out this morning to do wild oats, found my first blackgrass.

Looks like I've a job for life now.

Must get the front linkage onto the Moffett to stick a box on.

 

[Will7]

@Will7 what bags did you use and is it any good with tractor with link box or just drop bags in tramlines then go pick up.

Heavy duty black bin liners from my wife's catering business. I got them to drop them and then I picked them up later but I would recommend you pick them as you go

 

[Will 1594]

Just have a wild oat or two to get

 

[chickens and wheat]

I used some vac safe poultry water dye, bright blue, shows up sort of , I had to walk to center of field to spray blackgrass so didnt want to miss any or waste water over spraying.

dont think blue is best colour to show up on green

 

[DrWazzock]

Maybe we'll soon get roundup ready wheat rather than have be dragged back to the Middle Ages with all this hand roguing.

FFS there has to be a better way than this. Fed up of it.