Sheepandcalfs
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Following a reseed this stuff has appeared and was wondering if the sheep would eat it or is spraying the only option?
Spray r graze
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ollie989898
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Spray it if you want.
You chaps need to be spraying new leys earlier or you are kind of missing the point of it.
You chaps need to be spraying new leys earlier or you are kind of missing the point of it.
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- Montgomeryshire
If you graze it tight & quick with a good sized mob of sheep (if you have them available) it will be gone. Alternatively a sniff of Spruce would kill it, leaving any clover untouched. I suspect topping would probably kill a lot of it too, once the grass is strong enough to stand that.
ollie989898
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By the time the weeds have grown that large, the bulk of their work has been done. They have taken up space that the grass would otherwise have colonised (assuming drilling was adequate and the seed rate correct but that's a different thread for another day), and when these annual weeds have finished growing they will leave a vacant space for weed grasses or something more pernicious to take up residence.
Similarly, seedling perennial weeds, if you wiped them out when they were young, do not get a chance to establish, and the chemistry used now is less than half the cost of of subsequent treatments.
Similarly, seedling perennial weeds, if you wiped them out when they were young, do not get a chance to establish, and the chemistry used now is less than half the cost of of subsequent treatments.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
True, but that stuff does grow like the clappers. It will likely have motored from small seedlings to that in a week, particularly if it had a shower of rain on it.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Wat the hell is it
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
We’ve always referred to it as ‘muckweed’ at home. Always grows well round/on undisturbed muck heaps for some reason.
- Location
- East Sussex
Fat hen
exmoor dave
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- Location
- exmoor, uk
@ollie989898 I have a new grass ley here coming along ok, but there's a fair bit of Lambs tongue showing up, alongside a few creeping thistles (just individuals not patches) and dock seedlings. Plus other baddies as well I imagine.
What spray should I run over it with?
I have some straight up 24d in the shed?
Or am about to order some MPCA+ 24D for another job that I could use?
It's only 3ac!
- Location
- Ceredigion
Fat hen eats well,turn the stock in, top whats left,it wont come back .its a one hit wonder
ollie989898
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2,4D and MCPA but maximum half rate of each on a new ley. Weeds be small and less harsh on the grass that way.
exmoor dave
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- exmoor, uk
Thanks that's brilliant
Sheepandcalfs
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It wasn’t that strong last Friday week but with rain forecast I went on with a couple of bags of 20-10-10 then boom it shot clean outa the ground
Sheepandcalfs
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Mob of ewes and lambs turned into it was hoping to keep it for lambs only for a worm free bite but needs must!!
- Location
- East Sussex
Another question. Planted our westerwolds etc three weeks ago and it got started well but slowed with this dry weather. Hasn’t slowed the fat hen though! I wouldn’t like to spray now as I think when it rains there’ll be a hell of a flush of general rubbish. In fact I think the fat hen is acting as a bit of a nurse drop at the minute.
When should I spray? Grass is only three inches at best and fairly sparse but I’m sure it’ll come..............I hope.
When should I spray? Grass is only three inches at best and fairly sparse but I’m sure it’ll come..............I hope.
ollie989898
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Polo/Hatchet mix is good from 2 true leaves of the grass onwards. Show me a picture. 2L of polo will probably be ample.