thistle/dock control in grassland
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MNBVCXZ
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- Central Southern UK
yes but not sure it will be that much cheaper.
farmerm
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- Shropshire
grrr Thistlex did a cracking job on a paddock last Autumn, not a thistle to be found in the spring, not a thistle to be found when I cut the hay... but the b@stards have suddenly appeared in the aftermath 
Fluroxpyr is very good on docks & as a straight added to Thistlex is better value than purpose made mixes like Doxstar.
Creeping thistle takes more than one dose to cure it, plus you'll have unchitted seeds in the ground ready to grow - the herbicide does nothing on these, so accept that one spray does not fix the problem. It's best done in a warm spring than the autumn anyway.
Creeping thistle takes more than one dose to cure it, plus you'll have unchitted seeds in the ground ready to grow - the herbicide does nothing on these, so accept that one spray does not fix the problem. It's best done in a warm spring than the autumn anyway.
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- East Sussex
It’s the fluroxypyr that hits the docks the hardest, the triclopyr in thistlex just makes sure the jobs done. Sorry, paused for a cuppa and see Brisell posted....... thistlex will stop creeping thistle pretty much dead in its tracks but you’ve got to time it so as many are popping their heads up as possible. So I would have topped at least a months ago and sprayed with thistlex about now.
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ollie989898
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If you are going to mix minstrel and thistlex make sure you use the full label rate of the minstrel.
Use plenty of water volume and steady spraying.
Creeping thistle are going great guns, often in spring they are slow to show up.
If weeds are too big at the minute then top them down and hit when regrowing. Still very growy and mild.
Use a decent adjuvant. Established weeds in grassland are some of the hardest to control. If you have a real mixture of weeds and a good mess just use forefront.
Use plenty of water volume and steady spraying.
Creeping thistle are going great guns, often in spring they are slow to show up.
If weeds are too big at the minute then top them down and hit when regrowing. Still very growy and mild.
Use a decent adjuvant. Established weeds in grassland are some of the hardest to control. If you have a real mixture of weeds and a good mess just use forefront.
I’ve had good results on creeping thistle with Forefront T.
All I’ve found Thistlex and the like to do is kill what’s there but not the rhizomes which recover.
All I’ve found Thistlex and the like to do is kill what’s there but not the rhizomes which recover.