Thistles

[Weasel]

I re seeded a field last year and there's a lot of thistles growing on it, what's the best spray or way to get rid of them? It's a 10 acre field so might spot spray with knapsack

 

[Farmer Keith]

What type of thistle?

 

[deleted user 837354]

Stiff rate of MCPA but as above, knowing what type of thistles they are would be useful.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Grazon pro with Hand Sprayer or ThistleX with Tractor

 

[serf]

,

 

[Weasel]

What type of thistle?

Creeping thistle

 

[Weasel]

Stiff rate of MCPA but as above, knowing what type of thistles they are would be useful.

Creeping thistle

 

[bobk]

I re seeded a field last year and there's a lot of thistles growing on it, what's the best spray or way to get rid of them? It's a 10 acre field so might spot spray with knapsack

Seeded what ...........

 

[Weasel]

Seeded what ...........

Grass

 

[bobk]

Grass

Thistlex is the best imo , it will kill most

 

[Farmer Keith]

Creeping thistle

That’s a shame, probably be to spray, I had a reseed come full of scotch ones a few years back and just went with a sharp spade and some headphones and chopped them out. Worked a treat. Spray wasn’t an option though as I had plantain and clover in the mix.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

By rights you cant use ThistleX in a hand held and your not supposed to mow it in same year.
MCPA ,you may as well top them for thevgood that does IMO

 

[powerontheland]

Leystar

 

[Dave6170]

That’s a shame, probably be to spray, I had a reseed come full of scotch ones a few years back and just went with a sharp spade and some headphones and chopped them out. Worked a treat. Spray wasn’t an option though as I had plantain and clover in the mix.

I ve got a last years reseed the same, the drought hammered the grass and clover but didn’t seem to bother the weeds. I just heavy rolled it and will mow it early. Hopefully that will sort them.

 

[crashbox]

That’s a shame, probably be to spray, I had a reseed come full of scotch ones a few years back and just went with a sharp spade and some headphones and chopped them out. Worked a treat. Spray wasn’t an option though as I had plantain and clover in the mix.

I whack a dozen a day getting the cows in... That'll be a couple thousand by the end of the grazing season!

 

[Farmer Keith]

Been chopping a few monsters out already, they don’t seem to of minded the warm wet winter here.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Creeping thistle

I would use thistleX for those but do you have any weeds beside them also?

 

[steveR]

I re seeded a field last year and there's a lot of thistles growing on it, what's the best spray or way to get rid of them? It's a 10 acre field so might spot spray with knapsack

If it's creeping thistle, spot spraying is a thankless and often pointless exercise in my experience...

Thistlex overall when it's warmed up a bit.

 

[Wood field]

Seems the only thing growing here are thistles. It’s either to wet to windy or both together to spray

 

[deleted user 837354]

Seems the only thing growing here are thistles. It’s either to wet to windy or both together to spray

2 degrees here overnight so keeping it in the can for a bit longer won't hurt.