Weed In reseeded grass

[Sheeps]

I reseeded a couple of acres last September and with the weather I didn't get a chance to spray it post sowing. In some of it there is a little weed should I spray or will the grass sort it?
Most of the field is perfect with no weed.
It got some fertiliser last week and I'm going to slurry it at the weekend.

 

[Kidds]

I wouldn't spray that

 

[Quaddog]

Are you going to graze it or mow? Tall grass will probably smother the weed. Otherwise if the weed is tall how about weed wipe?

 

[Agrivator]

I would just leave it, but slurry and nitrogen will encourage any chickweed which might be present.

 

[milkloss]

Another vote for not worry to much about that particular weed.
ive got a mental block what it is........ mouse eared chickweed or bugloss?

 

[Sheeps]

Thanks for that I was hoping to leave it.
It looked worse last week before this dry spell but I can see it really coming on now.
I will slurry it at week end and go out with top up nitrogen later and hope to get an early cut off it.

 

[Sheeps]

I don't think it is chickweed it has a fury leaf on it.

 

[deleted user 837354]

You have mouse-eared chickweed and chickweed there. Good take of grass though. Make sure it doesn't try to swamp the grass out.

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

If it were mine I’d be going over it with a half rate of Galgon as it’s ‘reseed’ friendly and won’t harm the grass to much if it’s being fed by the nitrogen. It’ll check the chickweed and allow the grass to pull away

Done it many times on my farm as I struggle with chickweed and redshank burden

 

[Dry Rot]

I was told many years ago not to worry about weeds in new grass as they are annuals from dormant seeds in the soil brought up by ploughing and won't be there next year. How true is that?

 

[deleted user 837354]

I was told many years ago not to worry about weeds in new grass as they are annuals from dormant seeds in the soil brought up by ploughing and won't be there next year. How true is that?

Not always.

Get rid of them early and the grass takes up all the space and no more are tempted to emerge.

Look where chickweed appears first in any ley- the poached or bare bits.

I sprayed thousands of acres of new leys. Cheapest grassland weed control by miles.

 

[som farmer]

just baled the first fields we over drilled with a vaderstat last autumn, our new used toy, done exactly what we wanted, good take, and thickened the bottom out, which is why we bought one. First time I have ever silage in march, not a huge cut, but was beginning to wind burn, so better in a bale, dried nicely, smells, and looks nice.

 

[Sheeps]

I'm going to get some spray in the morning and just apply to the affected areas in the field. As I say most of it is 100% no weed at all. Thanks for the replies

 

[Spencer]

Late resurrection of thread but have an August sown ley that’s got a lot of mouse ear chickweed. Wondering whether to spray or would topping it get rid? Swamping areas out so something needs to happen whilst dry enough..

 

[andybk]

Late resurrection of thread but have an August sown ley that’s got a lot of mouse ear chickweed. Wondering whether to spray or would topping it get rid? Swamping areas out so something needs to happen whilst dry enough..

get some sheep on it , graze it hard

 

[Derrick Hughes]

That looks like chickweed, if it is get it sprayed , it will only get worse , and don't listen to the hairy fairies who say stock will eat it , they won't,, lol

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I was replying to the first post , but Chickweed us the worse weed possible in a new ley , spray while it's still warm, don't mess about trying to top or graze you will miss the window

 

[neilo]

Doesn't a frost kill chickweed?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

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Doesn't a frost kill chickweed?

I was plagued with it last year in autumn reseeds , first I topped it it came back , put a lot of sheep on it , did not touch it , sheep man said leave it frost will kill it , frost never touched it , March it had Minstrel, gone in 4 days

 

[JMTHORNLEY]

That looks like chickweed, if it is get it sprayed , it will only get worse , and don't listen to the hairy fairies who say stock will eat it , they won't,, lol

We’ll stock will eat and tred it in but your Welsh sheep must be different