QDMAworks4me Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I have a new food plot and I am having a problem with milk weed. Does anybody know how to get rid of it? I was thinking of raising my brush hog above the height of the plants because the milk weed is taller, what do you think? I would pull it but the plot is 5 acres and that is just to much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Re: Milk weed i know there are herbicide applicators that actually "paint" or rub the herbicide on taller weeds instead of spraying the herbicide. I t is a long hollow tub (like PVC)--the ends are capped and the PVC pipe has small holes with a cloth material out--the cloth becomes saturated with the herbicide. It attaches to the back or front rack of you ATV and you can adjust the height of the drag rags---so when you drive over the plot the rags "paint" the herbicide on the taller weeds with no herbicide touching your clover. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Re: Milk weed Milkweed is a tough one because of it's rhizome. Todd's suggestion sounds good. Personally I let a lot of them grow because they are the host plant for the Monarch butterfly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Re: Milk weed Brian,mow the milk weed before it goes to seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Re: Milk weed Guess if it were me, I probably would mow it kind of low then fertilize it before a good rain. Would think the clovers should choke it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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