Tominator Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 I was reading up on the qualities of 2-4-D the other day, and I came across a few articles that mentioned that 2-4-D has pre-emergent qualities to it, and can be used in all crop fields as a pre-emerg. I did not know that, I thought it was only used as a post-emerg. Anyone know how 2-4-D works as a pre-emerg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Not sure Chris, bet Todd will have some information for you or you might check out this site http://www.pestproducts.com/herbicides/herbicidetypes.htm#Pre. Have had some interesting findings about another "post emergent" herbicide in the garden. Here is another article you may want to read Chris http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=3585 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 That's new news to me--I had no idea that 2-4D had any pre-emegent properties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Here is another article you may want to read Chris http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=3585 That's the one I read William. Well, I sprayed yesterday, and I just got done planting. The milkweed, blackberry, bindweed, and other broadleafs are already starting to curl. I mixed at a pint/15 gal of water, and a quart of Roundup for the same 15 gals. I could see that the foxtail, nutsedge and other sedges were starting to yellow, so hopefully I'm done. The beans and corn are Roundup Ready, but the sunflower is not, so we'll see what happens. I need to buy an hour from someone and take a few pics of the gardens for y'all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I need to buy an hour from someone and take a few pics of the gardens for y'all. With all the talk about gardens, had considered posting pics of ours. Hope everything you planted does OK Chris, sure the rr beans will be fine. But like I said, my experience with roundup, planting too fast after spraying has not been good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Got to thinking about Roundup last this morning. If you read the label it says to wait a few days, anywhere from 1 to 7 as I recall. Why is that? I thought Roundup went inert as it hit the ground? How can it affect a seed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Got to thinking about Roundup last this morning. If you read the label it says to wait a few days, anywhere from 1 to 7 as I recall. Why is that? I thought Roundup went inert as it hit the ground? How can it affect a seed? Think it holds some residual Chris, I know that it tells on most glyphosate product labels to wait a certain period of time before planting different types of seed. That to me would mean that it does NOT go to an inert state on contact with the ground. I did a search on google yesterday and ran across more information on one link about glyphosate, thing is my search was for 2 4-D and pre emergent herbicides, should have copied that one to your thread too, but it was more about glyphosate and also had some information about agent orange. Will see if I can find it in my history later if I get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoybeanMan Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Guys, be careful planting after spraying 2,4-D. There are planting restrictions for most field crops from 2-4 weeks for applications prior to planting. You should not see any residual from glyphosate unless you use the Roundup extended control or tank mix with a preemerge product. We apply glyphosate on corn, cotton, soybean, and rice just prior to emergence for burndown control of weeds. The addition of 2,4-D can cause early seedling damage. With that said, you should use your own personal experiece like WTNHunt as a guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Interesting. Well, live and learn. We'll see what happens as that food plot got a good rain last night, so germination should take place soon. With a combination of 2-4-D, and generic roundup, and a combination of corn, beans, and sunflower, it will be interesting to see what germinates. If nothing does, the only thing I'm out is time and labor, and a little deisel. I got the seed for free, and sunflower is next to nothing. We'll see, I might just sow bird seed if if doesn't come up. I'll keep y'all posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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