weed control

[bamabeardbuster]

Whats the best way to get rid of weeds in a food plot before you plant

[redkneck]

Glyphosate will work well (Roundup). Get a sprayer for your 4-wheeler and go. You can get the sprayer and probably enough herbicide for under $150. A good burning helps from time to time too if you can do it.

[dogdoc]

yep--glyphosate (active ingredient in Round Up--there are cheaper generics) is a great herbicide to spray prior to planting a food plot. Spray--give it a week then disc under and plant. You'll be good to go.

todd

[LETMGROW]

Weed Control before planting

Glyphosate is the best choice by far. Before I apply Gly. to a new plot, I like to mow it down, wait a couple days for it to start regrowth then spray the plot. The vigor of regrowth seems to draw the Gly, to the root system faster where the actual plant killing takes place. I usually plan on applying two quarts of 41% Gly. per acre over sod.

Personally I use " Credit Extra " by Nufarms. This herbicide has a surfactant in it which helps the Gly. stick to the plant. A rain a couple hours after application won't affect the treatment.

Don't over till a new plot. My Cooperative Extension Agent referrs to this as recreational tilling. You need to loosen the soil enough to let the roots grow but don't have to overdo it. Overtilling will only bring weed seed that has laid dormant under the soil surface for years up to the surface where it can take advantage of the sun, water and fertilizer.

There are tools available to check soil compaction with. Try to find one and use it. Soil which isn't compacted too tightly really doesn't need a lot of tilling much more than a few inches deep.

Hope this helps some.

Need more help, the folks on this forum are great! Just ask.

Lynn

[Tominator]

Glyphosate is the best choice by far. Before I apply Gly. to a new plot, I like to mow it down, wait a couple days for it to start regrowth then spray the plot. The vigor of regrowth seems to draw the Gly, to the root system faster where the actual plant killing takes place. I usually plan on applying two quarts of 41% Gly. per acre over sod.

Personally I use " Credit Extra " by Nufarms. This herbicide has a surfactant in it which helps the Gly. stick to the plant. A rain a couple hours after application won't affect the treatment.

Don't over till a new plot. My Cooperative Extension Agent referrs to this as recreational tilling. You need to loosen the soil enough to let the roots grow but don't have to overdo it. Overtilling will only bring weed seed that has laid dormant under the soil surface for years up to the surface where it can take advantage of the sun, water and fertilizer.

There are tools available to check soil compaction with. Try to find one and use it. Soil which isn't compacted too tightly really doesn't need a lot of tilling much more than a few inches deep.

Hope this helps some.

Need more help, the folks on this forum are great! Just ask.

Lynn

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