Thursday, October 12, 2006

Good Fall Dandelion Control: Express SG and Transorb HC

The dandelion (the wilted brown one) in the picture was sprayed Sept. 27. We used .33L/ac. Transorb HC tankmixed with the regular rate (? gram/ac>) of Express SG. Cost per acre ($5.65) I took the picture Oct. 10
Note the 2 leaf wheat and the seedling dandelion that emerged since spraying
The next picture is close up of the same plant.

This Canadian Thistle root is brown, not the healthy white you should see when you slice them.. Not the best picture

These two pictures are Canadian Thistle, the same day, same field. (The field had a few thistles.). If we get control it will be a huge bonus. I didn't expect the effects we have. I won't be sure how good this is till next spring.

This is not frost damage. The wheat in the previous pictures is a couple of feet away. Note the brown and wilted growing point on the thistle. I'm not sure that's a good thing. Long term control of perrenials comes from control of roots.