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spraying rushes

leoch · 2010-06-02 11:31:42

i have just spread top dress on fairly good grass for silage however there are rushes starting to appear too,when would be best to spray for rushes,will i leave it a while for the top dress to work or would spraying stop the growth a bit or should i wait till it is cut ?

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02-06-2010 12:31pm

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leoch

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i have just spread top dress on fairly good grass for silage however there are rushes starting to appear too,when would be best to spray for rushes,will i leave it a while for the top dress to work or would spraying stop the growth a bit or should i wait till it is cut ?

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#2 02-06-2010 10:12pm
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leoch wrote: »

i have just spread top dress on fairly good grass for silage however there are rushes starting to appear too,when would be best to spray for rushes,will i leave it a while for the top dress to work or would spraying stop the growth a bit or should i wait till it is cut ?

if the grass is very strong its pointless spraying them as you wont get proper coverage. the best thing to do is wait and cut the silage and leave it for a few weeks for the rushes to emerge then spray them with mpsa or mortone.

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