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Spot spraying advice - creeping thistles and docks,

  • 21-03-2012 6:51pm
    #1
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭


    Evening folks,

    I saw my first creeping thistle rear it's thorny ugly head on St. Patricks day. I used something called "high grass" on them last year but I'm not all that convinced that will kill them off long term - and that is my goal, eradication. What is the best spray to use from a spot sprayer for creeping thistle? (Thistlex maybe? But I've never seen it for sale here).

    Also docks, have an increasing amount of them around the shed and I also want them gone, same question, what's best and when to spray them?

    Thanks in advance,

    John :)


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  • #2
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭nilhg


    You are talking about using a knapsack? Depending on how extensive the problem is would Roundup/Glyposate be an option?


  • #3
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Only a small number of docks to be honest, but I want rid of them before they start spreading too much. I was never gone on glypho, would rather something weed specific. The creeping thistle, on the other hand, if they come back as bad s they were last year there will be a lot of them.


  • #4
    nilhg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,185 ✭✭✭nilhg


    Something like pastor would probably be a catch all for both, putting it on in a spot situation you could really saturate the thistles, they are normally hard to wet properly.


  • #5
    padowado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭padowado


    I found Nettle ban or bandock very good


  • #6
    PatQfarmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 597 ✭✭✭PatQfarmer


    padowado wrote: »
    I found Nettle ban or bandock very good

    Me too. By far the best either knapsack or sprayer.


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  • #7
    Good loser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭Good loser


    I would go with roundup/glyphosate with knapsack.


  • #8
    Farmer Pudsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,326 ✭✭✭Farmer Pudsey


    D50 will kill thistles docks are another issue Grazon, bandock or if you are in a tillage area get some Allay from a tillage store you can use it around a yard it is off label for use on docks in grassland.


  • #9
    Richk2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Richk2012


    johngalway wrote: »
    Evening folks,

    I saw my first creeping thistle rear it's thorny ugly head on St. Patricks day. I used something called "high grass" on them last year but I'm not all that convinced that will kill them off long term - and that is my goal, eradication. What is the best spray to use from a spot sprayer for creeping thistle? (Thistlex maybe? But I've never seen it for sale here).

    Also docks, have an increasing amount of them around the shed and I also want them gone, same question, what's best and when to spray them?

    Thanks in advance,

    John :)
    Id be leaning towards Pastor or Thistlex. Usually i apply pastor but the year before last i couldnt get it , so i was recommended Forefront . Super stuff altogether but cant seem to source any out my way .
    Careful of spraydrift though , its lethal !!!!!


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