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dandelions

  • 19-07-2012 12:01pm
    #1
    ootbitb
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    have a problem with these in fields cut for silage in mid June and slurried afterwards.

    spraying will be a last resort so I wondered has anyone any management tips to control them.


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  • #2
    rancher
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    have a problem with these in fields cut for silage in mid June and slurried afterwards.

    spraying will be a last resort so I wondered has anyone any management tips to control them.

    Soil analysis for a start, poor fertility encourages dandelions,buttercups and daisies


  • #3
    ootbitb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 631 ✭✭✭ootbitb


    rancher wrote: »
    Soil analysis for a start, poor fertility encourages dandelions,buttercups and daisies[/QUOTE

    ok, which is the right place to send a sample, Teagasc?


  • #4
    bob charles
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    sight of acid soil, lime


  • #5
    rancher
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    rancher wrote: »
    Soil analysis for a start, poor fertility encourages dandelions,buttercups and daisies[/QUOTE

    ok, which is the right place to send a sample, Teagasc?

    I used teagsc this year, they sent a person to collect the samples. contact local teagasc office, or google soil analysis in ireland as teagac would be the dearest and there is other laborataries doing it. The analysis will show you how much phosphorous, potash, or lime it needs


  • #6
    ootbitb
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    spread lime in 2010, also there are docks aplenty in this field.

    always assumed they grew best in fertile soil.


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  • #7
    Manoffeeling
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    Rotten for lime


  • #8
    bob charles
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    always assumed they grew best in fertile soil.

    thats one place you won't find with dandelions. unless the infestation is so bad that a total reseed is need


  • #9
    Farmer Pudsey
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    If you are not willing to reseed then spraying is the only option they are easy enough killed


  • #10
    ootbitb
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    bob charles wrote: »
    thats one place you won't find with dandelions. unless the infestation is so bad that a total reseed is need

    was referring to docks seem to prefer fertile land.


  • #11
    rancher
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    ootbitb wrote: »
    was referring to docks seem to prefer fertile land.

    A good grass sward will choke out dandelions easy enough unless the docks are that big and plentiful that they're leaving bare patches around the field after cutting silage, spray them if you want rid but there is some reason for the sward being open enough to let them grow


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