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Spraying for ragworth

  • 06-03-2013 9:23am
    #1
    phmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Just got some slurry out about 10 days ago and hoping it should wash in a bit over the next few days with the rain coming.
    As its forecast mild after that I was wondering if its too late to spray for ragworth? I usually let cattle out in the first few days of May or the very end of April. If I got sprayed in the next few weeks would it work?


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  • #2
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    phmcd wrote: »
    Just got some slurry out about 10 days ago and hoping it should wash in a bit over the next few days with the rain coming.
    As its forecast mild after that I was wondering if its too late to spray for ragworth? I usually let cattle out in the first few days of May or the very end of April. If I got sprayed in the next few weeks would it work?
    you spray at the rosette stage, wait 3 weeks and make sure all are dead, if dying they are palatable... dont spray when there is frost coming, i am hopefully spraying 30 acres in the next few days


  • #3
    Butcher Boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Butcher Boy


    whelan1 wrote: »
    you spray at the rosette stage, wait 3 weeks and make sure all are dead, if dying they are palatable... dont spray when there is frost coming, i am hopefully spraying 30 acres in the next few days
    Hi whelan what spray are you going to use ; and how much to the acre .i got 30 acres to do also.


  • #4
    whelan1
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    using d50 at 10 litres for 5 acres.... so 60 litres. there are other sprays but some are not licensed for ragworth so just be careful


  • #5
    Farmer Pudsey
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    Make sue to spray again at the end of the year or early next year. ragworth is a bienniel this means that seeds shed one season skip a year before they germinate.. So look for rosettes at end of this year/early next year and if present spray again


  • #6
    whelan1
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    did anyone spray, was talking to spray man yesterday, it has to be over 10 degrees for d50 to work... then 3 weeks with animals off it, he said the ragworth isnt even growing yet... have 250 euro worth of d50 in the shed, dont think i will get it sprayed til the back end


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  • #7
    hugo29
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    did anyone spray, was talking to spray man yesterday, it has to be over 10 degrees for d50 to work... then 3 weeks with animals off it, he said the ragworth isnt even growing yet... have 250 euro worth of d50 in the shed, dont think i will get it sprayed til the back end

    chance it on 10 acres and see if that works


  • #8
    hugo29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭hugo29


    whelan1 wrote: »
    did anyone spray, was talking to spray man yesterday, it has to be over 10 degrees for d50 to work... then 3 weeks with animals off it, he said the ragworth isnt even growing yet... have 250 euro worth of d50 in the shed, dont think i will get it sprayed til the back end

    ah and no i didnt spray, have rushes to spray but wont even think about it until end april, too cold


  • #9
    td5man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,081 ✭✭✭td5man


    whelan1 wrote: »
    did anyone spray, was talking to spray man yesterday, it has to be over 10 degrees for d50 to work... then 3 weeks with animals off it, he said the ragworth isnt even growing yet... have 250 euro worth of d50 in the shed, dont think i will get it sprayed til the back end

    Havent noticed any ragwort not that i was looking,maybe the weather has killed it :rolleyes:


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