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spraying for thistles after spreading fertiliser

  • 19-05-2013 11:32pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    I put on some fertiliser this evening on fields which will be grazed by cows in the next week or 2. However I noticed that the fields badly need to be sprayed for thistles once the fields are grazed. Will I lose any benefit of the fertiliser by spraying for thistles in the next week or so?


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  • #2
    braveheart1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭braveheart1


    Wondering the same myself!


  • #3
    Dampintheattic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 839 ✭✭✭Dampintheattic


    Tomjim wrote: »
    I put on some fertiliser this evening on fields which will be grazed by cows in the next week or 2. However I noticed that the fields badly need to be sprayed for thistles once the fields are grazed. Will I lose any benefit of the fertiliser by spraying for thistles in the next week or so?

    I would think spraying right after grazing, when the green leaf of the grass is eaten, would really help minimise the negative impact of the spray on grass regrowth.
    I'm planning on doing the very same thing myself, if I can ever get a dry calm evening to coincide with the cows finishing in a particular strip which needs spraying.


  • #4
    Farmer Pudsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,326 ✭✭✭Farmer Pudsey


    If it is only thistles you want to get rid of wait until it is grazed if there are other weeds such as dandaloin, daisy etc you need to spray about a week before grazing. Spreading fertilizer will actually help prevent the grass getting checked. Also if you spray after grazing (straight after they leave the field) the clover if any has a good chance of surviving.

    Biggest issue at present is that Grass may be checked a little.


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