weeding spuds

MFdaveIreland

Any handy way of weeding spuds.

Weeds growing either side of drill and in and around the plant

Have been pulling them out by hand but hard on the back and takes ages!! Not a massive area but too big for doing it by hand

dzer2

Spray:cool:

mind you if you haven't a course done you cant use the spayer:D:D:eek:

Genghis Cant

An old horse grubber or triple K harrow with the tines set to miss the spuds.
Grub them and mould them up with a ridger.

MFdaveIreland

dzer2 wrote: »

Spray:cool:

mind you if you haven't a course done you cant use the spayer:D:D:eek:

Im spraying for blight but wild lot of thistles and that coming through cant really spray them with round up as il kill the spuds wud i not ??

Genghis Cant

MFdaveIreland wrote: »

Im spraying for blight but wild lot of thistles and that coming through cant really spray them with round up as il kill the spuds wud i not ??

It would indeed scorch them, particularly if they're up well, and they should be by now.
You can of course spray them on a calm day, with a knapsack, with the lance held down low in the alley avoiding the spuds foliage. This may not be possible if they're met across in the drills.

Farmer Pudsey

Knew a lad that when he planted his few drills at home would spray the weedlings as they emerged before spuds stalks emerged. Used to keep his drills fairly clean. I know that Basta used to used spray potatoes but not sure at what stage and not sure if it is still allowed.

dzer2

MFdaveIreland wrote: »

Im spraying for blight but wild lot of thistles and that coming through cant really spray them with round up as il kill the spuds wud i not ??

I have a spray for it will get the name and pm it after.