Rushes. First frost

80sDiesel

Is this a good week top top rushes with gfrost expected?

Say my name

Any week of the year is a good week to top rushes.

Frost is not going to kill them if that's what you're asking.

_Brian

80sDiesel wrote: »

Is this a good week top top rushes with gfrost expected?

Definitely, cut them as early in the year as possible as this opens up the most opportunity to get them sprayed during the year.

I’d imagine it would take an awfully hard frost to kill them, if it would. We had -17’s here in Cavan in 2010 amd still had rushes the following year.

Green farmer

Unfortunately tried the same before. Cut them in really hard frost. Rushes are still there today.

80sDiesel

Thanks. I thought it would knock them back a bit.

_Brian

Rushes grow away slowly over the winter, that’s an indication they are very frost hardy.

Still, of ground conditions allow do cut them. It’s another spring time job out of the way and who knows in 6 weeks the ground could be saturated and you’d be looking at them kicking yourself.

Cavanjack

_Brian wrote: »

Rushes grow away slowly over the winter, that’s an indication they are very frost hardy.

Still, of ground conditions allow do cut them. It’s another spring time job out of the way and who knows in 6 weeks the ground could be saturated and you’d be looking at them kicking yourself.

They are growing nicely this past few weeks thank god due to the heat