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Spraying docks.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,797 ✭✭✭Jb1989


    If your paying 40/ acre for forefront they seen you coming, bought some during the week for slightly more than the ni figure, also dockstar and and hurler etc are all completely different products

    So tell us where your buying the cheap forefront South of the border.?

    Dock star and hurler are used for killing/controlling docks, I don't understand your point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,899 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    PasturePack is just as good as Forefront with no silage residue issues and a good bit cheaper.

    https://nufarm.com/ie/product/pasture-pack/
    We’ve used this and it’s an excellent all rounder. Much better value than the Corteva/Whelehans stuff


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭80sDiesel


    How did they deal with docks in the old days before chemicals?

    Was it that there were less as the land was less fertile and where they did exist in large numbers they ploughed and chain harrowed to exhaust the seed bed?

    A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,899 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    80sDiesel wrote: »
    How did they deal with docks in the old days before chemicals?

    Was it that there were less as the land was less fertile and where they did exist in large numbers they ploughed and chain harrowed to exhaust the seed bed?

    Farming was less intense and wasn’t the same demand for grass and feed etc.
    Also more rotations with tillage which would have reduced Dock populations.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,501 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    80sDiesel wrote: »
    How did they deal with docks in the old days before chemicals?

    Was it that there were less as the land was less fertile and where they did exist in large numbers they ploughed and chain harrowed to exhaust the seed bed?
    Docks just didn't do well on unfertilised ground.
    Roll on the years of heavier machines and potash spread and the docks came.

    The same fertilizer requirements that the other root crop, sugar and fodder beet like suits dock.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,589 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    Jb1989 wrote: »
    How did spraying go Brian or are you still battling?

    At present I have them fairly under control. There were spots in 4 of the silage paddocks and a couple of grazing paddocks. I found about three litres of 2-4d Ether that was in the chemical store for 6-8 years. I put it in 250 litres of water and set the spray at 2L/HA and spot sprayed the worst of them about 10days ago. They are saying back now.

    Hopefully they will not be growing back

    Slava Ukrainii



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