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How to eliminate horsetail weed?

  • 27-05-2020 7:29pm
    #1
    countyhouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 169 ✭✭


    The horse tail weed is very difficult to eliminate. What is the best herbicide to use. Was on a spraying course three years ago and they recommend Basta. Has anyone any experience of this weed and how did you eliminate it?


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  • #2
    adne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭adne


    countyhouse wrote: »
    The horse tail weed is very difficult to eliminate. What is the best herbicide to use. Was on a spraying course three years ago and they recommend Basta. Has anyone any experience of this weed and how did you eliminate it?

    Known as mares tail here .. 24d kills it


  • #3
    adne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭adne


    countyhouse wrote: »
    The horse tail weed is very difficult to eliminate. What is the best herbicide to use. Was on a spraying course three years ago and they recommend Basta. Has anyone any experience of this weed and how did you eliminate it?

    Known as mares tail here .. 24d kills it


  • #4
    john mayo 10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 965 ✭✭✭john mayo 10


    countyhouse wrote: »
    The horse tail weed is very difficult to eliminate. What is the best herbicide to use. Was on a spraying course three years ago and they recommend Basta. Has anyone any experience of this weed and how did you eliminate it?

    Grazon Pro kills it


  • #5
    Capercaillie
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    Drainage and increasing pH will help inhibit it.


  • #6
    johnnyw20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭johnnyw20


    https://agridirect.ie/product/dicophar--1-litre

    Dicophar kills it no problem.


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  • #7
    _Brian
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    Bruising the stems is a big help. Back of a shovel for small areas or run of a roller for larger areas. Spray immediately.

    We had some few years ago and I sprayed with Grazon90 amd mcpa mixed and killed it in one application.


  • #8
    Capercaillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Capercaillie


    _Brian wrote: »
    Bruising the stems is a big help. Back of a shovel for small areas or run of a roller for larger areas. Spray immediately.

    We had some few years ago and I sprayed with Grazon90 amd mcpa mixed and killed it in one application.
    Will spraying without bruising stems do the job as well?


  • #9
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,832 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Capercaillie wrote: »
    Will spraying without bruising stems do the job as well?

    I’m sure it will


  • #10
    adne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭adne


    johnnyw20 wrote: »
    https://agridirect.ie/product/dicophar--1-litre

    Dicophar kills it no problem.

    Yup. 24d is in that


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