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Spray for docks/nettles?

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  • #32
    Greengrass1
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    awaywithyou wrote: »
    Used hurler last yr on after grass.. Thought it set the grass back a bit... How'd you find it??

    Sprayed reseeds with it on Saturday. Grass looks fine. Going to use it on silage ground next week for docks


  • #33
    awaywithyou
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Sprayed reseeds with it on Saturday. Grass looks fine. Going to use it on silage ground next week for docks


    Have after grass to do myself next week... It'll be doxstar pro..... If only the grass would grow at the same rate as the docks and weeds...


  • #34
    dharn
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    Anyone know why doxstar is not recommended for knapsack use


  • #35
    whelan2
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    i sprayed a paddock with dockstar on saturday evening, would it be ok to let cows in to paddock beside it this evening, i assume there would be feck all drift in this weather?


  • #36
    Sami23
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    Want to spray docks in aftergrass. Which wud be better spray, MCPA, Hurler or Mortone ?
    About 4 acres to do


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  • #37
    whelan2
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    micky mouse wrote: »
    k
    how long after spraying do you need to leave before cutting meadow,in order to be sure it has worked its way down into the root system
    10 days, spray man said


  • #38
    dharn
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Want to spray docks in aftergrass. Which wud be better spray, MCPA, Hurler or Mortone ?
    About 4 acres to do

    Dockstar is best, none of above


  • #39
    Sami23
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    dharn wrote: »
    Dockstar is best, none of above

    But won't that kill clover ?


  • #40
    Farmer Pudsey
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    Sami23 wrote: »
    Want to spray docks in aftergrass. Which wud be better spray, MCPA, Hurler or Mortone ?
    About 4 acres to do
    Sami23 wrote: »
    But won't that kill clover ?

    MCPA and mortone are the same they are both MCPA based so while they will kill the top growth and set docks back they will not kill same. If you had dock in ground with rushers where you were spraying regularerly with MCPA and an activator it would over time kill them.

    Hurler will kill docks and so will Hi-load Micram. I find Micram very effective and cheap at 10 euro/acre. Have never used Hurler but a few on here have and seem to have got good results


  • #41
    farmernewbie
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    Lads,

    I have a field after reseeding that has alot of thistles and nettles. Would MCPA be the best for this? I see 10L is only €48 but 1L of grazon is €60.


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  • #42
    whelan2
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    farmernewbie wrote: »
    Lads,

    I have a field after reseeding that has alot of thistles and nettles. Would MCPA be the best for this? I see 10L is only €48 but 1L of grazon is €60.
    i used high load mircam, worked well


  • #43
    farmernewbie
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    i used high load mircam, worked well

    Thanks, any idea of litres/price?


  • #44
    Farmer Pudsey
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    farmernewbie wrote: »
    Lads,

    I have a field after reseeding that has alot of thistles and nettles. Would MCPA be the best for this? I see 10L is only €48 but 1L of grazon is €60.

    If weeds are at seedling or a little beyond MCPA is ideal, cheap and cheerfull. Not sure of dosage rates however it will setabck clover and may kill it completely. However if you have a weed issue I would wipe out the weeds and forget about clover


  • #45
    PureBred
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    farmernewbie wrote: »
    Thanks, any idea of litres/price?

    €90 for 5L on magenta.


    Does anyone know if Agritox 50 will kill rushes. It says it contains MCPA 500 g/L.


  • #46
    farmernewbie
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    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    If weeds are at seedling or a little beyond MCPA is ideal, cheap and cheerfull. Not sure of dosage rates however it will setabck clover and may kill it completely. However if you have a weed issue I would wipe out the weeds and forget about clover

    Thanks, reseeded last year but only got to graze this year and it's up for silage now. Ready to cut this week. There was a few thistles and a patch or two of nettles but they have taken over a good section of the field now.

    I want to tackle these with a knapsack and go for the cheapest but most effective option. Will tackle when regrowing after silage cut. No clover so ok. It's annoying they have taken over so much and damaged grass. Should have tackled them earlier. Rest of grass is clean.


  • #47
    Greengrass1
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    Got mcpa there today. 26 for 5l or 50 for 10l
    Got it for spraying around dutches and under wires. Dirt cheap compared to grazon or the likes


  • #48
    Farmer Pudsey
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Got mcpa there today. 26 for 5l or 50 for 10l
    Got it for spraying around dutches and under wires. Dirt cheap compared to grazon or the likes

    The only reason to buy grazon or terbel or scrubkiller is if you have briars or woody weeds to kill. Things like nettles, thistles are easy enough to kill


  • #49
    Greengrass1
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    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    The only reason to buy grazon or terbel or scrubkiller is if you have briars or woody weeds to kill. Things like nettles, thistles are easy enough to kill

    Yep all that's in this place is nettles and thistles. No sign of a dock.
    It says in the can though that it kills docks too


  • #50
    whelan2
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    got a hell of a kill with the grazon 90 and round up, going to do a few more knapsacks tomorrow


  • #51
    Oldtree
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    somebody round this way has had a go at brambles along a few of the road stony walls and it has been very successful, just sticks left, never seen the like before.


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  • #52
    wool521
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    Would DB plus be ok to spray On a field reserved in mid March


  • #53
    Odelay
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    Oldtree wrote: »
    somebody round this way has had a go at brambles along a few of the road stony walls and it has been very successful, just sticks left, never seen the like before.[/quote

    What did he use? Grazon 90 leaves crunchy sticks from brambles here, to be honest it is the easiest thing it kills, only needs a brief spray. I'd like to find something cheaper/more cost effective tho......


  • #54
    Oldtree
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    I don't know, I just noticed the effect. If I see a man in the field I'll ask him, but it dosnt seem to have killed anything else.


  • #55
    darragh_haven
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    got a hell of a kill with the grazon 90 and round up, going to do a few more knapsacks tomorrow

    Do you mix the 2 together and just spray away, or spray individually


  • #56
    whelan2
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    darragh_haven wrote: »
    Do you mix the 2 together and just spray away, or spray individually
    mix together at normal rate


  • #57
    Farmer Pudsey
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    I think if you shop around you can get MCPA for around 40, last Thursday's rag had a price guide on sprays, MCPA was as low as 35 and Micram 66. I find that some co-op's and merchants are better than others. Liffy mills are usually not too bad, dairygold co-op's, there is a place in Ennis that when I passed throught a while back, McInerneys I think. There is a miller near Patrickswell in Limerick.

    Animal medicines are the same you be amazed how much you save i got the turbomec that someone put the link up to on Monday. 100 euro 2.5 litres that is 40c for a 500kg bullock for worms:D. Its dated to end of 2016 so it will last. You have to shop around and know your ingredients if you want to save money


  • #58
    Mad4simmental
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    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    I think if you shop around you can get MCPA for around 40, last Thursday's rag had a price guide on sprays, MCPA was as low as 35 and Micram 66. I find that some co-op's and merchants are better than others. Liffy mills are usually not too bad, dairygold co-op's, there is a place in Ennis that when I passed throught a while back, McInerneys I think. There is a miller near Patrickswell in Limerick.

    Animal medicines are the same you be amazed how much you save i got the turbomec that someone put the link up to on Monday. 100 euro 2.5 litres that is 40c for a 500kg bullock for worms:D. Its dated to end of 2016 so it will last. You have to shop around and know your ingredients if you want to save money

    Was that on the ag direct sight? Sum good deals on it. Local coop will often drop the price to match if you say you can get elce where for x amount.


  • #59
    moy83
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    Anyone know where I can get High load micram cheap online or around Galway ? I see magenta has it for E90


  • #60
    Conmaicne Mara
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    Have a few annoying docks coming up around where the ground was disturbed for doing the tunnel foundation, think I still have some Grazon left, kill them for this year only or kill them entirely?


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  • #61
    moy83
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    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    Have a few annoying docks coming up around where the ground was disturbed for doing the tunnel foundation, think I still have some Grazon left, kill them for this year only or kill them entirely?

    Do you mean will the Grazon kill them entirely or just short term ?
    Im not at all well up on sprays ( only sprayed my first few acres the last night !)


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