NORTHERN "AG" EXPOSURE

by Mark Miller
Rolette County Extension Agent

Published 8-27-01 Turtle Mountain Star

Canada Thistle Cost Share Program

There will be a cost share program for Canada Thistle through the Rolette County Weedboard this fall. Producers can pick up 10 gallons of Glyphomax Plus at Johnson Oil in Rolette beginning August 30. Producers will be required to pay 75 percent and the weedboard will pick up 25 percent. There are enough funds available to cost share 50 producers.

The 10 gallons is roughly enough to treat 40 acres. This might not sound like alot, but 40 acres of spot treatments will have some  impact on your land. If you have questions, please contact me at 477-5671.

Fall Weed Control in Lawns

Fall is the best time for perennial lawn weed control. The applied herbicides will tend to be translocated to the root system for a more complete kill. Killing off weeds like dandelions and broadleaf plantain at this time of year will give the grass ample time to grow into the space left by the dead weeds. Couple this with a fertilization treatment, and one is almost assured of a weed-proof lawn the next spring!

For success, it is extremely important to identify the weeds to be controlled. For example, dandelions and plantain are controlled effectively with 2,4-D products, but they provide poor control of clover. Dicamba, by contrast, provides excellent control of clover, but only fair control of dandelion and plantain.

Here is where a combination product is useful. A combination of 2,4-D, Dicamba and MCPP will give excellent control of all of those (and many others!) weeds. But, another point is that no matter what the combination product may be, some weeds are difficult to control, and will require repeat applications.

Some examples being violets, ground ivy, and creeping jenny. Patience and persistence are needed to be successful.

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