I have this in my hay field. Anybody had a problem with it? I sprayed last year and it looks worse this year. Any ideas? I am wanting to shred it. I found Cimmeron Max gets it but should be applied in the bud or flowering stage. That means no shred.
I had some but not a heavy amount. After using 2-4 D for a couple of years and more frequent mowing it is mostly gone. I see a sprig of it once in a while now.
Heres a link that has some information. Man. 20 years on seed life in the soil no wonder I see it from time to time.
Remedy and pasture guard and supposed to be the best on sericea lespedeza. If it is very mature now I would mow it to prevent seed production and let it regrow to the bud stage before spraying to get a better control.
Remedy and pasture guard and supposed to be the best on sericea lespedeza. If it is very mature now I would mow it to prevent seed production and let it regrow to the bud stage before spraying to get a better control.
I looked up the label on remedy and pasture guard and it said there are no grazing restrictions except for lactating dairy animals. There is a 14 day waiting period for making hay after spraying.
I looked up the label on remedy and pasture guard and it said there are no grazing restrictions except for lactating dairy animals. There is a 14 day waiting period for making hay after spraying.
I thought thru reading the post that you had some weed in your lespedeza hay field, and I was looking for the picture. Grazon will take out SL, heavy 2,4D will knock it back, but maybe not kill it, as 2,4D is one of the few things you can use on SL.
I thought thru reading the post that you had some weed in your lespedeza hay field, and I was looking for the picture. Grazon will take out SL, heavy 2,4D will knock it back, but maybe not kill it, as 2,4D is one of the few things you can use on SL.
Per the conservation office remedy is the best at controlling and elimination of SL. The process is long and aside from plowing and spraying in an aggressive program total eratication is still questionable.
Remedy is the best to use in the spring before it has flowered, but Escort is the best to use in the fall once it has flowered. You get a better kill if you spray it in the fall once it has flowered because thats when the seeds start to pop so you kill the seeds as well.
An old timer told me once that's all we used to have around here till people started putting out chicken litter and lime. He said the fertilization didn't kill it, competition did,it won't take it.
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