Food Plots Spraying clover

[GOODWIN]

Would this be ok to spray clover with?

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Not sure. The best thing to use is clethodim, but it is pricey. We've sprayed glyphosate at a very light dosage and it's killed everything but clover....done that quite a few times

 

[deerfever]

I may be wrong but 24-d will kill clover if that is what you want it to do. If you are wanting to spray the weeds out of your clover and not kill it I believe you need 24-db. I may be wrong and someone please correct me if I am.

 

[DoubleRidge]

I wouldn't use the spray you have on a clover food plot....both 2,4-D and Dicambi are listed for "control" of clover in your lawn......as JC mentioned Clethodim would be best but its expensive....no doubt a light dose of glysophate would be the most cost effective that I'm aware of.

 

[DoubleRidge]

I may be wrong but 24-d will kill clover if that is what you want it to do. If you are wanting to spray the weeds out of your clover and not kill it I believe you need 24-db. I may be wrong and someone please correct me if I am.

I believe your correct.....2,4-Db is safe on clover at 2% or less....listed to kill broadleaf weeds in clover.

 

[GreyGoose]

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[DoubleRidge]

I may be wrong but 24-d will kill clover if that is what you want it to do. If you are wanting to spray the weeds out of your clover and not kill it I believe you need 24-db. I may be wrong and someone please correct me if I am.

I believe your correct.....2,4-Db is safe on clover at 2% or less....listed to kill broadleaf weeds in clover.

Searched for a better description and found the following:

2,4-D is commonly used in grass species food plots, such as corn, wheat, oats, and rye. 2,4-DB is significantly different in that it does not affect perennial legumes such as clover, alfalfa, and trefoil.

Quick search shows the 2,4-DB isn't cheap.... doesn't cost as much as Clethodim....but cost more than Glysophate.

 

[GOODWIN]

Thanks for the info. Was trying to use something on hand. May try the "low dose" gly

 

[Hunter 257W]

I'd not use 2,4-D or glyphosate in clover myself. I've gotten away with using 2,4-D in my yard when killing dandelions and it didn't kill the clover. It curled the stems but it recovered. If I remember correctly I used about 1 quart/acre in the yard so I don't know how it kept from killing the clover. But the important point being that I could care less if I killed the clover in my yard, once I go to the trouble of planting a food plot, I don't want to risk killing it while trying to control weeds.

Several years ago I planted 5 acres of Whitetail Institute's Alfa Rack, which is an alfalfa, clover, chicory mix. I had a lot of Johnson grass and broadleaf weeds come along the 2nd year so had to spray. Unfortunately there is no selective herbicide that will kill both grass and broadleaf weeds in a legume crop so I had to use two. Clethodim works great for the grass, especially if you spray it while relatively small and growing. 2-4 DB Butyrac does the job for broadleaf weeds. Neither will harm anything in the legume family, such as clover, alfalfa or beans. OF course the 2,4-DB Butyrac killed all my chicory.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I'd not use 2,4-D or glyphosate in clover myself. I've gotten away with using 2,4-D in my yard when killing dandelions and it didn't kill the clover. It curled the stems but it recovered. If I remember correctly I used about 1 quart/acre in the yard so I don't know how it kept from killing the clover. But the important point being that I could care less if I killed the clover in my yard, once I go to the trouble of planting a food plot, I don't want to risk killing it while trying to control weeds.

Several years ago I planted 5 acres of Whitetail Institute's Alfa Rack, which is an alfalfa, clover, chicory mix. I had a lot of Johnson grass and broadleaf weeds come along the 2nd year so had to spray. Unfortunately there is no selective herbicide that will kill both grass and broadleaf weeds in a legume crop so I had to use two. Clethodim works great for the grass, especially if you spray it while relatively small and growing. 2-4 DB Butyrac does the job for broadleaf weeds. Neither will harm anything in the legume family, such as clover, alfalfa or beans. OF course the 2,4-DB Butyrac killed all my chicory.

Butyrac was what I was trying to think of. My buddy is a TWRA manager for a WMA and he uses a mixture of clethodim and butyrac on all his clover plots.

Depending on the size area you are trying to control, it may be worth it to get a small thing of clethodim (if it's a small area).

When we used to maintain perennial clover plots on our place, we would mix 2 solo cups (32 oz) of glyphosate into our 25 gallon sprayer and it killed everything but the clover. My math may be off, but I believe that is 1% glyphosate.

Keep us updated!

 

[MickThompson]

I'd only spray that on clover I never wanted to see again. Dicamba is bad news on broadleaf too.

 

[puppy]

I'd not use 2,4-D or glyphosate in clover myself. I've gotten away with using 2,4-D in my yard when killing dandelions and it didn't kill the clover. It curled the stems but it recovered. If I remember correctly I used about 1 quart/acre in the yard so I don't know how it kept from killing the clover. But the important point being that I could care less if I killed the clover in my yard, once I go to the trouble of planting a food plot, I don't want to risk killing it while trying to control weeds.

Several years ago I planted 5 acres of Whitetail Institute's Alfa Rack, which is an alfalfa, clover, chicory mix. I had a lot of Johnson grass and broadleaf weeds come along the 2nd year so had to spray. Unfortunately there is no selective herbicide that will kill both grass and broadleaf weeds in a legume crop so I had to use two. Clethodim works great for the grass, especially if you spray it while relatively small and growing. 2-4 DB Butyrac does the job for broadleaf weeds. Neither will harm anything in the legume family, such as clover, alfalfa or beans. OF course the 2,4-DB Butyrac killed all my chicory.

If you have both grass and broadleaf IMOX is more cost efficient than tank mixing Clethodim and 24 DB, works extremely well but like Clethodim it is slow to see results and can only be applied 2x per year, I usually do late April and again mid to late summer if drought is not too bad.
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[Hunter 257W]

I'd not use 2,4-D or glyphosate in clover myself. I've gotten away with using 2,4-D in my yard when killing dandelions and it didn't kill the clover. It curled the stems but it recovered. If I remember correctly I used about 1 quart/acre in the yard so I don't know how it kept from killing the clover. But the important point being that I could care less if I killed the clover in my yard, once I go to the trouble of planting a food plot, I don't want to risk killing it while trying to control weeds.

Several years ago I planted 5 acres of Whitetail Institute's Alfa Rack, which is an alfalfa, clover, chicory mix. I had a lot of Johnson grass and broadleaf weeds come along the 2nd year so had to spray. Unfortunately there is no selective herbicide that will kill both grass and broadleaf weeds in a legume crop so I had to use two. Clethodim works great for the grass, especially if you spray it while relatively small and growing. 2-4 DB Butyrac does the job for broadleaf weeds. Neither will harm anything in the legume family, such as clover, alfalfa or beans. OF course the 2,4-DB Butyrac killed all my chicory.

If you have both grass and broadleaf IMOX is more cost efficient than tank mixing Clethodim and 24 DB, works extremely well but like Clethodim it is slow to see results and can only be applied 2x per year, I usually do late April and again mid to late summer if drought is not too bad.
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Thanks, I'm glad to know there is one product that will kill all unwanted stuff in an alfalfa, clover chicory plot. That's incredible to think about how selective some of these herbicides are.