I'm at 21 days. Two sprayings with Clethodim , surfactant added. Not really impressed with this stuff. I can tell a little difference but not much.Cleth can take 2-3 weeks before seeing results
I'm at 21 days. Two sprayings with Clethodim , surfactant added. Not really impressed with this stuff. I can tell a little difference but not much.
Back when we tried to manage perennial clovers, that's what we always used to do. Spray weak, very diluted glyphosate. Killed everything but the cloverBuddy of mine had the same experience and got frustrated....I'm NOT saying to do this....but he got frustrated with the grasses growing up in his imperial clover so he mixed glysophate weak around 1% and sprayed his plot...grass slowly died....clover looked weak for a few days but then bounced right back.
Back when we tried to manage perennial clovers, that's what we always used to do. Spray weak, very diluted glyphosate. Killed everything but the clover
YES!Part of me hates spraying these chemicals directly on the leaves of plants the deer eat.
Do you guys every worry about that?
Well I didnt until now, thanks alot.haha....seriously though, since wild deer feed without restrictions I would think that there is no place where they are isolated from chemicals due to agriculture. But I'm just a regular ole regular and ain't the sharpest nail in the box.Part of me hates spraying these chemicals directly on the leaves of plants the deer eat.
Do you guys every worry about that?
I'm sure you are right! We have plenty of agriculture all around us. Usually corn or soybeans.Well I didnt until now, thanks alot.haha....seriously though, since wild deer feed without restrictions I would think that there is no place where they are isolated from chemicals due to agriculture. But I'm just a regular ole regular and ain't the sharpest nail in the box.
Can you offer a few alternates?YES!
In fact, that's one of the reasons I don't use perennial plots. Too much chemical maintenance required.
I use exclusively annuals, for a wide variety of reasons. Now if I had the acreage, I would keep a few plots in perennials (primarily clovers) so I always had something growing for the deer, especially while the annual plots are being turned and planted (bare dirt). But I don't have the acreage to spare (at least not yet).Can you offer a few alternates?
I planted Cereal Rye last year and my understanding is that helps keep weed growth down. It was just about 4 feet tall before I cut it last week. Hoping that helps.
So I'll just keep shootin and grillin!!!!!I'm sure you are right! We have plenty of agriculture all around us. Usually corn or soybeans.
I guess as least with the corn, the spray doesn't make it directly onto the cobs.
Don't see how you'd avoid that with soybeans though
Last year I burned the entire field with round up, two sprays over 6 weeks. Then left it bare for several weeks. After, I planted a mix of cereal rye and winter wheat and in spots, clover.I use exclusively annuals, for a wide variety of reasons. Now if I had the acreage, I would keep a few plots in perennials (primarily clovers) so I always had something growing for the deer, especially while the annual plots are being turned and planted (bare dirt). But I don't have the acreage to spare (at least not yet).
I'm just now starting to experiment with summer annuals for poor soil food plots, but I've had the same mix of fall annuals for a number of years. Lots of trial and error involved in developing that fall mix, but I've found what works for my plots.