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Post by Sandbur on Jun 23, 2018 10:12:01 GMT -6
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Post by kl9 on Jun 23, 2018 11:06:02 GMT -6
A good stand of corn
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Post by wklman on Jun 23, 2018 11:54:20 GMT -6
Umbrellawarts?
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 23, 2018 13:16:14 GMT -6
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Post by Foggy on Jun 28, 2018 10:07:24 GMT -6
I seem to be invaded with Mullein weeds in some areas we logged. Will glyphosate handle it?.....or what will?
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Post by wiscwhip on Jun 28, 2018 10:40:19 GMT -6
Seriously, at that stage of growth, you are better off to just hand pull the individual plants, and try to get as much of the roots close to the above ground portion of the plant as you can. A spade shovel is very handy for "popping" them out of the ground.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 28, 2018 10:44:06 GMT -6
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Post by benmnwi on Jun 28, 2018 10:59:48 GMT -6
Those plants have a deep carrot-like taproot, but they pull out by hand really easily. I always have some growing up around my apple tree cages in areas I miss with my brush hog. I usually just pull them up by hand and pile them up near the apple tree for mulch.
I occasionally find them in my plots too and round up kills them when they are young and small.
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Post by Foggy on Jun 28, 2018 13:44:36 GMT -6
I got one area where this stuff is about out of control. I think I will need to spend some time attacking these plants pretty soon. I do see allot of seed heads.......and I wonder about collecting those to eliminate them. Chute.....gonna be a hot few days coming up to do this stuff........maybe I better get up on Art's alarm clock. .
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Post by wiscwhip on Jun 28, 2018 13:57:47 GMT -6
I would at the very least remove the seedheads from the field, mullein is a prolific seed producer and they can live in the soil for many years waiting for optimal conditions to germinate. If you think about it, mullein grows primarily in full sun and you said you just logged this area, so I assume it was fairly shaded to start with. So how long do you think the mullein seeds that produced those plants have been there before they germinated with the sunny conditions and disturbed soil? Thing is, I'm not sure, but I thought I read somewhere that even if the seedhead is removed, it could possibly bolt again and create another shorter one and still drop seed, but I can't remember where I saw that? Those plants are biennial, so they will die after they go to seed during the second growing season.
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Post by Satchmo on Jun 28, 2018 20:01:52 GMT -6
Mullein takes two growing seasons to produce a seed stalk. If you get them the first year, round-up seems to do a good job as they are smaller. Once they bloom, the seed stays viable for up to 35 years. Anywhere I disturb the soil at my place, they pop up.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 28, 2018 20:07:31 GMT -6
maybe I better get up on Art's alarm clock. . Art's alarm clock?
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Post by Foggy on Jun 28, 2018 20:09:14 GMT -6
maybe I better get up on Art's alarm clock. . Art's alarm clock? No.....I think Art is up by 4 A.M. or so. Not sure how he does it.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 4, 2018 16:35:44 GMT -6
No.....I think Art is up by 4 A.M. or so. Not sure how he does it. That is if I sleep in!
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 4, 2018 16:39:18 GMT -6
I seem to be invaded with Mullein weeds in some areas we logged. Will glyphosate handle it?.....or what will? I have never seen mullein become a serious problem in that country. If in a regrowth area it will be crowded out in a few years. It would be interesting to spray an area of regrowth and see what happens by next year. Hopefully more wild forage will grow. My Dad told me that the government used to collect mullein for bandage materials during one of the wars.
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