Planting switch on a slope

[dreambig@84]

Anyone have any ideas on how I could get switch to grow on a steep slope backside of pond dike?
I'm afraid if I broadcast it will wash away and I will be hard to pack on a 45 degree steep of a slope.

 

[Sligh1]

Anyone have any ideas on how I could get switch to grow on a steep slope backside of pond dike?
I'm afraid if I broadcast it will wash away and I will be hard to pack on a 45 degree steep of a slope.

Drill it in. If erosion is a concern - could run oats with it and keep it mowed. Lot of ways to do it. Drill it about 1/4” to 1/8th” deep

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

I've drilled it. On new pond I broadcast it and packed it in multiple times. It's doing well

 

[dreambig@84]

I've drilled it. On new pond I broadcast it and packed it in multiple times. It's doing well

Do you need to wait to spray it before first flush of weeds if it's bare dirt or just broadcast now since we are getting rain?

I'm thinking if I broadcast seed now I may run into issues in the future with weeds coming alive in seed bank. Thoughts?

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

Do you need to wait to spray it before first flush of weeds if it's bare dirt or just broadcast now since we are getting rain?

I'm thinking if I broadcast seed now I may run into issues in the future with weeds coming alive in seed bank. Thoughts?

If its clean now I'd plant it and spray 2 quarts per acre simazine or atrazine.

 

[dreambig@84]

If its clean now I'd plant it and spray 2 quarts per acre simazine or atrazine.

If the weeds are starting to creep in, can I spray with duracore right away and round up and plant within a week or do I need to wait longer? Will duracore injure switch like 24d?

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

If the weeds are starting to creep in, can I spray with duracore right away and round up and plant within a week or do I need to wait longer? Will duracore injure switch like 24d?

I have not seen any evidence of injury switchgrass at any stage but don't have a ton of data on that yet.

 

[dreambig@84]

What about spraying ground with 24d and roundup and drilling or planting seed right away? Will 24d injure the switch?

 

[IowaBowHunter1983]

What about spraying ground with 24d and roundup and drilling or planting seed right away? Will 24d injure the switch?

Yes it certainly can. Label rate, wait a week.