Fishbonker
Life Member
Did it kill the sedge? I have heard it is pretty tuff to kill because it isn't a weed, it isn't a grass and it isn't a bush.
goatman
I hunt days ending in Y
Yes Sir. It did smoke the nutsedge. It might come again but for now it is dead.
I don't know of anything. U could possibly read some agriculture readings, info and forums on farmers growing sugar beets (most common brassica with most data- similar enough to compare to ur brassicas) (beets- which, yes, now have round up as option too). I'll bet if u Google "herbicides for sedge in sugar beets" or something like that- possibly find something. But - reality..... If it were mine....
Depending on how bad, how many acres, here's viable things I've done or options...
-carefully spray with roundup with back pack sprayer on a course stream where u limit spray that kills brassicas. I'll literally drop some radish seed where i spot spray too if open spots.
-pull by hand
-if it's overwhelming and brassicas are not going to over take it... I'll nuke the whole thing and drill in a mix.
I had one issue this year with a "new area" that hadn't been rotated in past... Weed seed bank was nuts. I had to let it rain and germinate a couple times and burn down twice. Then I finally put my seed down and doing great.
Good luck - hope turns out alright.
Depending on how bad, how many acres, here's viable things I've done or options...
-carefully spray with roundup with back pack sprayer on a course stream where u limit spray that kills brassicas. I'll literally drop some radish seed where i spot spray too if open spots.
-pull by hand
-if it's overwhelming and brassicas are not going to over take it... I'll nuke the whole thing and drill in a mix.
I had one issue this year with a "new area" that hadn't been rotated in past... Weed seed bank was nuts. I had to let it rain and germinate a couple times and burn down twice. Then I finally put my seed down and doing great.
Good luck - hope turns out alright.
FWIW - read Dbltree habitat stuff... I'd go winter rye over Winter wheat any day. I'd add in a few varieties of clovers if you did do all this and I'd add in some winter peas and radish as well. you'll be happier and it's pretty cheap.
Highmark
PMA Member
Agreed. I've planted WW and found it was not that attractive to them. Basically the window they hit it was very short. Definitely do not do WW alone. If you want some I'd mix in some of what Sligh1 suggested.