Weed Control

The weeds we battle at the Meadow Lake plantations

Weed Control for 2002

  • Glyphosate applied with directed spray in mid-July
  • Linuron (4 kg/ha) applied ‘U’ boom sprayer Oct. 22-23/02
  • Tandem disc and cultivate in mid-Aug and mid-Sept

Weed Control for 2003

  • Glyphosate (2.5 L/ha) applied by Environmist sprayer in June and July
  • Linuron (4 kg/ha) applied ‘U’ boom sprayer on Oct 15-16/03
  • Tandem disc in June and July and August (Culbert only)

Weed Control for 2004
Cubbon:

  • Glyphosate (Transorb) at 2 L/ac for winter annuals and dandelion May 27/04
  • Glyphosate (Transorb) at 2 L /ac for dandelion June 23/04
  • Glyphosate (Transorb) at 1.5 L/ac for annuals and dandelion Aug 4/04
  • Clopyralid (Lontrel) at 0.8 L/ac on re-established cuttings Aug 5-6/04

Culbert:

  • Glyphosate (Transorb) 3 L/ac for quackgrass May 17/04
  • Fluazifop-p-butyl (Venture) at 0.8 L/ac for quackgrass June 2/04
  • Glyphosate (Transorb) at 1.5 L/ac for annuals June 22/04
  • Glyphosate (1.5 L/ac) for annuals Aug 10/04
  • Clopyralid (Lontrel) at 0.8 L/ac on re-established cuttings Aug 11-12/04