Rous14
PMA Member
It’s west central IL, don’t recall seeing it or having it before. Is it prevalent in Iowa and or IL?
I spent a lot of time tonight on my quad w my sprayer just driving though this stuff hitting it w gly….should I get a solid kill you think? Some areas it was an isolated bush here or there and not bad and other areas it had completely taken over in 100’ x 100’ large patches.
Man, if it’s not one thing it’s another when it comes to maintaining a farm for good habitat.
I spent a lot of time tonight on my quad w my sprayer just driving though this stuff hitting it w gly….should I get a solid kill you think? Some areas it was an isolated bush here or there and not bad and other areas it had completely taken over in 100’ x 100’ large patches.
Man, if it’s not one thing it’s another when it comes to maintaining a farm for good habitat.
Duckriver
Active Member
I good 3.5 to 4.5% dose of glyphosate should work it over. I prefer using triclopyr or msm60. But dead is dead. Stay after it.
Spring applications of pasturgard work very well. Then cleanup in later summer any new sprouts.
Its not the worst plant, but I would not allow it to get started, if I could keep it controlled.
Spring applications of pasturgard work very well. Then cleanup in later summer any new sprouts.
Its not the worst plant, but I would not allow it to get started, if I could keep it controlled.
I mange a farm in northern Missouri in an area that has the worst sericia lespedeza I've ever seen.
In my experience no amount of gly will kill it long term.
This recipe has been fantastic: 1 pint pastureguard. 1 pint remedy. Per acre. Add Surfactant. DEAD.
In my experience no amount of gly will kill it long term.
This recipe has been fantastic: 1 pint pastureguard. 1 pint remedy. Per acre. Add Surfactant. DEAD.
Rous14
PMA Member
So I discovered I had way more of this nasty thing than I originally thought. Spent a few hours last night spraying different areas of it only to discover this morning a whole bunch of other spots throughout my crp/switch. My problem or I guess my question is though, I’m talking over a 20-30 acre field of crp there’s everything from one single individual “bush” of it to other areas where it’s taken over a 30’x30’ area and everything in between. It’s scattered randomly throughout. So if I have to drive my quad all over the field stopping to hit every individual strand of it I’d be out there for a week straight. Is there a better way or what would you do in this scenario? Will a burn in the spring eliminate it?
And I assume I’m killing the crp/switch in those spots where I’m trying to hit just an individual bush of it and that’s just collateral damage that can’t be avoided?
Fire makes it worse! Stratifies the seed. Only one option in your scenario imo. Manage the CRP for just grass (spray the entire stand). If completely eradicated you can add forbs back in later. I had to do this on a managed farm in Clarke co Iowa recently. Had the co op spray 60 acres with recipe above.
Rut Nut
RUT_NUT
Sericea Lespedeza Control
I was I Branson a couple weeks ago and it looked like it was the dominate plant in the roadsides.
