RE: Question about new clover plot and spraying
I have several clover plots and had been having trouble with ryegrass and fescue taking them over. Sprayed late last spring with Vantage..got spotty results. I think the hotter weather had slowed things down. Sprayed earlier this year..as soon as the grass was beginning to compete w/ the clover..early April. Got a fantastic kill. Even knocked out some
"turfy" fescue. May come back later but the clover is really shouting. Have a few broadleaf weeds that I think I can control w/ high mowing. In fact, I see sign that deer are nibbling on these weeds as long as they are still tender. One of these plots is in its fourth summer and looks great. It is from Alfarack seed(whtetail inst.) but the alfalfa is gone. Due to too much moisture the first summer. I think the alf. part would do better in a drier application. Missed a strip w/ the sprayer in one plot and the ryegrass is doing well there so I can tell what I would have if I hadn't sprayed. Got my chemical from local Southern States co-op. About 75% the cost that whitetail inst. charges.