Mike Bolin
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My 1/4 acre clover plot was overrun with Smartweed last summer. There was still some clover, so I sprayed for the smartweed and hoped for the best. I sprayed the plot as early as I could this spring and lightly tilled it, waited a couple of weeks and sprayed again then planted Buckwheat as soon as the rain/ground conditions allowed. Heavy rains set in again and about 1/2 of the buckwheat grew.
The plan was that the buckwheat would be good for the soil and help keep the weeds at bay and I would mow and then till it under in mid August before planting my fall rye/clover.
Well, I walked the plot this week and the smartweed is thick wherever the buckwheat didn't germinate. There is a pretty fair amount of smartweed growing in the buckwheat as well. Not sure what the best plan of action is at this point. Should I-
1.mow and till it in next week, then wait for the smartweed to pop up and spray
2.mow and spray, wait a couple of weeks to till
3.Spray now and then mow in a couple of weeks...my concern with this is the I won't get good spray coverage on the smartweed growing in the buckwheat
4.? open to suggestions
Your opinions and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. Mike
The plan was that the buckwheat would be good for the soil and help keep the weeds at bay and I would mow and then till it under in mid August before planting my fall rye/clover.
Well, I walked the plot this week and the smartweed is thick wherever the buckwheat didn't germinate. There is a pretty fair amount of smartweed growing in the buckwheat as well. Not sure what the best plan of action is at this point. Should I-
1.mow and till it in next week, then wait for the smartweed to pop up and spray
2.mow and spray, wait a couple of weeks to till
3.Spray now and then mow in a couple of weeks...my concern with this is the I won't get good spray coverage on the smartweed growing in the buckwheat
4.? open to suggestions
Your opinions and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. Mike