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Food Plot Herbicide
Posted on 3/26/25 at 11:58 am
Posted on 3/26/25 at 11:58 am
Is there a herbicide that can be used on a clover plot to kill unwanteds and not harm the clover?
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Posted on 3/26/25 at 12:07 pm to PocketLab
Imazapyr
Imazathapyr
Imazapic
ETA: And of course just Select for the grasses. But the above will kill broadleaf weeds
Imazathapyr
Imazapic
ETA: And of course just Select for the grasses. But the above will kill broadleaf weeds
This post was edited on 3/26/25 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 3/26/25 at 1:47 pm to PocketLab
For your clover food plots, Clethodim is best for grasses, and 2,4-DB (Butyrac 200) is good for broadleaf weeds. DO NOT use regular 2,4-D, as it will kill your clover.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 3:47 pm to No Colors
My fall plot that is mainly clover is looking great. I went over seed this past weekend with clover and chicory. Plan to just go back in a month or so and see if it needs to be mowed.
No Colors is there really any need for herbicide at all if it looks good throughout the year?
No Colors is there really any need for herbicide at all if it looks good throughout the year?
Posted on 3/26/25 at 3:55 pm to tke_swamprat
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is there really any need for herbicide
A no till, no spray clover plot will bring back soil health faster than anything using death spray.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 4:11 pm to tke_swamprat
Well, technically if it doesn't have any grass or weeds then don't spray. But I'm not sure I've ever seen that. Mine always need a grass application of Select and almost always need a weed control as well.
Then they need to be mowed with sharp blades when they head out in late May or June. That will scatter the seed and take a lot of the burden off the plant going into its stress season.
Then they need to be mowed with sharp blades when they head out in late May or June. That will scatter the seed and take a lot of the burden off the plant going into its stress season.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 4:22 pm to No Colors
I have a clover/chicory blend. What herbicide should I be using? Thanks!
Posted on 3/26/25 at 4:55 pm to mach316
12 oz Select mixed with 6 oz of Pursuit per acre
Posted on 3/26/25 at 6:45 pm to No Colors
Imazapyr??? Am I just missing the inside joke I thought that mess killed even the rocks..
Posted on 3/26/25 at 8:14 pm to Recovered
Imazapyr doesn't kill pine trees obviously....and it doesn't kill legumes. It's safe over clover. But not exactly labeled for it.
The formulation that is labeled for clover is Imazethapyr. But you pay more for a lower concentration. Use whichever one you're comfortable with
PS: Always follow label directions!!
The formulation that is labeled for clover is Imazethapyr. But you pay more for a lower concentration. Use whichever one you're comfortable with
PS: Always follow label directions!!
Posted on 3/27/25 at 3:25 am to No Colors
Awesome. I sprayed some imazapyr around my cabin last year in the spring it’s all still dead! Does the clover labeled have long term effects on grasses and weeds? Sorry if a dumb question I have just spent many dollars on my clover fields would love to spray one time this spring. Appreciate the thread you had on Alyce and vetch, it’s thriving in my non clover fields.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 6:20 am to Recovered
Imazapyr has long term soil activity. So it will do good around cabins and fence lines etc.
It does effect small grains like wheat. So if you want to drill wheat into your clover in October, spray only 2-3 ozs of Imazapyr or 5 or 6 ozs of imazethapyr in April. No later than May.
It does effect small grains like wheat. So if you want to drill wheat into your clover in October, spray only 2-3 ozs of Imazapyr or 5 or 6 ozs of imazethapyr in April. No later than May.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 8:04 am to No Colors
Is there a particular reason you don’t use clethodim? Have seen good control of grasses and residual cereal grains in clover and vetch in warm season with no soil persistence.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 8:44 am to TheDrunkenTigah
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there a particular reason you don’t use clethodim?
I do. I mentioned it several times above..i just call it Select because that was its original brand name. I use the generic Volunteer now mostly. But its active ingredient is Clethodim
Posted on 3/27/25 at 8:49 am to The Levee
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2,4-D, as it will kill your clover.
One other thing that bangs up clover but doesn't actually kill it is glyphosate at low to moderate doses.
Ever TRY to kill clover with glyphosate? It's almost impossible unless you go to 3 or 4 quarts to the acre. But 1 quart will usually only bang it up.
I sometimes use 16 oz glyphosate along with Select and Imazethapyr if I'm going after tough weeds and mature grass in clover. It will bang it up but after a rain or two it will flush back out and be fine. You can go up to 1 quart of glyphosate late in the seaon (late April or early May) and if you have some May rains your clover will be fine. Really helps control tough weeds and mature grass in clover
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