Hmm…we are fixing to drill RR beans and some RR corn into 2 fields that have thistle. What about after drilling, going through 1-2 weeks later with the herbicide and diesel at the base of the thistle? If so, would tryclopr and gly work?
When is the best time to mow it for optimal re-seeding? I'm concerned about nesting turkeys & hidden fawns.
As soon after the crimson has bloomed and died. When the seed heads are brown and dry, you can mow for reseeding.
Ours were about 98% finished. Just a couple stalks still red
Good to know.
On review the label states that on Canada thistle it is a top kill pesticide and will require additional applications. No other thistles are mentioned.
I'd love to get into that. I know nothing about it. Is this something that can be managed from afar (I'm assuming so since yall don't live on your farm). If minimal maintenance, that would be awesome and something I'd like to explore some day.
You're a wealth of knowledge - thanks! After drilling, I may go through and chop at base while everything is laid flat (no way I'm walking through 6' tall rye and 3' tall crimson). Then come back through a week later with the 2,4D , gly and diesel mixture to spot spray.
It's my BIL who got into it last year. Our first year and we did OK. Out of 4 hives, we got 5 gallons of honey. Half was the amber dark from our hunting property and half was very light clover honey from suburban Nashville. This year, we'll have triple the hives. Checked yesterday and we have six hives working on our hunting property. In late winter and early spring, we add food to hives, but this time a year it's just adding fresh layers to the most active hives give them room to expand.
