halfbean
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What is the best time of day to spray pastures for weeds? I am spraying Pastureguard and Remedy on goatweeds, bullnettle, blackberry etc.
halfbean":f5d1czw6 said:What is the best time of day to spray pastures for weeds? I am spraying Pastureguard and Remedy on goatweeds, bullnettle, blackberry etc.
Depends on how heavy the dew is. If it's just light I go ahead and spray if it's a really heavy dew I wait till later in the morning or wait for another dayDouglas":367cxl9m said:Do you wait for the dew to dry?
Texas Gal":bc53btfv said:I prefer to spray in the early morning or late evening provided it's not too windy, which is the big issue for us. For instance, this morning morning at 4:30 the wind was blowing at 15 mph with gusts to 25. By the time you factor in working a full time job and weather conditions, I generally do my spraying in the late evening - the wind has usually calmed, there's no dew, and the temps are cooling off.
mnmtranching":2wvnyb9x said:I like mornings, don't spray on wet leaves. Might get some dripping before drying. Anytime is fine as long as the spray can dry, and calm or light breeze only.
1982vett":3uqqzuig said:I think their is more chance of drift (fumes) on the still humid mornings. Or something like that.
I guess it depends on how close your neighbors tomatoes are. :shock:
halfbean":69l4rx1c said:What is the best time of day to spray pastures for weeds? I am spraying Pastureguard and Remedy on goatweeds, bullnettle, blackberry etc.
ga. prime":1ycnfamy said:The best time to spray is anytime the air is still. That's usually early or late. My opinion is that dew has a positive effect on herbicide efficacy- owing to capillary attraction. I wouldn't spray after a rain, but with dew on the leaves I wouldn't hesitate and would prefer to spray at that time rather than later.
ga. prime":vlkstxii said:Good judgement is a necessity.
mnmtranching":tfa38655 said:The for sure thing is. The more of the spray that gets on the leaves and dries on the leaves the better the results. :nod: No dripage and no driftage. [mnmt words] :???: