randiliana
Well-known member
Foxtail Barley is a big problem in our area. Most of our hay/pastures around our place are infested with the stuff. The biggest problem is how to kill it. Suggestions we have had are:
1. Burn it
2. Spray with glyphosate (in alfalfa)
3. Spray with Kerb (in grass/alfalfa)
4. Break it up and work it for a couple years
We have tried burning, and it may have helped, but on 1/4 section that is pretty impractical. Roundup sounds reasonably good, but we cannot use it where we have grass unless we want to sacrafice the grass. Kerb sounds like the way to go but it costs about $30/acre. We would prefer not to have to break the land up unless it was a last ditch effort.
I'm just wondering what others have done to control the stuff, and if anyone has used Kerb, how well did it work??
1. Burn it
2. Spray with glyphosate (in alfalfa)
3. Spray with Kerb (in grass/alfalfa)
4. Break it up and work it for a couple years
We have tried burning, and it may have helped, but on 1/4 section that is pretty impractical. Roundup sounds reasonably good, but we cannot use it where we have grass unless we want to sacrafice the grass. Kerb sounds like the way to go but it costs about $30/acre. We would prefer not to have to break the land up unless it was a last ditch effort.
I'm just wondering what others have done to control the stuff, and if anyone has used Kerb, how well did it work??