gitnby
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is there anything you can spray to kill bull nettle,pigweed and plantain................that wont hurt cotton?................thank you
weeds..........
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Mrcopier
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I haven't found a thing that will even kill bull nettle much less not hurt cotton. I'll be watching for responses
simme
Old Dumb Guy
Non GMO cotton? I don't think so. A hoe or cultivator was used in the old days. But GMO cotton will generally allow use of Glyphosate, glufosinate, or dicamba. So, there are possibilities there if the weeds are not resistant to the herbicide.
Big thing on herbicides use on gmo crops is to check and double check the allowed herbicide for the specific seed planted. I have seen people get confused and use the wrong herbicide and kill their crop. Not only is there a huge money loss, but all the locals will ask what happened.
Big thing on herbicides use on gmo crops is to check and double check the allowed herbicide for the specific seed planted. I have seen people get confused and use the wrong herbicide and kill their crop. Not only is there a huge money loss, but all the locals will ask what happened.
Ouachita
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My wife had two identical pump up sprayers. One had Killzall for the fence line around the house and the other had liquid fertilizer for her greenhouse plants that she starts every year.
During the early days of covid, every place in town ran out of plants and my wife had a surplus so she advertised them on facebook. She's had regular customers ever since, except for one year.
In 2022 she grabbed the wrong sprayer. She cried. I cried with her. She had to call dozens of people to let them know she couldn't fill their orders. I think she really got depressed.
Most of the plants in these pictures were toilet hugging drunk a couple days later. It was a pitiful sight.
Nice greenhouse!
Do you remember where you got those panels, and how are they holding up? Polycarbonate?
Thank You.
Are you wanting to spray amongst cotton or is there just cotton in the area?
Most of the time you just have to spray at certain times, like before the plant comes up or after they defoliate or what ever and you are good. Our cotton areas list the exact times you can spray.
It would be best to find a sales rep or contractor or co-op in the area. You are not the only one trying to spray most likely.
that sucks. I spray paint what it is on the outside so I don't do the same thing.
Ouachita
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I bought the greenhouse already built. Whatever the material, it will need to be replaced within a year or two. Those panels have gotten brittle so that when we've had hail the past couple years we have observed some cracks and they grow. I bought it in 2017 from this place. They were much cheaper back then. The covid years made everything more $$$, but it seems anything to do with being more self reliant really went crazy.
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4hfarms
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Funny, a local guy named Yoder built ours. He got the panels from Lowe's. Ours is 4 years old now and holding. Only had hail a few times, but nothing serious.
On another subject, your over achiever wife has a serious plant growing addiction.
Or...
Our greenhouse is jealous of your greenhouse.
On another subject, your over achiever wife has a serious plant growing addiction.
Or...
Our greenhouse is jealous of your greenhouse.
bird dog
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Don't they kill off the cotton plant before they harvest? If so you could wait until then.
Thank you.I bought the greenhouse already built. Whatever the material, it will need to be replaced within a year or two. Those panels have gotten brittle so that when we've had hail the past couple years we have observed some cracks and they grow. I bought it in 2017 from this place. They were much cheaper back then. The covid years made everything more $$$, but it seems anything to do with being more self reliant really went crazy.
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I've got polycarb skylights in my cattle barn and farm shop, the former lasted about 10 or 12 years before they went tits up. Replaced them once, next time I'm replacing with steel panels. The ones in my shop just developed a leak recently, they're 12 years old. They'll be replaced by metal once I climb my butt up there and measure them. Hence the question about your greenhouse and my hesitation to use them if I finally get around to building the wife one.
greybeard
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I do no know what my (now deceased) b-i-l used on his East Texas greenhouse but it was some kind of corrugated poly that lasted over 30 years. He had it covered with a fabric that blocked a % of the sun off the poly, otherwise it got unbearably hot in there even with the exhaust fan running. He died in 2021 & my sister sold the place in 2023 and the greenhouse was still in good shape, come hurricanes, hail, torrential rain, wind and drought. I can ask sis but she probably won't know because the greenhouse and gardening was his thing.
But, there evidently are products out there (or were) that will hold up.
As far as the herbicide thing, I haven't a clue. Cotton was all gone from my area before I was 20.
(but I do know a little about fast cars, whiskey, long legged girls, and fun..)
But, there evidently are products out there (or were) that will hold up.
As far as the herbicide thing, I haven't a clue. Cotton was all gone from my area before I was 20.
(but I do know a little about fast cars, whiskey, long legged girls, and fun..)
sassafras manor
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Check out Dyna Glass polycarbonate greenhouse panels. I run a large wholesale greenhouse and we have about 8 acres covered with it. It's pricey but we generally get a good 20 years out of a roof before it starts to degrade in light quality before we replace it.
An 8-acre greenhouse is a pretty darn big one. Can you post pics of it?
sassafras manor
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We actually have just over 10 acres under cover but only 8 acres are dynaglass. The balance is roofed with either soft plastic or 8mm twin wall polycarbonate. I'll take some pics later today when I head in to check on things.
sassafras manor
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Here's an screenshot from Goggle earth. For scale, the fleet of trailers in the bottom of the picture are 53' reefers
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Mrcopier
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That's massive, bet that keeps ya busy
sassafras manor
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Indeed it does. We primarily grow young vegetable and herb transplants from seed and/or rooted cuttings.
