I've found the best way to be successful in your type of situation is to spray Roundup to the centers to eliminate most rhizome type grasses and perennial broadleaves before you work the ground for replanting. Depending on your soil and the seeder used the ground may not even need to be tilled. I've changed row middle vegetation type with this method in August before but used crested wheatgrass in our arid climate. Worked excellent even though it's recommended wheatgrass be planted in the fall or early spring.
Bill Fleming Montana State University Western Ag Research Center 580 Quast Ln Corvallis, MT 59828 (406)961-3025 -----Original Message----- From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Nick Lucking Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:52 PM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Apple-Crop: Turf in row middles Hello everyone. This year for seeding the new row middles I used a Brillion seeder and a perennial rye/kentucky bluegrass mix I made. Started to come in real nice until the crabgrass came up on Memorial day and choked everything out. My question is: Does anyone know of a product that I can use to knock out the crab grass where food crops are grown? All the labels I look at for the usual stuff Acclaim, Siduron, Dimension, etc. are only for ornamentals or non food areas. Thanks, Nick Lucking Cannon Valley Orchard Cannon Falls, MN -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
