2015 Hay Season

[KiotiKowboy]

I think that is the case with berries and Roundup, but Crossbow works in the spring and summer as well. I sprayed some berries with Crossbow last Friday and by Saturday the berries were all droopy.

Read the link from STx in post 56. You are "probably" only killing what you see above ground. They'll be back ....

 

[DT86]

We said the same thing - differently Wait for the blooms ....

I agree with waiting for the bloom but one good dose of Crossbow eliminates all of mine.

 

[TomSeller]

Read the link from STx in post 56. You are "probably" only killing what you see above ground. They'll be back ....

Not so far anyway. Based on doing the same thing last year at the same time, some of the areas are berry free and what is back is less vigorous. I figure 3 or more years and the 8 acre bramble will be a distant memory.

Edit
I do leave the berry canes until the fall before I brush hog them. So I suppose it could be that if there is life left in the plant, the Crossbow is transporte down to the roots then. But I do see many links saying you can use Crossbow a lot earlier than Roundup. Roundup on berries always seems to be recommended in the fall.

 

[AGRIMAN]

My 2015 season started with a bang......

 

[TomSeller]

My 2015 season started with a bang......

Uh oh.

 

[Bigfoot62]

I cut 12 acres on May 1st. Ran a tedder over it the next evening. Baled on the 4th. 24 rolls. (4x5)
It was a mix of red rice, native rye grass, clover, and some Coastal Bermuda. Really needed to get it cleaned up so the Coastal could grow.
Normally, I just bush-hog the tops out twice, then cut and bale. But this spring has been so wet, it got away from me. It was knee deep, so I just cut and baled.

Still have 40 more acres to cut, but we haven't gone more than 2 or 3 days without a rain lately.

 

[DT86]

Still have 40 more acres to cut, but we haven't gone more than 2 or 3 days without a rain lately.

Send some rain my way, we are starting to worry in SW VA. Planted some Sudex a week ago, no rain for two weeks before and none to talk about since.

I'm leaving the truck windows rolled down, hopefully that will draw the rain in.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Seems like it has rained everyday for last two weeks,sun finally come out after rain this morning but it is wet. I started my 5K forklift just to let it warm up,come back out the house and it sunk just from the diesel motor vibration. It weighs 10,000 but it was setting fine on the ground where it was and now has water in hole by back tires,I didn't even bother pulling it out,will just leave it for later.
Hay equipment still in shed,haven't even paid attention to it...

 

[RPW]

Same here, rain almost every day. Hope to get in the fields 1st of June. This will be my first year going for production. Previous couple of years were shake down for equipment and getting decent fields established.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

My fields are so soggy, even our 4x2 HPX Gator leaves 1 - 2 inch deep tracks. Never thought I'd have too much rain. Another inch today. Just 10 miles south, they got another 6 or 7 inches.