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You¹ve asked about controlling cranesbill and plantains in pasture. By cranesbill I think you¹re referring to Erodium cicutarium which is actually called storksbill but it's probably called cranesbill in some local regions.  Looks as much like a crane as it does a stork, as far as I can see.  Just check the attached weed file to be sure I am on th..

In answer to a question about Grassmate from a customer about control of broadleaf weeds in lawns, Our product GrassMate is an excellent product for removing all broadleaf species, including clovers etc, from a lawn without damage to the grass. For your situation a rate equivalent to 2L/Ha is about right.  So for a 1.5 acre lawn, that's a total o..

CONTROLLING WEEDS IN CHICORY BASED PASTUREReply to a question on weed control in a horse pasture containg some chicory.The presence of chicory limits the herbicide choices very severely, because almost all the good broadleaf weed sprays will damage chicory.However, all authorities do agree that flumetsulam (i.e. our product “Decision") is the No 1 ..

In answer to a question regarding the withholding period for Decision herbicide. Short answer is that it’s very low risk.  In fact it’s really only got a withholding period due to the fact that Decision will kill some poisonous weeds that then become more palatable (i.e. less repellent to taste) as they die off, but that remain poisonous even thoug..

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF GRASSMATE FOR THE CONTROL OF THE CONVOLVULUS AMONGST NATIVES THAT YOU WANT TO PROTECTGrassmate is a good choice for the job, because it is effective against all the bindweeds, including field convolvulus.  And it’s not volatile, meaning that it doesn’t form a lighter than air vapour that drifts unexpe..

Triclo isn't registered for either paspalum or couch, but as you say it does kill kikuyu and there are some similarities between those species.You're going to have to try a small area and give it a couple of weeks to evaluate, before you try a larger area.  I have seen a couple of anecdotal references to triclopyr (i.e. Triclo) being effective agai..

In response to a cusomer question about lily control. I think you must be referring to Arum Lily?    But my advice is much the same for all lilies anyway. According to all the best authorities on lily control, you should not need the paraquat part of your proposed mix.  As an example go to the ARC (Auckland Regional Council) info page about the Aru..

In reply to a customer question about controlling gorse in amongst Flax. I don't have a clear answer, at least not from practical experience. I once tried several weed sprays on some unwanted flax (a small stand of flax that was going to have to be removed) to see what was safe and what wasn't.  It was not a very illuminating experiment!   Glyphosa..

In reply to a customer question Sept 20131.  Decision is a good spray for pasture-friendly weed control in new pasture.  It handles fathen, and quite a few other relevant species.  See attached copy of the directions leaflet for weeds controlled, rates, etc.  Note that it's only fully safe on clover after the clover has passed the two-leaf (i.e. tw..

In reply to a customer question regarding control of Gravel Groundsel Gravel groundsel (Senecio skirrhodon) is, according to Massey University & other authorities, controlled by nearly all herbicides, except for a few specialist cropping herbicides. But there aren't any herbicides specifically registered for gravel groundsel, so we've got to make a..

In response to a question from a farm adviser about a customer who'd sprayed for plantain control, and now wanted to drill new seed.Broad leaf plantain is normally taken out successfully at the normal rates at which glyphosate is used to spray out paddocks for cropping or for new pasture.That is between 3L/Ha and 5L/Ha when using G360 liquid, or th..

Regarding clover, you'll be aware that glyphosate is not effective against it.  And you will also probably be aware that the herbicides that are very effective against clover (triclopyr, metsulfuron-methyl) do have some residual effect that may well be harmful to your flower species.  Triclopyr is one of the actives in Rainbow & Brown's GrassMate, ..