Chemical Weed Control for Gladiolus
Subject:
Chemical Weed Control for Gladiolus
Abstract:
Labor for weeding is the most expensive and time consuming item in gladiolus growing. On some crops we now have some fairly well established methods for weed control: Stoddard's solvent on carrots and celery; 2, 4-D on corn and other grass crops; Crag #1 on strawberries and asparagus; chloro IPC and DNOSBP on alfalfa; and others. Some materials do a better job on some difficult weeds: 2, 4-D on yellow rocker, Chloro IPC on purslane, potassium cyanate on crabgrass, DNOSBP on chickweed, and Sodium TCA on quack and nut grass. With the many chemicals now available it is a matter of selecting a chemical or combination of chemical treatments that will best control the weeds in our own area and not seriously affect the gladiolus.
Source: • New York State Flower Growers Incorporated, Bulletin #93
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