Message Board - Pests, Weeds and Diseases: daisies
17 Jun 2009 by james Macarthur
Can anyone give us some advice on what to apply to our football pitch to get rid of daisies,we have an infestation and makes the pitch look awful on sunny days,they seem to be getting worse every year,Any advice would be appreciated.
james
Back football and recreation club
isle of lewis
scotland
17 Jun 2009 by Andy Matthews
James I know this isn't an answer to your question, Back Isle of Lewis, your a lucky lucky man, a wonderful location.
17 Jun 2009 by Poa7 Last edited 17 Jun 2009
You need a product with MCPA & Dicamba, 2,4-D or Mecoprop P. Probably need more than one application.
Hope this helps - there are other active ingredients that will control it but these will suffice.
17 Jun 2009 by jlawrence
i get complete weed control in to do the main spray then i spot spray any that are left.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
17 Jun 2009 by GaryA
There are various selectives available for the control of broad leaved weeds in truf areas. I would echo the sentiments of Poa7 in that I would go for a product containing 2, preferably 3 active ingredients from the above. There are quite a few very reasonably priced products containing MCPA, Dicamba and Mecoprop-p in the following quantities (or thereabouts) - 252-18-42 g/l. Tribute is one such product and is applied at 6L /Ha for control of daisies, buttercup, plantains, clover (60ml in 4.5L water to do 100m2). Others include Relay Turf, Premier Selective Plus, Hysward, Mircam and about 4/5 others. Indeed one of them will be in the pitchcare shop!
Be Just and Fear Not
17 Jun 2009 by Grassman2011
I use Spearhead. One application per year. It may not be the cheapest but it works well. However, if you have lots of daisies and the product you use works, your are going to have an awful lot of bare patches in that pitch later on.
18 Jun 2009 by Aladdin
Okay, here's where I probably set myself up!!
Mr. Macarthur says his daisy problem is getting worse every year. Apart from the obvious, is this an indication of an underlying problem? i.e. Why is there a proliferation of daisies in the first place?
From the posh end of the room!!
18 Jun 2009 by GaryA
No, fair point Aladdin. Probably an indication of heavy, wet ground conditions for prolonged periods.
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