Weedkiller- buttercups- please help

agritox/agritox 50 is a good weedkiller for docks/nettles /thistles. but doesnt kill off buttercup/creeping buttercup. and only has an annual effect. pastor/banish will do the aformentioned and buttercups. lime helps but doesnt eliminate buttercups which can/do adapt to the soil ph. but a better soil ph helps with grass growth/sword.
 
I have used Timbrel for brambles and Docks with full results,and buttercups are easy with any mecoprop spray or 24D
Remember only spray buttercups in flower for full results ,WHY!!! Simply at this time all feed reserves are used up in making flowers and the plant is spent.
Also only spray on a dry day and make sure you have no rain for 48hours for max results.
Finally activly growing for the spray to enter the plant sap, in vary hot weather the stomata are closed and the weedkiller evaporates off with little use.

Buttercups will come back and can grow out of the weedkiller, this is why 2 applications is recommended especially with creping buttercup.

Yes rec 2 months but all modern weedkillers are broken down by soil bacteria after a few days and is made innert, simply the EEC would ban their use.
hope this helps
 
I'm sorry but the lime thing is a bit of a urban myth that proliferates from equestrian forums!

Buttercups can do very well on high pH soils, in fact we have a nice infestation on our lime cotswold brash

Why? Horses open up the grass sward and allow the buttercups to outcompete it. This does not happen with sheep or cows.

How to prevent - well if a high pH soil, don't graze horses and job done. Not very practical though!

Chemical wise- Headland polo should do buttercups in one application whereas other require multiple doses.
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Fully correct,Buttercups live in wet soils(often waterlogged soils) if they are acid neutral or Alkeline.

All of the buttercup family is the same.
 
Rob Lakeside said:
I'm sorry but the lime thing is a bit of a urban myth that proliferates from equestrian forums! Odd that - cos I was told this by a multi generational farmer MANY years ago. Nothing to do with URBAN or EQUESTRIAN FORUMS...

Buttercups can do very well on high pH soils, in fact we have a nice infestation on our lime cotswold brash

Why? Horses open up the grass sward and allow the buttercups to outcompete it. This does not happen with sheep or cows.

How to prevent - well if a high pH soil, don't graze horses and job done. Not very practical though!

Chemical wise- Headland polo should do buttercups in one application whereas other require multiple doses.
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Fully correct,Buttercups live in wet soils(often waterlogged soils) if they are acid neutral or Alkeline.

All of the buttercup family is the same.
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Buttercups are a pain in the butt to get rid of...
 
Agree that the lime thing is a bit of a myth. I had my soil tested and it was nigh on perfect and analysis company said pointless using lime. My field does lie wet though and is used for summer grazing and is grazed hard.

I had it professionally sprayed, but even then some (quite a lot) of patches of the buttercups came back this year. Am going to try spot spraying with headland polo this year as, at least, I've got a lot fewer to get rid of so its practical with a hand sprayer
 
Yet another vote for Headland Polo, it`s brilliant stuff and worked where others failed on my triffid buttercups!!

The liming thing is indeed a complete misnomer. We are on virtually pure chalk and had the buttercup infestation of nightmares a couple of years ago. It was caused not by the Ph, but by waterlogging and poaching from a VERY wet winter.

The only way to tell your soil Ph is to test it!!

ETA Headland won`t kill the nettles etc. It will knock them back but not finish them off.
 
Hi Is the Headland product similar to Grazon that wont kill grass, can you graze animals soon after applying(I usually use Grazon and leave for as many weeks as poss). Willing to give another product a go.

Does it kill clover too as well as grass? I dont want to lose the clover as well?

Is it available ie in Farm feed merchants easily?

Thank you
ps I have a damp field and noticed an increase in buttercups this year. I did have great success with Grazon for Docks.
 
indie999 said:
Hi Is the Headland product similar to Grazon that wont kill grass, can you graze animals soon after applying(I usually use Grazon and leave for as many weeks as poss). Willing to give another product a go.

Does it kill clover too as well as grass? I dont want to lose the clover as well?

Is it available ie in Farm feed merchants easily?

Thank you
ps I have a damp field and noticed an increase in buttercups this year. I did have great success with Grazon for Docks.
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Headland Polo contains 2,4-D so it only targets broadleafs, so your grasses are safe. It is available in farm shops but you'll probably need to get a farmer to buy it for you- there are restrictions on who can use it. I bought mine online, not sure whether I can name the place here?? If you want any details pm me.
 
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm deffo

Headland Polo

but I must be odd as I try to leave my nettles alone, and the neds graze them late Autumn/Winter :D
 
Sorry dont know how to quote but I leave my nettles alone too! Mine will munch those when the grass is scarce and also good for butterflies/ladybirds etc
 
I strim the nettles and thistles and the horses eat them. But am going to try and kill the buttercups this year, they are taking over the field!
 
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