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1. Atilla Demirsoy

   

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   8/9/2011 11:08 PM

   Hi Guys,
   I need some ideas please feel free to share your experiences...
   
   I have Bermuda wall to wall in transition zone...My roughs are covered in crab, goose and spurge's. Unfortunately I 've started this job in the middle of the season and didn't anticipated so much grassy weeds. For next year I will be using Dimension but is there anything apart from hand picking that I can do something? I do have very little selective brands but maybe I can go by the active ingredients !

   
   
   
   
2. Kinney Brian

   
   8/10/2011 7:08 AM

   crab and goose are getting harder to post treat each year with msma going out and newer ones breaking the bank. revolver and illoxan post works on smaller till. one product i love for spurge is blade, 2 apps, low cost and works great. also getting rid of the nematode activity will help spurge too. i have used milorganite on tees to mask tode pressure, it works, i think they dont like the smell either.

   
   
   
   
3. Juan Villegas_2

   

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   9/12/2011 10:09 AM

   We are using a mix of Q-4 (64 oz/acre), celsius (2.5 oz/acre), katana (.5 oz/acre) and quest (32 oz /acre) it's killing crab, spurge and sedges really good the goose is still giving me hard time....for this you can replace the celsius for revolver in the mix at 17oz/acre.

   
   
   
   
4. McCallum David K

   
   9/12/2011 12:09 PM

   My advice to you is to stock pile all the MSMA you can afford to buy......by the pallets, not cases.

   
   
   
   
5. Bryan Taylor

   

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   9/12/2011 1:09 PM

   Try Sencor/MSMA or Dismiss will knock back the goose. We have been using Revolver/Celsius for Goose/Crab along with the Sencor/MSMA mix. Unfortunately we dont have Drive or Dismiss here in Hawaii. The key is preemergent to stop it from coming back as you can add Barricade or something to your spot spray.
   
   This tool below from Par Aide works great on medium to large goose grass. It will spin most of the root out especially in good soils that are moist. Will leave a 2 " hole that we filled with a sand/compost mix. But the real key is sprinkling Ronstar G on top to stop it from returning. You can clean up an area real fast as one summer a single high school student went through the course and made a BIG difference without chemicals or burning the turf.
   http://paraide.com/product_detail.aspx?pid=1069&cid=38
   One tip if you buy tool. Go to hardware store and buy grade 8 replacement bolts and cut off the heads. The ones supplied are too long and weak and will bend easily in rocky soil. About 2-2.5" long is perfect.
   
   Bryan Taylor
   Poipu Bay GC