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1. Robert Cline

   

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   1/8/2014 4:01 PM

   I was just wondering what rates people are using for Primo on Seashore Paspalum? I would like to begin a spray program including tees, fairways, and greens. We have the "Platinum" variety here.
   
   Can I expect (or hope) to see any suppression of contaminant bermudagrass seedheads? The bermuda seems to grow much quicker than the paspalum so we have a lot of very noticeable seedheads, particularly in fairways.
   
   Thanks,
   
   Robert Cline
   El Salvador

   
   
   
   
2. Bryan Taylor

   

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   1/8/2014 5:01 PM

   We are using 6oz/acre on tees/fairways every other week. Using 3 oz on greens weekly with good results. Better to start lower and then ramp up to what you want. We spray with micros, seaweed, iron, wetting agents etc. at same time with great results. 100% Platinum. Using salt with some success on Bermuda.
   
   Bryan Taylor
   Makena, Hawaii

   
   
   
   
3. Daniel Stover

   

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   1/9/2014 7:01 AM

   I sprayed Primo on our greens at 2oz/acre and 5oz/acre on tees one day and it burned the crap out of the tees and yellowed my greens. This was in the heat of the summer on the island of Curacao so possibly the sun turned it phytotoxic. I thought it may have been the micros I had mixed in with it so i sprayed only Primo at the same rate on the driving range with the same results. I used to spray at 10oz/acre/week on greens no problem in southern Florida. Anybody else experience this?

   
   
   
   
4. Robert Crockett

   

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   1/10/2014 10:01 AM

   Robert Cline said: I was just wondering what rates people are using for Primo on Seashore Paspalum? I would like to begin a spray program including tees, fairways, and greens. We have the "Platinum" variety here. Can I expect (or hope) to see any suppression of contaminant bermudagrass seedheads? The bermuda seems to grow much quicker than the paspalum so we have a lot of very noticeable seedheads, particularly in fairways. Thanks, Robert Cline El Salvador

   Watched a webinar yesterday..... A course in the Middle East went as far as to replace their entire existing soil with white sand....and a reverse osmosis system...They have money obviously. However, due to the nature the paspalum, it was counter productive. They were having the same issues as you are with bermuda encroachment. The recommendation was to actually load up the sprayer once per week and spray it with salt water.....go figure huh

   
   
   
   
5. Dennis Ingram

   

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   1/10/2014 12:01 PM

   In Puerto Rico we are going at 6 oz every 14 days then reduce the application intervals down to every 7 - 10 days as we get closer to the event. Some clubs are also using Cutlass on paspalum which will "ding" the bermuda patches. Pro Grass can be sprayed on paspalum and will knock the bermuda back. Trick is to not let the bermuda get a foothold in the first place.

   
   
   
   
6. Michael Hummel

   

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   1/10/2014 12:01 PM

   Robert:
   
   What type of paspalum do you have? We have Plantinum wall to wall and the rates we use here are slightly different than what I have used other cultivars..We worked up to 6 oz per acre on greens starting at 1oz and tees,fairways bunkers we use 10 to 12 oz per acre.. working up from 4 oz per acre I do not recommend these rates to you as the conditons and or the type of cultivar may be different.. Always work up to your rate.

   
   
   
   
7. Robert Cline

   

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   1/20/2014 9:01 AM

   Michael, we have Platinum paspalum. For guys using salt, how much are you adding per gallon of water?
   
   Thanks,
   
   Robert Cline
   El Salvador

   
   
   
   
8. Beyer Brandon D

   
   6/2/2014 5:06 PM

   I found this article helpful from the USGA web page. It tells you what growth regulator to use and how much to apply. It will also shed light on other issues that may arise using Paspalum.
   http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/article/foy-going-3-22-2013.pdf
   Hope this helps.