control of orchard grass in fine fescue Cancel The title field is required!

1. Ken Siems

   

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   6/25/2014 4:06 AM

   Having a problem with Orchard grass and quack grass in our native fine fescue areas. looking for advice on best control methods.
   
   regards

   
   
   
   
2. Lisa Wick

   

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   6/25/2014 10:06 AM

   Your post caught my eye from the homepage.
   I remembered that Bert McCarty, Ph.D., talked about quackgrass in the webcast he taught for us earlier this year (it is called Options for Your Weed Control Plan and is available free On Demand here http://www.gcsaa.tv/webinars/education/view.php?id=232)
   I did a quick look and his slide says:
   Quackgrass
   [list">Cool-season rhizomatous grass that forms thin patches,
   Has characteristic long-clasping auricles,
   Selective control is currently unavailable,
   Spot treat with Roundup when the grass is green and growing (not under drought stress) and resod (sorry).[/list:u">
   
   I didn't see anything on orchard grass - he has a lot of other good details, however.
   
   I looked at Today's Turf is Fescue which Steve McDonald taught for us in March 2013 and it has some mention of orchard grass. That recording is here: http://www.gcsaa.tv/webinars/education/view.php?id=187
   Steve might be a good contact to ask if you don't get what you need here. Lisa

   
   Lisa Wick, sr. manager, e-Learning Programs
   
   
3. Theodore Piersol

   

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   6/25/2014 6:06 PM

   I use an product from BASF called Poast. It smokes grasses out of fine fescue areas. It's an agricultural product but is labeled for non crop areas.

   
   
   
   
4. Gordon Seliga

   

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   6/25/2014 7:06 PM

   BASF's "Segment" Sethoxydim" same as "Poast" is labeled for fescue.
   
   Here's the label: Page 11 mentions; Turf, Lawns and Right of Ways
   
   http://www.cdms.net/LDat/ldACG000.pdf