Weed management in annual flower beds Cancel The title field is required!

1. Jeffrey Sexton

   

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   6/2/2012 9:06 PM

   Guys:
   
   I just took a new job that I will begin at the end of June. The club has an enormous amount of annual flower beds throughout the property. Does anyone know a secret to keeping weed amounts down besides pulling them by hand? Any preemerges out there that won't hurt the flowers? Thanks.
   
   
   Jeff Sexton
   Henderson CC
   Henderson, KY

   
   
   
   
2. Steven Huffstutler

   

   11 posts
   
   6/3/2012 5:06 AM

   Triflurilan.

   
   
   
   
3. Larry Taylor

   

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   6/3/2012 7:06 AM

   Try Freehand. Using it this year for the first time and loving what I am seeing so far.

   
   
   
   
4. Jeffrey Sexton

   

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   6/3/2012 9:06 AM

   Larry:
   
   Did you apply right after your annuals were planted? Any problems with sensitive plants thus far? I'll have vinca, patunias, colius, sweet potato vine, salvia, etc. Are these similar to what you are using this year? Are you treating using the sprinkle method and then watering with your hose? Any info would be great. Looks like a great tool. Thanks.
   
   Jeff

   
   
   
   
5. Robert Crockett

   

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   6/3/2012 11:06 AM

   Jeffrey Sexton said: Guys:
   
   I just took a new job that I will begin at the end of June. The club has an enormous amount of annual flower beds throughout the property. Does anyone know a secret to keeping weed amounts down besides pulling them by hand? Any preemerges out there that won't hurt the flowers? Thanks.
   
   
   Jeff Sexton
   Henderson CC
   Henderson, KY

   
   http://www.dowagro.com/turf/products/he ... apshot.htm
   This stuff works great, but you have to hand weed first

   
   
   
   
6. Baker Daniel

   
   6/5/2012 3:06 PM

   I'd second the freehand. It is basically a blend of pendi and tower. It works on a wide variety of weeds and has a great over the top label. As long as your plants are established you should not have any problems with it. If you want to double check, call your BASF rep with any questions. We always apply our right via spreader right before we put down a layer of mulch.
   
   I've heard great things about the snapshot as well but don't have any experience with it.

   
   
   
   
7. Melvin Waldron

   

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   6/6/2012 12:06 PM

   We use snapshot on a regular basis. Works pretty good for us, when we do have issues, I attribute it to application timing issues.
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
8. Larry Taylor

   

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   6/7/2012 9:06 AM

   Jeff,
   We are using a lot of the same plant material. Yes, We put it down right after we put our plants in the ground. We watered it in with our irrigation and then mulched over the top. The last couple of years we have really fought our flower beds as far as weed control and I haven't had to send a crew member to pull a weed yet! I went to Farmlinks back in April and that is what made me want to try it. The rate is around 250#/Acre so we just put it in a belly spreader and went to town. I haven't had any adverse effects on any plants as of yet.

   
   
   
   
9. Robert Crockett

   

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   6/8/2012 4:06 PM

   Daniel Baker said: I'd second the freehand. It is basically a blend of pendi and tower. It works on a wide variety of weeds and has a great over the top label. As long as your plants are established you should not have any problems with it. If you want to double check, call your BASF rep with any questions. We always apply our right via spreader right before we put down a layer of mulch.
   
   I've heard great things about the snapshot as well but don't have any experience with it.

   
   Snapshot is a granular "Orxylene"....Surflan....I've used Pendi before too. Both great products!!

   
   
   
   
10. Peter Bowman

    

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    6/8/2012 4:06 PM

    Robert Crockett said:
    Snapshot is a granular "Orxylene"....Surflan....I've used Pendi before too. Both great products!!

    
    
    Uhhhmmmmmm, no, it's not. Not sure what "Orxylene" is, if anything, but it ain't Snapshot.
    Snapshot is trifluralin and isoxaben. Suflan is oryzalin.

    
    
    
    
11. Keith Lamb

    

    3 posts
    
    6/8/2012 6:06 PM

    Peter Bowman, CGCS said:

    Robert Crockett said:
    Snapshot is a granular "Orxylene"....Surflan....I've used Pendi before too. Both great products!!

    
    
    Uhhhmmmmmm, no, it's not. Not sure what "Orxylene" is, if anything, but it ain't Snapshot.
    Snapshot is trifluralin and isoxaben. Suflan is oryzalin.

    
    
    Pete, it's the active ingredient in bath salts......leave the zombie alone man.

    
    
    
    
12. Robert Crockett

    

    4 posts
    
    6/13/2012 11:06 AM

    Keith Lamb said:

    Peter Bowman, CGCS said:

    Robert Crockett said:
    Snapshot is a granular "Orxylene"....Surflan....I've used Pendi before too. Both great products!!

    
    
    Uhhhmmmmmm, no, it's not. Not sure what "Orxylene" is, if anything, but it ain't Snapshot.
    Snapshot is trifluralin and isoxaben. Suflan is oryzalin.

    
    
    Pete, it's the active ingredient in bath salts......leave the zombie alone man.

    
    Your right Keith...made a mistake ..like your mother did when she gave birth to you....Kiss it Keith.....I'll eat your face off