The feel of fall is here with cooler nights and unstable weather and the sight of geese flying overhead.  The true Bluegrass is planted and should be up, need to watch for broadleaf weeds, very young grass doesn’t compete well with weeds and a stand can be reduced, so Buctril, (Moxy) can be used on new grass at any time up to boot stage.

 

The older Bluegrass stands should be burnt and harrowed.  The harrowing helps disperse the charcoal left by burning and flaming to obtain the best fall weed control. A good shot of well-balanced fertilizer will help the grass off to a good start for the next year’s crop. Some common weed control products used in these older fields are Banvel, Diuron, Beacon, Goal, Sinbar in different combinations as needed and insect control of Dimate, should be applied in late September or October.

 

The wheat price is up and down; so keep an eye on our Web page www.chsmadras.com for the daily Wheat price and market information.

 

Also mark your calendar for the Fall Pesticide Container Management Program, the container collection will be Nov. 4^th at Wilber-Ellis and Nov. 5^th here at CHS.  Remember the containers need to be multiple-rinsed clean to be accepted.