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    Default Lawn herbicides

    Whats everyone using?I haven't done alot of spraying yet but have a few jobs to do if this weather ever settles down,mainly clover and dandelion eradication.
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    Default Re: Lawn herbicides

    I mainly use Kamba but I find there's a few weeds that it doesn't get rid of but generally it takes care of about 95% of turf-weeds around here. It's great for clover, bindii and dandelion and safe to use on couch and buffalo. I'm still looking for something that will control wintergrass and paspalum though.

    http://www.nuturf.com.au/new%20desig...0M%20label.pdf

    There's a lot of options though.

    http://www.livingturf.com/herbicides...turf.php#kamba

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    Default Re: Lawn herbicides

    I used bin-die on a clients lawn to get rid of the bindis.
    But 2 weeks later she said the bindis are growing more???
    Any ideas on getting rid of the bindis?
    I was thinking if tripling the dosage of bin-due
    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG View Post
    I mainly use Kamba but I find there's a few weeds that it doesn't get rid of but generally it akes care of about 95% of turf-weeds around here. It's great for clover, bindii and dandelion and safe to use on couch and buffalo. I'm still looking for something that will control wintergrass and paspalum though.

    http://www.nuturf.com.au/new%20desig...0M%20label.pdf

    There's a lot of options though.

    http://www.livingturf.com/herbicides...turf.php#kamba
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    Default Re: Lawn herbicides

    Quote Originally Posted by imoww View Post
    I used bin-die on a clients lawn to get rid of the bindis.
    But 2 weeks later she said the bindis are growing more???
    Any ideas on getting rid of the bindis?
    I was thinking if tripling the dosage of bin-due
    Did you spray as directed? A lot of people don't spray enough on, read the spray rates and try it again. It's good stuff and usually works well. Did it rain or get water on it after application?

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    Quote Originally Posted by imoww View Post
    I used bin-die on a clients lawn to get rid of the bindis.
    But 2 weeks later she said the bindis are growing more???
    Any ideas on getting rid of the bindis?
    I was thinking if tripling the dosage of bin-due
    It sounds a bit basic, but Bin-die works way better with the watering can method - especially if the ground is dry. Dunno why - but it does.
    Follow the application rate per square metres especially on buffalo. If there is clover, give the clover an application first before doing the entire lawn (so the clover gets a double dose)
    For your customer, the bindis will seem to be getting worse as they die and the seed balls dry out. It means you've sprayed the bindies a bit late.
    For Illawarra NSW I spray late September and mid December. This hits the spring growth and the late stragglers. Do this 3 years in a row and you'll have eliminated 95% of the bindies.
    Best way to completely rid bindies from the lawn is to make the lawn healthy. Light fertilise spring and autumn, keep at least 2 inches of depth in the grass. Once the bindies are gone mulch mow every so often.
    Best way to grow a mighty crop of bindies is to mulch mow nice and short every 2 weeks year round - like a lot of grassies do.
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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    Whats everyone using?I haven't done alot of spraying yet but have a few jobs to do if this weather ever settles down,mainly clover and dandelion eradication.
    hey courty looks like we both are scratching our heads over the clover and dandelion problems , the areas i work are just packed full of the stuff ......

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    I've noticed bin-die by chemspray is now being sold as Amgrow Chemspray. They also have one for control of weeds in buffalo and one for control of weeds in couch. So far so good with the bin-die for buffalo and other lawns but haven't tried bin-die for couch yet!

    BTW the new chemspray for buffalo has exactly the same ingredients as the old chemspray. But not sure about the chemspray for couch
    Last edited by Cranbourne Lawnmowing; 20-10-2010 at 08:03 PM. Reason: more info

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    Quote Originally Posted by geoff1969 View Post
    hey courty looks like we both are scratching our heads over the clover and dandelion problems , the areas i work are just packed full of the stuff ......
    Bin die is good on dandelion, takes a couple of sprays for the clover. Just watch what lawn your using it on. Don't use anything with Dicamba on buffalo

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    From reading through here and some other info I figured clover can be tough to get rid of. When I quote I include a second spray if necessary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    From reading through here and some other info I figured clover can be tough to get rid of. When I quote I include a second spray if necessary.
    Clover is hard to get rid of. Any part of the weed from root to flower will grow if left in the lawn. Best time to spray it is when it becomes active and fertilize with high nitrogen. Clover does not like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    Clover is hard to get rid of. Any part of the weed from root to flower will grow if left in the lawn. Best time to spray it is when it becomes active and fertilize with high nitrogen. Clover does not like it.


    And what sort of nitrogen content should the fertiliser have?

    Need to spray for clover in some kik which the owner has sprayed previously with no results. Hate to have to fertilise it this time of year but he wants it gone!

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    I find that Feed-n-weed or weed-n-feed works pretty well on clover, dandelions, lambs tongue etc. Make sure you get a good day and really hose the sh!t on. I did a lawn the other day with it and I sprayed each area twice and got a pretty good result.

    Let's go SPRAY some grass.

    Quote Originally Posted by geoff1969 View Post
    hey courty looks like we both are scratching our heads over the clover and dandelion problems , the areas i work are just packed full of the stuff ......

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    Default Re: Lawn herbicides

    I use Kambah for kikuyu and couch lawns, Bromicide for buffalo lawns.

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    Default Re: Lawn herbicides

    Sprayed a couple of lawns early last week using Chemspray Multiweed,checked them on friday and it looks to have done it's job pretty well. These lawns are due for a cut on Wednesday,is it to soon to hit them with some lawn builder after cutting?
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    Quote Originally Posted by courty View Post
    Sprayed a couple of lawns early last week using Chemspray Multiweed,checked them on friday and it looks to have done it's job pretty well. These lawns are due for a cut on Wednesday,is it to soon to hit them with some lawn builder after cutting?
    Hey Courty is that scotts lawn builder?

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