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    Paul, maybe the lawns where stressed, but Metsulfuron really is for woody broadleaf weeds and as I said before it can kill grass.

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    cylo, I would not use it, but because it only has 40g/l of Dicamba, you may get away with spraying buffalo, I would not use it on any buffalo that is stressed, you might have a different result. In reality you should not spray lawns that are stressed. I use Barmac Bindii Killer, very successful with this. I do use Amicide 625 on lawns for broadleaf, I also use Broadleaf Weeder. I would use Broadside on all other lawns except for Zoysia
    Very good, thanks for your advice! I have a school oval covered in bindii which needs spraying next week, so hopefully the broadside will do the job for now. Its mostly kikuya. Thanks for the tip on zoysia, Ill be carefull to keep clear of that, one client of mine has it.

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    The reason that it says not to spray 2 days before or after mowing is because if you spray straight after mowing there is not a lot of leaf left for the chemical to be absorbed into the weed. You are basically pissing your money up against the wall. I tell clients that I will spray 7 days before mowing or 7 days after that way I usually don't have to go back again to respray. Kamba makes kikuyu go yellow but will not kill it unless you over dose it.
    What I do is purely a time saving act.
    I'd rather spend a dollar of chemical and few minutes to spray the bad areas than to double the cutting time during spring. I only do this on ferals and theres usually enough leaf left after the cut to take effect slowing the weeds for easier cutting through spring. Saying that I'm not going to spray large areas for free, I'll try and talk the client into that and I do it correctly.

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    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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    Spray with Kamba M. You should have good results. Too often the homeowner gets it wrong when spraying, especially if they use those hit & miss click-on hose mixes.

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    anyone had any history using javelin? its what I typically use
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    John, just sprinkle some Sulphate of Ammonium over the Clover and hose in, the clover will be gone by next visit. Only that area will be a bit thicker and greener than the rest so won't be so hard to mow.

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    Have not used it but it could be as good as Kamba M, just in 10 litre bottles though makes it a bit of a pain. Kamba M comes in 1 litre and 5 litre bottles

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    Only ever bought it by 10s lol never had dramas personally just after others thoughts
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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidS View Post
    John, just sprinkle some Sulphate of Ammonium over the Clover and hose in, the clover will be gone by next visit. Only that area will be a bit thicker and greener than the rest so won't be so hard to mow.
    Thanks guys.

    I have BIN-DIE already which I have used previously so will give it a shot then IF NEEDED will just go with some Sulphate of Ammonia. The kik is taking off so I don't want to create too much extra work

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mow And Go View Post
    anyone had any history using javelin? its what I typically use
    I use Javelin every year. I've got lots of buffalo on my run...
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    I had a look at Javelin online and it's mentioned it takes up to 6 weeks to kill the weeds. Is this true? I've been using Bindie on Buffalo and Kamba M on other grasses and it seems these two work within a 3week timeline.

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    Yep. It takes about 4 weeks before you start to see results but be patient as it will kill every weed in the lawn. Don't respray any lawns. It will work.
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    This season, javelin worked in 3 to 4 for me.
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    Anyone come across black oats/wild oats in lawns. I think I've put up pics somewhere before. Was told by an agronomist to treat it like Winter grass but I call BS. It's everywhere at the moment and I still can't find a lawn-compatible selective herb to kill it.

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