Landscape Management, October 2010
WEEDWATCH Recommended Dow AgroSciences solution Confront specialty herbicide CURLY DOCK Rumex crispus develops a rosette of leaf base and usually swollen nodes Flowers occur in greenish of the main stem and become reddish brown as they mature Stems are unbranched thick without hairs ridged and often reddish in color It usually grows in wet areas such as those caused by overwatering or standing water in low areas CONTROL TIPS Its best controlled post emergence in the fall or spring with two three and four way broadleaf herbicides Perennial weeds are capable of living more than two years and thrive in weak thin turf Proper turf maintenance is the key to maintain control Properly fertilize mow and water to encourage dense growth BROUGHT TO YOU BY IDENTIFICATION TIPS This taproot perennial wavy margined leaves It features a membranous sheath at the clusters at the top LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET OCTOBER 2010 58 PHOTOS COURTESY DR SHAWN ASKEW DR RONALD CALHOUN STANDING SENTINEL TO PROTECT PLANT HEALTH Recommended Dow AgroSciences solution Dimension specialty herbicide SHEPHERDS PURSE Capsella bursa pastoris quickly after producing its seedhead Proper mowing will reduce seed production as the seedhead is erect It does not compete well with actively growing turf Maintaining a healthy turf stand is the best control option It will develop in areas that have been damaged over the summer and have not fi lled in during the fall Apply a pre emergent herbicide labeled for control of shepherds purse prior to germination in fall or spring IDENTIFICATION TIPS This winter annual forms a basal rosette and tall stems It prefers disturbed soil on many growing sites Leaves range from smooth to deeply lobed more lobed as they mature The fl owering stalk produces fl at heart shaped seed capsules and tiny white fl owers CONTROL TIPS Because it spreads by seed the plant dies State restrictions on the sale and use of Confront and Dimension apply For more information regarding these and other turf weeds and related control technologies and tips please visit www DowProvesIt com or call 800 255 3726
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