Landscape Management, Weed Watch 2014
WEEDWATCH Recommended Dow AgroSciences solution Tur on Ester specialty herbicide IDENTIFICATION TIPS Small pansy like lowers feature ve blue violet lilac or white petals Heart shaped leaves with scalloped edges are often cupped toward the petiole to form a funnel shape It grows in bunches reaching a height of 2 to 5 in Its most often found in cool shady moist fertile soil CONTROL TIPS Wild violet is dif cult to control because of its aggressive growth and resistance to many herbicides Apply a post emergence broadleaf herbicide as soon as violets reach the two leaf stage of growth The best control is provided by triclopyr either alone or in two and three way combinations with other broadleaf herbicides BROUGHT TO YOU BY LANDSCAPEMANAGEMENT NET APRIL 2010 6 IDENTIFICATION TIPS Bright yellow blossoms of many petals are followed by puffball seed carriers Long hairless leaves with jagged teeth grow from low rosettes Lealess hollow stems emit a white milky sap when broken It grows all summer long in most conditions and soils but thrives in thin turf Recommended Dow AgroSciences solution Gallery specialty herbicide CONTROL TIPS When soil temperatures are below 60 ยบ F in early fall or late winter apply a broadleaf pre emergence herbicide Its good turf maintenance to reduce thin turf to help prevent spread PHOTOS COURTESY RONALD CALHOUN LEFT FRED YELVERTON WILD VIOLET Viola papilionacea DANDELION Taraxacum oficinale STANDING SENTINEL TO PROTECT PLANT HEALTH 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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