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jimmy mac Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 82
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject: re potato spraying |
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can anyone tell me the mix for basta weedkiller thanks |
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Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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If they can, could they also tell me where to find the dashed stuff in Co. Meath?
It's frustrating me trying to find a supplier.
Bill. _________________ Earth is the insane asylum of the Universe.
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one eye Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 12 Location: kerry
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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what is basta weedkiller Please _________________ one eye |
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Sean Ph'lib Rank attained: Ash Tree


Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 201 Location: Co Kerry
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to ask the same question.... |
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Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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It's a foliage dessicant. With Gramoxone (Paraquat) off the market since June 2008 this is replacing it. I use it to burn off top growth of grasses etc on areas I'm going to work on but don't want the roots killed. Farmers use it to dessicate the foliage on potatoes before harvesting, it helps them form skins quicker ready for storage.
Bill. _________________ Earth is the insane asylum of the Universe.
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Sean Ph'lib Rank attained: Ash Tree


Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 201 Location: Co Kerry
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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It sounds very nasty to me - I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole. |
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jimmy mac Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


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Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 6:07 am Post subject: |
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I got basta to spray when potato leaves are breaking ground to kill down other weeds and give the foliage a chance to take over but i cannot understand the instructions re mix amounts |
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jimmy mac Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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I have recently come across a selective weed killer called Shotput. Anyone had any experience of it? Its primary use is for potato crops. Kills everything else apparently. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Black&Amber Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 11 May 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Kilkenny,Ireland
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:42 am Post subject: |
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Blight warning from the Met office
for Wednesday and Thursday |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:49 am Post subject: |
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It starts again. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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Black&Amber Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 11 May 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Kilkenny,Ireland
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 11:50 am Post subject: |
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What are ye using for blight? |
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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I refuse to use anything chemical, but it depends how big an area you have devoted to spuds. I just grow a few to get the season started and cover them with fleece. What I can't protect with that, I wait until they've flowered (flowers on top = spuds down below) at which stage I cut the tops off and then dig them as we need them (per a suggestion from a neighbour). Using these two methods I had no trouble with blight last year, so will do the same this year. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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Sue Deacon Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 31 Dec 2014 Posts: 2029 Location: West Fermanagh
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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tagwex wrote: | Kills everything else apparently. | Yeh, with emphasis on the EVERYTHING! Rather you than me mate. _________________ Be humble, for you are made of earth
Be noble, for you are made of stars |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 7:17 am Post subject: |
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Well Lady Fermanagh, if one only wants the humble spud to grow in an area then a selective weedkiller that kills everything else except said spud then that is a good thing yes? _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
This boy can really sing http://youtu.be/Dgv78D2duBE |
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