Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu List of recommended herbicides for winter wheat and barley in Delaware (additional herbicides are labeled). Herbicide Maximum Stage Rotation to Soybeans Rotation to Vegetables Axial XL Pre-boot 90 days 90 days Axial Bold Pre-boot… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu The mantra of “Starting Clean” is important for all crops, including small grains. Relying on mechanical implements to prepare a weed-free seedbed requires selecting the appropriate one. Most vertical tillage implements are not aggressive… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu I have had a couple of questions about control of volunteer corn before planting small grains. Since the corn is Roundup Ready and often has Liberty resistance, glyphosate and glufosinate are not options. Products… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu If planting as no-till or minimum tillage, be sure to “start clean” with a burndown herbicide. A turbo-till is not a tillage implement for weed control, so often these fields need a burndown herbicide,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Jacob Urian and to all others who correctly identified the weed from last week as henbit. This from Mark VanGessel: Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) is a winter annual weed in the mint family and… Continue Reading
