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Croswell, Michigan | I only grow 2-3 acres but have been doing it for a long time. My best results with weed control are to get the ground worked just the way I want it 2-3 weeks prior to planting and leave it. Tillage kills the first flush of weed and lets the next flush start. Then just prior to planting I spray roundup/dual/reflex and plant into the somewhat stale seed bed. The roundup kills what’s up and I don’t want to bring anymore weed seed near the top. The dual/reflex really needs timely rain to make this program successful. After the pumpkins are up, even if they look clean, cultivating seems to help. I have seen a big difference where I cultivated most of them and had to quit early one night and never got back to finish. Noticeably more weeds where they weren’t cultivated.
A BASF rep told me one time that Basagran and Raptor post will work. It will ding the pumpkins, but they grow out of it. I have seen this to be successful if the weeds are getting away from you.
I dislike using Gramoxone . I have used that for a burn down with pumpkins before, but if you have any marestail, it will just burn off the top and they will be back with a vengeance.
Edited by John e.c.MI 5/16/2024 06:26
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burndown for pumpkins ?
