How can I control grass in my radish food plot?
Filed under: Ask Grant, Food Plots, Herbicide
Question
I planted a food plot (rack radish crush item #1808301 at basspro) about June 12th My friend then unwittingly planted grass over the same area. The grass is obviously higher than the radishes, which have been munched on by the deer a lot as well. The grass is actually doubling over some. My question is, should I mow the area to give the radishes a fighting chance? Will it even help?
Thanks!
Wes
It depends on what type of grass and how mature it is. There are several grass-specific herbicides such as Poast Plus, Clethodim, etc. None of them are very effective on grass that’s very mature. So using a grass-specific herbicide depends on the maturity of weeds. You could try mowing but most grass species respond to being cut by growing again if it’s during the growing season.
It may be best to terminate the weeds and crop by herbicide or tillage and plant a fall crop now. If you take this action, make sure there is plenty of soil moisture before you plant the new crop!
Enjoy creation!
