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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] more weeds...
  • Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:36:51 -0600 (CST)

Its critical to get Galinsoga under control before it starts producing seed,
no mater what methods you use.

Bill



---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:21 -0500
>From: prmsdlndfrm AT aol.com
>Subject: Re: [Market-farming] more weeds...
>To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
>
> Herbicides is the best way to deal with it in my
> opinion
> josh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sunnfarm AT netscape.com
> To: Market Farming
> <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 3, 2010 1:15 pm
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] more weeds...
>
> My biggest problem with galinsoga is in my nursery
> containers. On vegetable fields in south Jersey its
> one of our major weed pests. Galinsoga is easy to
> control with shallow cultivation as long as you can
> get over and around the crop. There are many
> herbicide options in vegetables. For me in my
> vegetable fields its a minor pest... Bob.
>
> --- davepurpura AT yahoo.com wrote:
>
> From: david purpura <davepurpura AT yahoo.com>
> To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [Market-farming] more weeds...
> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:50:18 -0800 (PST)
>
> Hi All. I have a 1/2 acre piece of field that I
> must have imported galin soga from somewhere else
> with the harrow last year. It was in the section
> that was planted to tomatoes, and weather and field
> conditions were really rewarding. After mowing the
> tomatoes at the end of July I seeded spelt and have
> a good stand there. My question is how to deal with
> this weed this year.
>
> I have several options - the normal rotation would
> have been to winter squash. This would allow
> aggresive stale seedbedding then cultivation until
> late-July. Or I could jump to potatoes, with early
> tine weeding then hilling. Or I could leave it in
> spelt, then a later cover. Or I could bare fallow
> for the season. Or put pigs on that section of the
> field for the season (will they eat it?).
>
> Anyone have a best approach? It's an obnoxious
> weed...
>
> thanks,
> dave
> SE MA
>
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