Grass burrs

[Dusty Britches]

It is a little late for pre-emergent.

Wait until the soil temp is 72 (how to do that) and scout. Most people can't tell the difference between a 1.5" grass bur plant and Bermuda grass stem, though. My thought is if there was grass burs there last year, they will be there this year. If the Bermuda grass is greening up, so are the grass burs.

Then spray Pastora. If you aren't growing hay, you could put out a light application of glyphosate. It will stunt the Bermuda because it grows on "runners". Sand burs do not. If you have any livestock, you cannot use MSMA. Like mentioned before it will kill them and horses especially quick.

[3ChordTruth]

Good question OP, and thanks for answers, I have and hate grass burrs!

[brokeno]

Used xl2 but now they say its banned I guess because it worked. What's a good granule for grass burrs.

[HOOKNBULLET2]

Used xl2 but now they say its banned I guess because it worked. What's a good granule for grass burrs.

Looks like the replacement for XL is Snapshot 2.5 TG.

[Reelthreat]

Pastora will knock them out but the stuff is expensive.

About $20/acre per application.

[wellingtontx]

Agree Pastora mixed with 24D. But as noted above, Pastora is expensive.

[KHo]

Good info here. Been looking for something to battle the spurs. Gonna try Pastora.


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[Strummer]

Do you need a license to buy pastora ?

[bmac]

Pastora will knock them out but the stuff is expensive.

About $20/acre per application.

I looked at this, but that sure is a small bottle and goes a long ways. Hard to spot treat and get good ratios. I use MSMA but don’t graze. I also hand pick when I see them as I’m pretty good and spotting plants now.


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[John Paul]

Recently bought a sticker picker off Craigslist for 50 bucks. Used it this wk/end and picked up a lot from last year.

[Dusty Britches]

Do you need a license to buy pastora ?

No

[Dusty Britches]

I just re-read the OP - for yard applications - wait until the end of March, beginning of April and spray MSMA or Image. Do not use these in a pasture.

[westtexducks]

I have been battling these devil plant for 2 years now in my front and back yard. About have them whipped now or at least beaten back to a much better level.

My approach was the brute force method of just pulling them. I pulled up close to 4 55 gallon drums worth of them the first year. Would water the grass heavily to get them up and then pull all of them. Would walk the yard every evening after work during the entire growing period and pull everyone I seen put it in a metal trash can and then throw them out. First year was terrible. Last year start off at about half the amount of stickers as the first year. And they are completely gone from front yard. Same with the **** goat heads.

[friscopaint]

Celcius will kill them up to 4 inches spot treatment. Prowl, surf land pre emergent. Regelon and celcius post emergent.

[super_dave]

Lime and fertilizer


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