Managing Weeds in Seedbeds and Potting Soil: Introduction

Excerpt from 2008 Chapter 16, Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control, Order this publication

The best weed management system for seedbeds and potting soil uses a combination of chemical weed control with cultivation and other techniques. See Chapter 1, Principles of Integrated Weed Management.
Cultural Weed Control - See notes on Cultural Weed Control in Fruit Crops section.
Site Preparation Before Planting - see Chapter 6, Special Methods of Weed Control
All treatments should be applied in 150-300 L/ha (60-120 L/ac) water unless otherwise indicated.
Recommended rates /ha or /ac refer to area actually treated with herbicide.
To convert kg/ha or L/ha to g/100m² or mL/100m² - Multiply by 10 and change units.
For example - 11 kg/ha becomes 110 g/100m² (28.4 L/ha becomes 284 mL/100m²)