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Herbicide Recommendations for Woody Nursery Stock in Container Beds: Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 25 November 2002
Last Reviewed: 20 June 2008

Pub 75: Guide to Weed Control > Nursery and Ornamental Crops > Herbicide Recommendations for Woody Nursery Stock in Container Beds: Soil Applied Grass and Broadleaf Herbicides


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

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  1. Casoron
  2. Dacthal
  3. Devrinol 2G
  4. Nursery and Ornamental Herbicide Rating Table (Table 16-1) (PDF 63 k)
  5. Other Woody Nursery Stock Weed Control Recommendations
  6. Related Links
Casoron
Trade Name
Active Ingredient dichlobenil
Formulation 4 Gr
Rate per hectare (active) 4.4 to 7 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 110 to 175 kg/ha
Rate per acre (product) 44 to 70 kg/ac

Precautions

  • PRE - Apply to bare soil before putting container pots on beds.
  • Apply in spring when temperatures are cool and incorporate immediately with irrigation or mechanical incorporation.
  • For the best results, apply to soil with more than 2% organic matter content.
  • Use on gravel or sandy soils may result in inconsistent weed control.
  • Do NOT cover polyhouses with plastic within one month after application.
  • Do NOT apply within plastic covered polyhouses or within greenhouse structures.
  • Refer to label for tolerant species.
  • Do NOT transplant into treated soil for one year.

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Dacthal
Trade Name
Active Ingredient chlorthal dimethyl
Formulation 75 WP
Rate per hectare (active) 12.75 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 17 kg/ha
Rate per acre (product) 6.8 kg/ac

Precautions

  • Apply at lining out, late fall or early spring in 340 L of water.
  • Applications should be made to soil recently cultivated to a uniform texture.
  • Rain or irrigation (1 cm) is needed to activate this herbicide.

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Devrinol
Trade Name
Active Ingredient napropamide
Formulation 2 Gr
Rate per hectare (active) 4.5 kg/ha
Rate per hectare (product) 225 kg/ha
Rate per acre (product) 90 kg/ac

Precautions

  • Consult list of plant species on which Devrinol 2G can be used.
  • Apply over the container and treat preemergence to the weeds. If weed are emerged, cultivate before application.
  • Irrigate immediately after application.

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