Grass Control With Paraquat or Clethodim Peanut Notes No. 70 2021

(Updated: May 22, 2021, 2:57 a.m.)

Question:

What are your thoughts on spraying grass in this hot and dry? Going to look at a field today for a grower that has lots of grass. All fields are clean except one. What are your thoughts on spraying in conditions and if just grass would go with a clethodim or still go with Gramoxone?

Jordan:

If grass is small try paraquat first.  That will help a lot.  If it is large spray clethodim.  It is relatively inexpensive.  Use the higher rate of clethodim, but maybe paraquat if weeds are small.

Jordan:

The advantage of paraquat is the small broadleaf weeds it controls and suppression of nutsedge in addition to grass control.