lla --- Been pretty busy around here and just seen your post : )
Boy - you ask a good question here - I don't know what state your in - but will tell what I have used - seen and what ever else .
Years ago - Dow had a product called Hornet - In came in the little bags you throw in the sprayer - I had a train wreck with it the first year - I was using 28 as a carrier and it turned to jello in the tank ! It was I believe the first year for it - So I had to use a 5 gallon bucket and put the packets in WATER - then stir it up then dump that in to the inductor - Then from then on I just used water as a carrier and got along fine ! I will say that may be the best product I ever used to control giant rags + cockleburs ! I sprayed in right behind the planter - Never a pre plant -
I have a 150 here that was always a problem child for giant rags - 3 years and I had every farm cleaned up - the past few yeas - they are coming back - I'm going to check and see if I can still get it - They say is can damage small corn - but I never seen any of that here - of on neighbors that used it . GREAT PRODUCT !
Authority XL - I pretty sure that's for beans only - it's a pre emerge - if beans are up - you can't use it ! Also used it 3 years on beans - first year - GREAT results ! Did grwt job on marestail ! Clean beans ! Years 2 and 3 - good results - but it hurt the beans ! Yearr 3 - had to replant around 225 acres of beans - Planted beans - nice and warm - end of April - and it turned off cold and wet - this is NOT a product to use IF you plant early beans - nice and warm and it stays warm - you will love it - as in control of marestail !.
Sharpen - I have had mixed results from this product - Fair to good - more fair than good - To me - One of the most OVER priced products out there for what you get .
Your are going to shake your head on this one ! But one combo I have used and I have great results with - Is a pre-emerge ( For Corn ) of 22 ozs of Power Max + 2 Qts of 4-L ( Atrazine ) You will NEVER believe this - but had season long control - chemical supplier couldn't believe it either - Did that for a few years - thought maybe I was just lucky !
Giant Rags - always come up latter around here - I have found the best way to control them is with Status - It's way above Clarity - I have seen Clarity get up and move across a whole field in low area's - With the Status - up have to USE drops ! On my stuff and any custom work - If beans are close - like across the road or right up against the target field - I will pull in 2 rows - I Never spray over the outside row when there is a chance to lose the product . I tell the guys I spray for what I'm doing up front - I would rather have a few weeds along the outside than to have a neighbor - un-happy with me - besides - it gives a good reason to spray the outsides with the Ranger : )))
remember - This is what I do on my ground - In Indiana - it may not work in your area :)))
...Ken
