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Weed control

Weed control. Weed control. 3 year old cherry No weed control. Weed control. 3 year old cherry 1m 2 kept weed free. Weed control. Reasons to control weeds. Improve growth rate Rapid establishment Improve survival Reduce competition Light Water Nutrients. Weed types. Woody Trees

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Weed control

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  1. Weed control

  2. Weed control • 3 year old cherry • No weed control

  3. Weed control • 3 year old cherry • 1m2 kept weed free

  4. Weed control

  5. Reasons to control weeds • Improve growth rate • Rapid establishment • Improve survival • Reduce competition • Light • Water • Nutrients

  6. Weed types • Woody • Trees • Gorse • Heather • Grasses • Herbaceous • Bracken • Bramble

  7. Weed control methods • Manual • Cutting • Pulling/digging/hoeing • Motor manual • Strimmer / brush-cutter / clearing saw • Chainsaw • Motorised • Flail mower / mulcher • Chemical • Knapsack sprayer • Tractor mounted boom • Weed wipe • Aerial • Mulch

  8. Beating

  9. Bruising

  10. Cutting

  11. Weed wiping

  12. Handheld spraying Ultra low volume application ULVA

  13. Aerial spraying

  14. Chemical thinning

  15. Mulching

  16. Mulch mat

  17. Cleaning

  18. Thinning

  19. Herbicides Broad spectrum Specific Herbicides Contact Residual Systemic

  20. Types of product Chemical name Product name Roundup Biactive Glyphosate Type of action Plants affected Broad spectrum Systemic Contact All actively growing plants

  21. Controlling vegetation Its your choice

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