Asparagus and 2-4D

rustyacres sd · May 20, 2013

Got some major weeds coming in the asparagus patch and wondering if 2-4D will work. Since it is a broad leaf, wondering if it will kill off the asparagus. Some of it is going into the fern stage. This is a new patch, only in it's second year. Been wet and have not had a chance to get into it with the tiller or cultivator.

fixerupper · May 20, 2013

I have heard of farmers spraying their fence row asparagus with 2-4D to make it taste bad to roadside asparagus hunters who trespass to get it. They claimed it didn't hurt the asparagus.Jim

Nathan (SD) · May 20, 2013

2-4D will not kill asparagus. Found out by accident. I got no idea about the taste factor.

Adirondack case guy · May 20, 2013

We always sprinkled salt on our asparagus. Weeds die from it and the Asparagus thrives.
Loren, the Acg.

sd pete · May 20, 2013

ACG has your answer.

rabbit-1 · May 20, 2013

I put a wheelbarrow load of bunny barn cleanings on my roadside patch last fall. Fertilizes the patch, tends to keep road swipers off.

rustyfarmall · May 20, 2013

(quoted from post at 09:19:14 05/20/13) We always sprinkled salt on our asparagus. Weeds die from it and the Asparagus thrives.
Loren, the Acg.

Yes, we learned of the salt trick about 3 years ago. It really does work.

rustyacres sd · May 20, 2013

Do you do straight salt or a salt/water mix and spray? I assume regular table salt or do you use some other type. Have heard about it also, but others say it will eventually ruin the soil.

rustyfarmall · May 20, 2013

(quoted from post at 11:19:17 05/20/13) Do you do straight salt or a salt/water mix and spray? I assume regular table salt or do you use some other type. Have heard about it also, but others say it will eventually ruin the soil.

Common, ordinary table salt. The least expensive stuff you can find. Sprinkle it on straight from the container. Probably do not need to COMPLETELY cover the ground, but enough so you can easily see it.

I suppose the salt MIGHT eventually ruin the soil for growing OTHER crops, but the only way to grow other crops in that same plot of ground would be to DESTROY the asparagus, and that would be a real sin.

Adirondack case guy · May 20, 2013

My dad always just spread table salt on his Asparagus bed, but I have always wondered if a concoction of saltwater and white vinigar, and sprayed through a pump up sprayer would also work well. The wifey and I have raised beds, with highly amended soil from the paved barnyard at the farm and weeds pull easily.

GeneMO · May 20, 2013

Pull the weeds by hand, the use the herbicide Dacthyl. Or even preen.

Then spray it earlier the next spring, before weeds come up.

Dacthyl is labeled for most all trees, ornamentals and vegetables. Lots of people around here use it on strawberries.

As for the salt, works good. But I would go to the farm supply and get a 50lb bag of stock salt if you have a big bed.

Gene

Royse · May 20, 2013

Rock salt works also. That's what we always used on ours.
Just sprinkled it on before a rain, or watered it ourselves.
Also used to dump the ice cream maker bucket on it.

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