Re: Worth Baling ?

Posted by burnetma on June 02, 2006 at 19:15:35 from (24.39.218.58):

In Reply to: Re: Worth Baling ? posted by Billy NY on June 02, 2006 at 06:37:09:

Yes, Rensselaer. Maybe that was why I was not accepted at RPI. Could not spell the name of the school!
Yeah, I should have just said my place in Buskirk NY, but most people would not have a clue. Not sure MapQuest can find it, but I am sure that you know where it is without a map. We bought an old abandoned farm property in 1998 from a woman who lived in NYC and had not been to the place since her husband died in 1975! Needless to say, it was a fixer upper. We sold the home and 10 acres in 2003, but kept the barn and 90 acres of river frontage on the Hoosick River, which is also spelled Hoosic and Hoosac depending on which town your in or who you ask.
Where abouts are you located? FYI, I also lived in Hoosick for a time. I know the area fairly well.
I went to the Cooperative Extension today and confirmed what the plant was that you showed in your pictures. It is either Smooth Bedstraw Habit or Catchweed Bedstraw Habit. They are very similar in appearance except, as the names imply, the Smooth has a smooth stem and the Catchweed has little hairs on the stem that stick to you like velcro. I will have to look at your photos again to be sure or you can confirm. One distinct difference is that the Smooth is a perennial and the Catchweed is an annual and thus the treatment is different. According to the Cornell Guide to Integrated Field Crop Management, the Smooth weed variety can be eliminated by the application of Crossbow at a rate of 2 quarts/acre. I did not go into any detail with the Catchweed, because that is not what I have. Anyway, I will be discussing this with the local agent in more detail to get all of the options for eradicating this weed. I will then pass it on accordingly.

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