Bob D. lives near Wayne, NE. Back in 1996, Bob bought a farm and there was a patch at that time of scouring rush. If you haven't had the unfortunate privilege of dealing with this weed, consider yourself LUCKY. Scouring rush is a type of bamboo weed, it was carried over during the age of dinosaurs, and needless to say is resilient.
Bob had been dealing with the issues for years. Companies had told him there was nothing he could do. What started as a small patch, spread into 16 acres of non-farmable, non-profitable land. Bob reached out to Todd. With an effective mix of Poseidon, RoundUp, and AMS, Bob finally saw success. Within 3 weeks, the scouring rush can be seen turning brown and crisping up. (See photo).
What was noticed was a few stems of green poking through the burn. Bob and Todd pulled those out, and low and behold, it was rotting from the inside out! This is was the first time since 1996 Bob was able to see any type of kill with the scouring rush. This past spring (2020), Bob was able to plant into that 16 acres. He planted soybeans, and by May 31, 2020, he was able to see rows of crop. By June 30, 2020, Bob completed another application of the solution. By July 10, 2020, the weed was once again photographed, turning black from the application, and the beans thriving. (See photo).
On September 15, 2020, Bob had waist high beans, with few sights of scouring rush. The canopy had taken over, protecting the plant and giving no light for the weed to overtake. On October 1, 2020, Bob harvested the once desolate field. His result, an average 66 bushels per acre. The first profitable harvest on those 16 acres in over 20 years.
It will take more treatments of the Poseidon, RoundUp and AMS solution to continue the control of the noxious weed, but for the first time in over 20 years, Bob has some hope.
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