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Thread: Controlled burn through sunflowers

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    Default Controlled burn through sunflowers

    Got a 10 acre sunflower field with plenty of sunflowers but plenty of pigweed too. Burned it down with some 2-4d the other day and it looks like it killed the pigweed but still standing tall and brown. Question is anyone ever done a controlled burn through standing sunflowers and not destroyed them but got rid of the weeds?

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    Sunflowers have oil in them, they will burn hot if dry. Probably burn way better that the pigweed which will take a month to dry down if it doesn’t expend one of its none lives and green back up
    cut\'em

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    2-4,D is a cell membrane disrupter. Give it about 2 weeks to do its thing.
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    Go Tigers!

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    I’ve seen it done one time on accident. Someone challenged Sportin to a dance off during the pre hunt festivities and shit hit the fan pretty quick.

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    Bush hog and rake. Then later rake the debris and burn. Do this in sections, not the whole field.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCSwitchback View Post
    I’ve seen it done one time on accident. Someone challenged Sportin to a dance off during the pre hunt festivities and shit hit the fan pretty quick.
    That's the last time I will stomp the yard before a hunt.

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