WEED
PROBLEMS
If
your soil contains weeds, it's nature's way of telling you that there
are problems in the soil. Knowing your weeds is the first step
in eliminating them. Here is what some weeds can tell you with
recommended products to help correct your weed problems. One or
more of the mentioned products below can be used to go a far way in
eliminating the mentioned weed. Use only the products mentioned
in this booklet for organic registered crops, for additional assistance
consult your representative:
BINDWEED
(Convolvus) ... Tight, crusted soil; low humus – SUPER
HUME™,
SSP.
BROOM
SEDGE (Andropogon virginicus)... depleted oxidized soil, low in
calcium and possibly magnesium; poor soil structure and possible
overdose of high-salt fertilizer – SUPER
HUME™,
SUPER
CAL.
FOX
TAIL BARLEY (Hordeum jubatum) .. wet soil, possibly high in salts
and low in calcium; compacted, possibly acid; unavailable potassium
and trace elements – SUPER
HUME™,
SUPER
CAL™.
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COMMON
BURDOCK (Arctium minus)..high iron, acid, low calcium, excess of
gypsum, dolomite lime, ammonium sulfate plus lime – SUPER
CAL™,
SUPER
HUME™.
CHEAT,
CHESS ( Bromus secalinus) wet, compacted, puddled, fine
particles, no crumb structure – SUPER
HUME™,
SSP.
CHICKWEED
(Stellaria media)..high organic matter at surface but low mineral content.-
SUPER
HUME™.
CHICORY
(Cichorium intybus) fairly good soil, clay or heavy soil.
COCKLEBUR
( Xanthium pennsylvanicum) good soil, high phosphorus but low zinc.
Micro boost,
Zn,
MZFe,
MZ
CRABGRASS
(Digitaria sanguinalis) tight, crusted soil, low calcium, inadequate
decay of organic matter. – NITRO-FIX™,
SUPER
CAL™,
SSP.
DANDELION
(Taraxacum officinale) low calcium, organic matter not decomposing
– NITRO-FIX™,
SUPER CAL™, SUPER HUME™,
DOCK (Rumex) wet, acid soils – SUPER HUME™, SUPER CAL™, SSP.,
SOFT ROCK.
FALL
PANICUM (Panicum dichotomiflorum) anaerobic, compacted soil – SUPER HUME™, SSP.
FOX
TAIL, GIANT FOX TAIL (Setaria) tight wet soil, possible high
magnesium, seed germinates in anaerobic conditions – SSP., SUPER
HUME™.
HORSE
NETTLE (Solanum dulcamara) crusted soil, low humus – SUPER HUME™, SSP.
JIMSONWEED
(datura stramonium) improper decomposition of organic matter (fermentation).
SUPER HUME™, NITRO-FIX™.
JOHNSON
GRASS (Sorghum Halepense) depleted soil, low organic matter, low
calcium, possibly high iron – SUPER HUME™, SUPER CAL™, SOFT
ROCK.
LAMB'S
QUARTERS (Chenopodium album) rich fertile soil,
good organic matter decay, high humus.
COMMON
MILKWEED (Asclepias syriaca) good soil, generally
grown in fallow areas.
MUSTARD
(wild mustard, yellow rocket, wild radish, pepper grass) crust,
hardpan, poor soil structure, poor drainage – SSP.
NETTLES,
STINGING NETTLE (Urtica) anaerobic, toxic soil, wrong
decomposition of organic matter (fermentation) – SUPER HUME™, SSP., NITRO-FIX™.
PIG
WEED (Amaranthus)REDROOT (rough) good soil.
PURSLANE
(Portulaca loeracea) fairly good soil.
QUACK
GRASS (Agropyron repens) wet anaerobic soil, high
aluminum,(toxic), in the West, high magnesium and sodium, low
calcium – SUPER HUME™,
SUPER CAL™, SSP., SOFT ROCK.
RED
SORREL, SHEEP SORREL (Rumex acetosella) acid soil, low calcium,
low decomposition of organic matter. SUPER HUME™, SUPER CAL™, NITRO-FIX™,
SOFT ROCK.
RUSSIAN
THISTLE (Salosa Kali var, tennifolia) salty soil, low calcium, low
organic matter decomposition – SUPER HUME™, SUPER CAL™, NITRO
FIX, SOFT ROCK.
SMART
WEEDS (Polygonum) wet, poorly drained soil – SSP.
THISTLES
(cirsium) & SOWTHISTLE (Sonchus oleraceus) good soil.
TUMBLEWEED
(Amaranthus albus) dry soil, low humus. Russian Thistle is also
sometimes called Tumbleweed - see above – SUPER HUME™, SUPER CAL™, NITRO-FIX™,
SOFT ROCK.
VELVET
LEAF (buttonweed)(Albutilon theophrasti) anaerobic
soil, wrong decay of organic matter (fermentation). SUPER HUME™,
SSP., NITRO-FIX™
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