Re: Nut Sedge/Sharon McA

RMTURLEY@aol.com wrote:
>  Vantage, its
> effect on iris foliage and growth, if it makes contact by purpose or
> accidently, I have no experience.  Others with use experience may want to
> comment.

	Vantage is a powder that you water in after use.  No damage to 
iris, hosta, daylily, roses etc has been noticed after 3 years of use.
Of course as with all chemicals, use according to directions!!!
> 
> Using the yellow pre-emerge herbicides such as Treflan, Surflan, et al 
to
> control germinating nutsedge seeds would require using the higher label rates
> for control. 

	If you have an infestation I would agree, but for occasional 
sprigs, if applied early in the spring, it will control it.  Treflan 4G 
and Surflan have been used in SW VA iris/hosta/daylily gardens since 
1988 with no noticable effect in growth, vigor, or bloom.

I have also found that PREEN, which contains a small amount of Treflan 
does not do a good enought job of weed control.

Round-up, while a good weed/grass killer  will not always kill nut sedge 
either.  By far, Vantage when used according to directions is the best.

Dennis
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