Weeds in Safflower

[tigerd]

There must be someone out there that knows! I have never grown safflower, and am considering it, but I am not interested in tearing up my land to mix in triflurilin. No one been playing around with a post emergent spray?

I wonder...Sencor doesn't do much to Canada Thistle...what about Safflower?

I could maybe simply do a preseed burnoff, and hope for few broadleaf weeds, just spray for the grasses. Any ideas?

[JACKFLASH]

You may want to revisit the trifuralin scenario.
We have been using the Edge,Fortress and Bonanza treatments for quite a few years now in a low disturbance situation.
Zero incorporation to just a light harrrow incorporation with a pre-emergents with good success. Even in heavy trash.

[tigerd]

Jackflash, I've heard the hipe, but the reps agree. We haven't been zero tilling for long enough, and, I'm not sure a hoe drill with a spread tip might be too much disturbance anyway. Disk drill, true zero till machines, I can see that. I just wouldn''t trust it yet. Besides, I have figured out a solution. Thanks for your reply, have a prosperous next year

[kslseed]

Hello tigerd,

I have grown safflower for some years and can give you some help or get you in contact with knowledge fellows that know the issue. Maybe contact me at kslseed@klempnauer.ab.ca