Mowing Doveweed

[Txhunter3000]

If I mow doveweed now are the seeds developed enough to germinate later.

[Low Fence]

Heck no. Most hunt them early season for no reason. Usually mid to late October before seeds are mature and “pop”


you DO have a seed bank in the soil though that will germinate

[Txhunter3000]

Heck no. Most hunt them early season for no reason. Usually mid to late October before seeds are mature and “pop”


you DO have a seed bank in the soil though that will germinate

Yea I know, they're viable for like 20 years.

[unclefish]

I'd lean heavily towards no. Crack a pod open and see what it looks like.

I'm gonna spray mine in 2 weeks so it will dry out and drop seeds early when I mow it.....so it will be ready for the dove opener.

[Txhunter3000]

I probably didn't make it clear but I'm trying to get rid of mine, I hate the stuff.

[BRUTE 23]

I probably didn't make it clear but I'm trying to get rid of mine, I hate the stuff.

Shredding them is just like replanting them. You can shred them and with rain they will be right back in 30 days.

To get ride of them you need a herbicide in the spring like Grazon.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Grazon, barricade, even 2-4D will control it... It's not the plants that are so difficult to get rid of, it's the dang seeds because of their long viability. A good pre-emergent applied that gets a rain on it within the first few days after application is most effective... Watch your weather forecast and when it looks pretty well like they might actually get the forecast of rain close to right, let-er-rip.

[Txhunter3000]

Shredding them is just like replanting them. You can shred them and with rain they will be right back in 30 days.

To get ride of them you need a herbicide in the spring like Grazon.

I opened some of the seed pods this morning and there's nothing in them even though the weed is 3' tall and 2' wide. I cut them at ground level with my Echo trimmer with the brush cutter blade. I raked together and pitch forked them into my dump trailer and I'm now burning them at another place. They are thick now with all the rain we've had in Burleson County.

If there are no seeds in the pods then you should be able to shred without spreading, right. I'll definitely get it sprayed with pre emergent next year.

[Txhunter3000]

Bump

[SaltwaterSlick]

That's "goat weed" not dove weed, though lots of folks call it dove weed because it is cocaine for doves... the little seeds are quite tasty actually. I've eaten hand fulls of them when out hunting in the fields. When you are out and hear them popping, just pick the heads and break them open like little sunflower seeds!

[Txhunter3000]

That's "goat weed" not dove weed, though lots of folks call it dove weed because it is cocaine for doves... the little seeds are quite tasty actually. I've eaten hand fulls of them when out hunting in the fields. When you are out and hear them popping, just pick the heads and break them open like little sunflower seeds!

That's what's so confusing when you do an internet search because it comes up with a host of other plants all in the same category. I've seen dove weed pictures that look exactly what I have and goat weed
pictures that look exactly what I have.

So my main question being, if the pods have no seeds yet, will it still replenish itself after shredding?

[Top Of Texas]

Difficult to advise without seeing it or knowing management history, but generally speaking, most annual weeds can be reduced with mowing. But dominance of annual weeds is a sign of other mgt issues, such as disturbed ground, bare ground, and/or excessively short vegetation, typical of abandoned fields or heavily grazed pastures. Crotons love soil disturbance which is why we usually see a dominance of them around livestock water sites and abandoned crop fields.

All that to say, yes mowing can reduce this year, but it will be a recurring problem if source problem isn't addressed.

Also, widespread applications of chemical weed killer is a great way to eliminate wildlife from your property.

[Rubi513]

That's what's so confusing when you do an internet search because it comes up with a host of other plants all in the same category. I've seen dove weed pictures that look exactly what I have and goat weed
pictures that look exactly what I have.

So my main question being, if the pods have no seeds yet, will it still replenish itself after shredding?

Yea. Lots of folks call it dove weed. I knew what you were talking about.
I usually spray it with whatever broadleaf herbacide I have on hand. It doesn’t take much to kill it.
I have sprayed a pint an acre of 24d and it knocks it out.

[SaltwaterSlick]

That's what's so confusing when you do an internet search because it comes up with a host of other plants all in the same category. I've seen dove weed pictures that look exactly what I have and goat weed
pictures that look exactly what I have.

So my main question being, if the pods have no seeds yet, will it still replenish itself after shredding?

The stuff you mow down will die, but because you have such a seed bank built up over years of reproduction, new growth is likely to come back... successive mowing prior to seeding, will eventually let you get the edge on it... A pre-emergent will knock the weed bank down, but also knock down grass seeds... Something like Barricade will continue active for 4-6 months... If you plan to sew it in something else, it will take some time... meanwhile indeed it will reduce wildlife, bird and other animal traffic significantly...

[SaltwaterSlick]

Yea. Lots of folks call it dove weed. I knew what you were talking about.
I usually spray it with whatever broadleaf herbacide I have on hand. It doesn’t take much to kill it.
I have sprayed a pint an acre of 24d and it knocks it out.

This with an application of Barricade at the same time (mixed together) will be very effective.