Virtually all of our production and pest management strategies work best when initiated at the right time. Once you have decided which practice to implement or which product to use, the question of when is the right time becomes the issue. In this article I will briefly mention when our crop protection chemicals and other inputs can be used most effectively.
Weed control is one of the most critical aspects of peanut production.
This is true regardless of yield potential, and the questions of what, how much, and when are asked routinely. Unfortunately there is no complete, general answer. In other words, even if you control a weed, you still will have some yield loss from competition occurring prior to spraying. Another fact is that getting the right amount of herbicide to the right place is the key to success. Starfire simply will not control weeds completely when they get larger and even some weeds are hard to kill with Starfire when they are less than an inch tall.