Continuous chemical agents destroy not only weeds, but also all crops indiscriminately. For agricultural needs, selective herbicides are produced that kill certain plants without affecting fruit bushes, lawn grass, and corn plantations. Using herbicides on raspberries eliminates the tedious weeding of wheatgrass, celandine, milkweed, and acorn grass beds. In an overgrown area, mulching does not guarantee a positive result.
Types of weed killers used on raspberries
Some chemicals are introduced into the ground, where they are absorbed by plant roots. Other products are sprayed over the surface of the stems and leaves of weeds, quickly decompose, and do not poison the soil. Few selective herbicides for fruit bushes have been created so far. The area for raspberry plantation has to be treated a year before planting with continuous action preparations.
In spring the plants are sprayed with:
- "Hurricane Forte";
- "Ataman";
- "Buran";
- "Roundup".
Weeds die when the area is treated with Chistopol, Glyphos, and Kosmik. To improve the effect of the chemical, urea is added to the soil and ammonium nitrate is added. If the grass seeds have sprouted again, one of these preparations is used again in the fall.
It is possible to destroy annual weeds by adding Treflurex or Treflan herbicides to the soil, and raspberries can be planted immediately.
In spring, plants are treated with Simazine solution. A systemic herbicide that blocks photosynthesis kills cereal grasses, destroys broad-leaved weeds, but is not washed out of the ground for up to six months. To process 1 hectare 1 kg of powder.
Review of popular tools
Domestic and foreign companies have created and continue to produce pesticides that are used by farmers to treat their fields, used by summer residents, and gardeners.
"Roundup"
The herbicide, the active component of which is glyphosate, adheres to the surface of the stems and leaves, is directed into the cells through the pores, disrupts metabolism, the plant turns yellow and withers. “Roundup” has a viscous consistency, almost no odor, is packaged in ampoules of 100, 50, 5 ml, sold in 1 liter bottles and canisters.The active component of the drug enters plant cells in 6 hours and spreads throughout the tissues in 7 days.
When using Roundup:
- all weeds die;
- seed germination improves;
- the soil structure does not deteriorate.
You can plant raspberries in a herbicide-treated area not next year, but right away. The product copes with hogweed, sow thistle, nettle, wheatgrass, and suppresses the growth of cereal grasses.
To prepare the solution, the viscous consistency is mixed with water and stored for no more than 7 days. To destroy annual weeds, 60 ml of the drug is combined with a bucket of liquid; to combat perennials, the dose is doubled.
The disadvantage of Roundup is that its composition kills beneficial bacteria living in the soil and destroys both vegetable crops and fruit bushes.
"Glisol"
The herbicide, developed by a Russian research institute, when absorbed by plant leaves, suppresses the synthesis of flavonoids and amino acids and moves along the stems to the roots. After treatment with Glysol, wheatgrass, sow thistle, dandelion and other perennial grasses die within 3 weeks. The effect of the drug slows down in rainy and cold weather.
The herbicide is marketed as an aqueous solution containing glyphosate salt. The product does not pollute the environment and does not affect seeds. Treatment with the drug is carried out on a dry day in the absence of wind.
"Glyphos"
Gardeners who are tired of weeding their garden beds by hand use herbicides to control weeds in their raspberry fields. You need to handle Glyphos with care, since the drug destroys crops that get in your way. The composition penetrates the leaves and is absorbed by the stems, which leads to the death of the root system.
The effect of the drug does not decrease in unfavorable weather, since it contains surfactants and a water softener is added.
Annual herbs wither on the 4th day after treatment with Glyphos; the instructions for the drug indicate the dosage for different weeds; dissolve from 80 to 120 ml in a bucket of water.
"Volcano"
The herbicide, which is produced on the basis of the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, destroys all weeds. The active component of the chemical penetrates plant tissue, damages the roots in 2–3 days, and within three days the stems and leaves turn yellow and dry out.
The drug "Vulcan" does not lose effectiveness when diluted with technical water, when used in hot weather, in rainy weather.
To treat a raspberry patch with an area of one hundred square meters, you will need from 20 to 60 ml of the substance.
"Ataman"
A systemic herbicide, which is supplied to the market by a Ukrainian company specializing in the production of plant protection products, suppresses all processes occurring in weed tissues. “Ataman” is sprayed over the surface of leaves and stems, but also destroys the roots. The effect of pesticide treatment, which is carried out in early spring and after harvesting, is noticeable after a few days. “Ataman” copes with perennial weeds, acts as a desiccant and accelerates the ripening of crops.
"Buran"
The continuous-action chemical preparation is not dangerous for bees, animals, microorganisms living in the soil, but copes well with dicotyledonous annual and perennial weeds, wild shrubs.
When spraying the herbicide "Buran", the composition from the leaves spreads to the growing point and affects the roots. One treatment with the product is enough to destroy weeds over a large area. The drug decomposes quickly, but does not penetrate into the seeds through the soil.
"Dominator 360"
The pesticide, produced in the form of a solution, contains glyphosate, which is quickly absorbed by the above-ground parts of plants. The substance destroys tissues and damages roots:
- field bindweed;
- sow thistle;
- wheatgrass;
- reed
"Dominator-360" is sprayed before planting shrubs, vines, and sowing agricultural crops.
After treatment with herbicide, perennial weeds live no more than two weeks.
"Cosmic"
Based on the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate, an effective pesticide is produced that is compatible with most weed control chemicals. “Cosmik” is not washed off by rain, quickly decomposes in the ground, and does not accumulate in the stems and leaves of agricultural crops.
You can plant shrubs and sow seeds 2 weeks after treatment. The herbicide does not pose a danger to bacteria and worms living in the soil.
"Hurricane Forte"
Effectively fights weeds, removes creeping wheatgrass and sow thistle, a Swiss drug that acts in any weather, entering through the leaves into plant tissue, stopping biochemical processes, accumulating in the meristem.
When opening the Hurricane Forte package, the substance is mixed in 2 liters of water, and after watering the area, the solution is sprayed onto the weeds. Weeds stop growing after two days, die after 10–14 days, and glyphosate breaks down into individual components. The herbicide is recommended to be used in early spring before the emergence of cultivated plants.
"Chistopol"
To cultivate land for planting fruit bushes, farmers use a continuous-action preparation, the result of which is noticeable several days after spraying.
“Chistopol” is sold in plastic bottles; 30 ml is dissolved in 5 liters of water and is used to treat cereals and broad-leaved weeds. The dosage is doubled when sprayed on perennial plants.
Which drug is better to choose?
In European countries that supply raspberries to the market, they use chemicals that have a selective effect. “Stomp” is considered one of the most effective herbicides used to treat fruit bush plantations. Product produced by BASF:
- Destroys various weeds.
- Guarantees long lasting effect.
- Does not require rapid loosening of the soil.
- It is resistant to ultraviolet rays.
To combat annual grasses, you can use “Select”, which is used to treat raspberries when 3 leaves appear. It is recommended to spray the row spaces with glyphosates such as Roundup, Vulcan, and Hurricane Forte.
General rules for using herbicides on raspberries
It is recommended to treat the area for planting berry bushes with continuous action chemicals no earlier than a year before planting the raspberries.
In order not to damage the plantation when spraying herbicides, you need to try not to get the composition on the leaves of the bushes.
When preparing the solution, you must follow the doses indicated in the instructions for the drug.
