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IMPORTANT: This information is approved as part of the Product Label. All instructions within this section must be read carefully in order to obtain safe and successful use of this product. THISTLEX is a foliar acting herbicide for the control of creeping thistle in established grassland.

  

Grass and weeds must be actively growing to ensure good weed control and minimal check to the grass.

Do not spray in drought, very hot or very cold weather. Control may be reduced if rain falls within 2 hours of application.

Do not roll or harrow grass for 10 days before or 7 days after application.

Clover will be killed or severely checked by application of THISTLEX. DO NOT sow kale, swedes, turnips or grass mixtures containing clover by direct drilling or minimum cultivation techniques within 6 weeks of applying THISTLEX. THISTLEX residues in plant tissues which have not completely decayed may affect succeeding susceptible crops e.g. peas, beans and other legumes, carrots and umbelliferae, potatoes and tomatoes, lettuce and other compositae, glasshouse and protected crops. Do not plant susceptible autumn sown crops e.g. winter beans in the same year as treatment with THISTLEX. Where susceptible crops are to be planted in the spring, do not apply THISTLEX later than the end of July of the previous year. Following good agronomic practice ensure that plant remains have completely decayed before planting susceptible crops.

Do not use any plant material treated with THISTLEX for composting or mulching.

Do not use manure for composting from animals fed on crops treated with THISTLEX.

THISTLEX is safe to grass. Very occasionally some yellowing of the sward may occur; this is transient and quickly outgrown.

Occasionally, e.g. in hot conditions, vapour drift may occur, making it particularly important to assess the risk to neighbouring vegetation.

Take extreme care to avoid drift onto crops and non-target plants outside the target area. All conifers, especially pine and larch, are very sensitive to spray drift. Grazing Interval Exclude livestock during treatment and do not allow livestock to graze treated grassland for at least 7 days following treatment, and until foliage of any poisonous weeds which may have been affected by application has died and become unpalatable.

 

THISTLEX is recommended for the control of creeping thistle in the rosette stage up to 200 mm high or across in permanent grassland and rotational grass.

 

Apply THISTLEX at 1.0 litre/ha in 200 to 400 litres of water as an overall treatment for the control of creeping thistle. Use the higher volume of water where the weeds are large at the time of application and where grass is dense.

 

Application timing of THISTLEX is crucial for good control and must be made when the weeds and grass are actively growing to ensure good weed control and minimal check to the grass. Creeping thistle should be treated in the rosette stage, before stem extension, and within the size given above. It is important that there is sufficient leaf area for uptake of the herbicide especially soon after cutting where the plant may only have a few small leaves. This is particularly true on well-established thistles, which will have extensive root systems that will generate many new shoots. If the grass (and hence the weeds) has been cut for conservation hay or silage, or has been grazed, leave for 2 to 3 weeks to allow sufficient regrowth to occur before spraying.

To allow maximum translocation of THISTLEX to the roots do not cut grass for 28 days after application. On large well-established thistles and where there is a large reservoir of seed in the soil a further application in the following year may be required.

 

Fill the spray tank half full with water and add the required amount of THISTLEX. Continue filling with water and maintain agitation during filling, while spraying and during any stoppages. Mix up only sufficient spray volume for the area to be treated and use the spray immediately. Wash out spray equipment thoroughly with water and detergent immediately after use. Spray out, fill with clean water and leave overnight. Spray out again before storing or using another product. Traces of THISTLEX could cause harm to susceptible crops sprayed later.

 

Apply THISTLEX as a MEDIUM spray as defined by the BCPC system.

 

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