The Prairie Farm Forum
Hi All,
I'm very green to prairie establishment/management, so bear with me if this is super basic stuff. In early spring, I planted about 1/2 acre the native turf lawn mix that consists of Blue Grama, Sideoats Grama, and Buffalo Grass in an old pasture. It is starting to come up nicely, however a fair amount of broadleaf weeds are as well. The site was sprayed with glyphosate twice last year in preparation for planting. What is the best method at this stage of managing the broadleaf weeds?
I could mow the weeds down using a regular lawn mower and the natives are still short enough where they wouldn't be affected. Would this be helpful in the long run or just a temporary fix? I could also spray with a selective herbicide, but wasn't sure if the natives would be too sensitive to this given they were just planted this year. I'm open to any other suggestions as well, let me know what you think is best. Thanks!