Following up on reed canary grass control

In an early July post I described the way we are dealing with reed canary grass in upland sites. These are sites that had not been found in early June when the contractor sprayed with sethoxydim. The procedure is to tie up all the stems of a patch, cut off the leaves, and dribble concentrated glyphosate (20%) down the stems.

Recently I returned to a major infestation that we had treated in early July. The "before and after" photos show that the reed canary plants are quite dead, and there has been no resprouting. Since reed canary grass has a lot of dormant buds that could sprout, the results show that they have been eliminated by the treatment. Good to know.