Table 27. Weed Management With and Without Herbicides in a Strawberry Planting

**Table 27.** Weed management with and without herbicides in a strawberry planting.
YEAR	TIMING	HERBICIDE OPTIONS	NON-HERBICIDE OPTIONS
PLANTING YEAR
	Fall prior to planting	Roundup for emerged perennial weeds	Frequent tillage/tarping
	Prior to transplanting	Good soil preparation to control emerged weeds	Good soil preparation/flaming
	At planting	Sinbar to control broadleaf weeds Dacthal or Prowl to control annual grasses (Prowl must be applied prior to planting)	Cultivate/handweed/flaming
	Mid-Summer	Poast or Select to control emerged grasses	Cultivate/handweed
	4-6 weeks after planting	Devrinol at half rate	Cultivate/handweed
	Any time emerged weeds are present	n/a	Cultivate/handweed
	After crop dormancy	2,4-D for emerged braodleaf weeds; Sinbar or Chateau preemergence for broadleafs; Devrinol at half rate for preemergence grass control	Mulch for winter protection
FRUITING YEARS
	Spring prior to bloom	Poast or Select for emerged grasses	Cultivate/handweed
	Renovation	2,4-D or Spur for emerged broadleaf weeds; Mow 5-7 days later; Sinbar half rate for broadleaf weed control.	Cultivate/handweed/flaming
	After renovation through early fall	Spur for selected emerged broadleaf weeds	Cultivate/handweed
	Mid- to late-summer	Poast or Select for emerged grasses	Cultivate/handweed
	Late summer	Devrinol at half rate for preemergence grass control	Cultivate/handweed
	After crop dormancy	2,4-D for emerged broadleaf weeds; Sinbar half rate or Chateau preemergence for braodleaf weeds; Devrinol at half rate for preemergence grass control.	Cultivate/handweed/mulching