<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Take a look at the PHI. I believe that Chateau is restricted to post-harvest/pre-bloom. Matrix is something like 60 days. They both are the same class I believe.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:100%">Art Kelly<br>Kelly Orchards<br>Acton, Maine</div></div><br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Hugh Thomas <hughthomas44@gmail.com> <br>Date: 03/23/2017 11:18 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Apple-Crop discussion list <apple-crop@virtualorchard.com> <br>Subject: Re: [Apple-Crop] Matrix Herbicide <br> <br><br><div dir="ltr">Good idea. I'll check Matrix out.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 8:40 AM, Matt Pellerin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@treworgyorchards.com" target="_blank">matt@treworgyorchards.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hugh,<div>Thanks for the input on Chateau. I actually regularly use Chateau. I was thinking of using Matrix as a rotation so that I don't repeatedly use Chateau every year.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Matt</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Hugh Thomas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hughthomas44@gmail.com" target="_blank">hughthomas44@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I don't know but look into Chateau. Spray it in the spring and it holds back the weeds all season. I keep it off the trunks of the trees by hand spraying a circle around each tree and then following up with a larger power hand gun sprayer at low pressure with a V tip. You will need a gram scale, the rates are crazy low, like 4 oz per acre or something... <a href="https://www.valent.com/agriculture/products/chateau/index.cfm" target="_blank">https://www.valent.com/agricul<wbr>ture/products/chateau/index.<wbr>cfm</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_1897775349767832294h5">On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Matt Pellerin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@treworgyorchards.com" target="_blank">matt@treworgyorchards.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_1897775349767832294h5"><div dir="ltr">I am considering using Matrix herbicide for weed management in my Orchard. I was wondering if anyone has used this and if you could share your experience with the effectiveness of this chemical. How does it perform as a pre-emergent and post-emergent? Spring application or fall application?<div><br clear="all"><div>Thanks,</div><span class="m_1897775349767832294m_7173700244516719626HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div class="m_1897775349767832294m_7173700244516719626m_-4830518487612193339gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Matthew Pellerin<br>Agricultural Manager<br>Treworgy Family Orchards<br>3876 Union St<br>Levant, ME 04456<br></div><a href="http://www.treworgyorchards.com" target="_blank">www.treworgyorchards.com</a><br><div><a href="tel:(207)%20884-8354" value="+12078848354" target="_blank">207-884-8354</a></div></div></div>
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