Cucumber Weed Control

Cucumber Preplant and Preemergent Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Suppression or control of most annual grasses and broadleaf weeds, full rate required for nutsedge control

metam sodium

(Vapam HL) 42%

37.5 to 75 gal 15.7 to 31.5
Emerged broadleaf and grass weeds

pelargonic acid, MOA 27

(Scythe) 4.2 EC

3 to 10% v/v  
Most broadleaf weeds less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. in diameter; does not control grasses

carfentrazone-ethyl, MOA 14

(Aim) 1.9 EW or 2 EC

Up to 2 oz Up to 0.031
Contact kill of all green foliage, stale bed application

paraquat, MOA 22

(Firestorm, Parazone) 3 SL

1.3 to 2.7 pt

0.5 to 1

paraquat, MOA 22

(Gramoxone SL) 2 SL

2 to 4 pt

0.5 to 1
Annual and perennial grass and broadleaf weeds, stale bed application

glyphosate, MOA 9

(numerous brands and formulations)

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Annual grasses and small-seeded broadleaf weeds

bensulide, MOA 8

(Prefar) 4 EC

5 to 6 qt 5 to 6
Annual grasses and some small-seeded broadleaf weeds; weak on pigweed

clomazone, MOA 13

(Command) 3 ME

0.4 to 1 pt 0.15 to 0.375
Annual grasses and some small-seeded broadleaf weeds

ethalfluralin, MOA 3

(Curbit) 3 EC

3 to 4.5 pt 1.1 to 1.7
Annual grasses and broadleaf weeds

ethalfluralin, MOA 3 + clomazone, MOA 13

(Strategy) 2.1 L

2 to 6 pt

0.4 to 1.2

+ 0.125 to 0.375

Yellow and purple nutsedge and broadleaf weeds

halosulfuron-methyl, MOA 2

(Profine 75, Sandea) 75 DG

0.5 to 0.75 oz 0.024 to 0.036
Cucumber Postemergent Weed Control
Weeds Herbicide, Mode of Action Code, and Formulation Amount of Formulation per Acre Pounds of Active Ingredient per Acre
Annual grasses and small-seeded broadleaf weeds

trifluralin, MOA 3

(Treflan HFP, Trifluraline, Trifluralin HF) 4 EC

1 to 2 pt 0.5 to 0.75
Yellow and purple nutsedge and broadleaf weeds including cocklebur, galinsoga, smartweed, ragweed, wild radish and pigweed

halosulfuron-methyl, MOA 2

(Profine 75, Sandea) 75 DG

0.5 to 0.75 oz 0.024 to 0.036
Most broadleaf weeds less than 4 in. tall or rosettes less than 3 in. in diameter, does not control grasses

carfentrazone-ethyl, MOA 14

(Aim) 1.9 EW or 2 EC

Up to 2 oz Up to 0.031
Most emerged seeds

glyphosate, MOA 9

(numerous brands and formulations)

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sethoxydim, MOA 1

(Poast) 1.5 EC

1 to 1.5 pt 0.2 to 0.3

clethodim, MOA 1

(Arrow, Clethodim, Intensity, Select) 2 EC

6 to 8 oz

0.094 to 0.125

clethodim, MOA 1

(Select Max, Intensity One) EC

9 to 16 oz

0.07 to 0.125