For musk thistle, you need to use 3 to 5 oz of Milestone Specialty Herbicide per Acre, which breaks down to about 0.07 – 0.11 oz per 1000 sq ft or per gallon of water in a hand pump sprayer. Per the product label, you can use the lower rates in spring and early summer. Apply at 4 to 5 fl oz per Acre (0.09 – 0.11) when plants are at the late bolt through early flowering growth stages. 2,4-D at 1 lb ae/acre should be tank-mixed with Milestone starting at the late bud stages.
Milestone Specialty Herbicide is labeled to treat Japanese Stiltgrass but is not labeled for use in residential lawns.
Milestone Specialty Herbicide can be used in grass pastures as directed on the product label; however, it is not safe to use on desirable alfalfa or other desirable broadleaf crops or plants. Milestone is labeled to control rush skeletonweed, but it would also harm the alfalfa. This article is from Washington and not Idaho, but it has great information about this plant. This site has local information for you about this and other weeds. We also recommend you contact your local Cooperative Extension for reporting and for assistance with this invasive plant.
Per the label for Milestone Specialty Herbicide: High volume foliar treatments may be applied at rates equivalent to a maximum of 7 fl oz per acre per annual growing season. Use sufficient spray volume to thoroughly and uniformly wet foliage and stems. Please refer to the product label for complete instructions on your target area and issues.
Grasses can be seeded as a dormant planting (in the late fall or early winter) in the year of application of Milestone Specialty Herbicide, or grasses can be seeded the following spring. With a dormant fall seeding, grasses should be planted when soil temperatures are low enough to ensure that the seeds do not germinate and emerge for at least 60 days after application of either Milestone.
Milestone Specialty Herbicide is best applied when listed weeds just emerge and are actively growing, this can be spring or fall. Please read the product label for complete application instructions.
