# Preplant Burndown Time in NC

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2016-03-08
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-production/planting/preplant-burndown-time-in-nc/

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Much of North Carolina cotton is grown in no-till or strip-till systems. That means they require a preplant burndown treatment to control winter weeds and/or cover crops.

Guy Collins, NC State Extension cotton specialist, reminds growers that mid-March through the first week in April is generally the ideal time for burndown applications. In a [recent post on the NC State cotton webpage](https://cotton.ces.ncsu.edu/2016/03/march-is-burndown-time-york-collins/), Collins provides a visual guide to problem weeds in the state, as well as several burndown recommendations for cotton fields.

*Source – North Carolina State University*