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Post by FirenLady on Oct 28, 2008 18:32:43 GMT
Just wondering what you guys do when it comes to this subject. We live in a mild area and I seem to be pulling out rosettes all year round. (from the empty paddocks there not in). I would love to spray for it, its so time consuming pulling it. My Dad is pretty fixed on organic pastures though. (although we use chemical wormers). Where Luna went there was no sight of it in the paddocks but you could see that the outside of the fields hadn't been spayed. Any ideas?
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Post by haffyfan on Oct 29, 2008 10:01:46 GMT
Sorry no, I am very lucky that we don't really get any ragwort as I am surrounded by well cultivated (is this the correct term?) fields that are rotated with crops so are sprayed etc regulary. They are far from organic as * is known to take part in pesticide testing etc.
They also have to chemically spray the buttercups in the small paddock (no idea what they use apart from I have to keep them off it for a week or two)
Barrier H is supposed to be very good, I assume it's chemical based? Do they just use the old fashioned pull it up where Luna went. It does seem to be the best method really...even our local council has been seen with people pulling it up at the roadsides!
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Post by fallible on Oct 29, 2008 11:38:36 GMT
I lived on a dairy farm at one point. The estate the farm was on was very lax about ragwort. Both the dairyman and I, plus occasionally other field sharers did endless pulling.
You have to get it up by the roots (raggy forks are good) and remember, that they have a two year life cycle so it can be some time before you see the results.
After 5 years of living there, we only had to do a little maintanance pulling, even with the surrounding estate areas not looking too hot.
Most of all remember to always wear gloves as it is poisonous to you too!
Barrier H is good, a friend uses it but always wears protective gear whilst doing so.
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Post by brigadier on Oct 29, 2008 13:17:53 GMT
Ive used Grazon 2000 for ragwort and docks- is this still available?
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Post by FirenLady on Oct 29, 2008 21:00:22 GMT
Lunas fields had been sprayed and there wasn't a weed in sight. (There were quite a few on the outside where they hadn't sprayed. I have a ragfork, and a OH who is trained to used it ;D (He actually did most of it this year) It just never seems to go away. We live on light sandy soil, (excellent for mud free paddocks) but ragwort loves it. Its so damn resistant, I reove a weed and think I've got a whole root only to find, a circle of lil plants. It must be the worlds most hard to kill plant in the world.
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Post by ceej on Oct 29, 2008 21:05:09 GMT
check out Defra and Environment agency websites - they have articles on what is best...
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Post by fleabitten on Oct 29, 2008 21:32:12 GMT
We got our field re-sowed in 2007 and have had not a lot of problems with ragwort - just a wee bit round the edge. I think horses grazing and peeing and pooing on the grass actually encourages ragwort growth.
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