I’ve recently been out checking the hay & haylage fields for ragwort before cutting. But this year I’ve noticed a huge increase in the number of ragwort plants to normal.
To be different this year, I spread 4 out of 5 fields within a block with rotted horse manure over winter. But even the field that was left out had a huge amount of ragwort compared to the handful of plants it normally has. So surely mucks not the issue?
3/5 of the fields were also sprayed 2 years ago, again they’ve gone from very little to huge amounts. But a neighbour also had his sprayed at the same time, yet very little ragwort in this field this year again?
My only idea is that the storms that we had over winter have blown seeds from neighbours uncared for fields (that there are many of round me), any other suggestions why?
To be different this year, I spread 4 out of 5 fields within a block with rotted horse manure over winter. But even the field that was left out had a huge amount of ragwort compared to the handful of plants it normally has. So surely mucks not the issue?
3/5 of the fields were also sprayed 2 years ago, again they’ve gone from very little to huge amounts. But a neighbour also had his sprayed at the same time, yet very little ragwort in this field this year again?
My only idea is that the storms that we had over winter have blown seeds from neighbours uncared for fields (that there are many of round me), any other suggestions why?