Farmerpickle
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I have made the mistake of spreading horse dung, that was riddled with docks, in one of my fields. What would you suggest is the best way to kill them off? I would like to keep it as grass for hay.
I would like to think sheep eat them, but unfortunately, my sheep don't think sheep eat them!But the goat farmers and all the witch doctors will be along shortly , one of them as sheep that eats them ,
My sheep will eat them if the docks don't get too big, but they won't kill them, and the OP wants to make hay on the field.
Take a picture showing the dock population and quality of the existing sward and I will tell you whether to put it into spring barley or just spray with grassland sprays. You shouldn't be spraying grass of merely because of grassland weeds.
The last thing I want is them spreading. There is nothing to see at the minute, but come the spring it looks more like a dockland field rather than a grassland field.In fact, since you are in Somerset I could just drive there and look myself.
The last thing I want is them spreading. There is nothing to see at the minute, but come the spring it looks more like a dockland field rather than a grassland field.
@ollie989898 is right if you want to sort it and have the pockets for it. The next best thing will be a generic fluroxypyr like minstrel.
A go with Doxstar or forefront even if you do it twice will be cheap compared to ploughing it. Is it docks from roots or are they from seed? Can't spray them with anything at the minute anyway as it won't work a jot with it being so cold.
Forefront? For a few seedling docks that may come from recently spread dung?
Your serviced agronomy training is fully engrained still.