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Nettles and Brambles

milkloss

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
What would you do with this?

next to water:nailbiting:

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Derrick Hughes

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Location
Ceredigion
The screenshot of the Gal-Gone label you posted on the dock thread showed a recc for nettles (2L/ha).

Pastor and Thistlex both work well on them, dearer than Gal-Gone but a hell of a lot cheaper than Grazon.

Of course, if your using a knapsack, you would only be allowed to use Grazon Pro, in daylight anyway.
Aint got a lot so cost not really and issue , just want something that kills the best
 

Derrick Hughes

Member
Location
Ceredigion
Bramble pie and custard?

And all you need is a decent knife to release any hoggs caught in Brambles (Briars?) Or if they're small Welsh Hoggs, just lift them up and spin them the opposite way.
I spent two days mowing the things , im sending the SAS in , walking across a big field to rescue a lamb only to have it run free when your ten yards away . Time for the big guns
 

neilo

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
Aint got a lot so cost not really and issue , just want something that kills the best

When I came here there were many acres covered in wall to wall thistles & nettles. I sprayed 170ac with Thistlex the first year, but some needed a follow up the next year as the nettle beds were so well established.
Dow chap reckoned Thistlex was better for nettles than Pastor as it contained much more Triclopyr, and I would agree. I’m pretty sure Grazon Pro would be the only one of those that you could apply without a boom sprayer, legally.
 
Nettles want to be 8 inches tall and nice and leafy before you do them. They always seem to have a big root mass on them,

If you are spraying off pasture containing thistles or nettles or a lot of docks Kyleo is the kiddie but beware next crop interval.
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

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