Nettles in Silage ground

[Baker9]

I have problem with a lot of nettles in the grass I am going to cut for silage also some docks and thistles. If I spray with Pastor it will kill the clover and I have a lot of clover.
I was thinking about putting on the Pastor with a Weed Wiper although it is not approved for weed wiper use.
What are the thoughts here about doing this?
Has anyone done this and what were the results?

 

[Owd Fred]

As the grass must be almost at the silage stage now, I would get it all harvested and cleaned off then spray the regrowth about two to three weeks later, that will give you maximum time before you take the second cut

 

[GTB]

You could just spray it with pastor or similar and chuck some clovers on with the ferts next time.

 

[Baker9]

As the grass must be almost at the silage stage now, I would get it all harvested and cleaned off then spray the regrowth about two to three weeks later, that will give you maximum time before you take the second cut

The sheep were on it until 3 weeks ago and it had been grazed tight so it is only 6 inches high now an it will not be cut until late June as it will be belly fill for suckers.

 

[Nithsdale]

How much are we talking?

Knapsack?

Or weed wipe with glyphosate...

 

[dazza b]

How much are we talking?

Knapsack?

Or weed wipe with glyphosate...

Glyphosate doesn't do nettles

 

[milkloss]

Glyphosate doesn't do nettles

Not well but if you make it strong they don't put up much of a fight!

 

[Nithsdale]

Glyphosate doesn't do nettles

You'd best tell my nettles that then...

 

[neilo]

Haven't tried it myself yet, but I'm told that Pastor/Thistlex works perfectly well with a weed wiper, mixed appropriately (1:20?). Some have told me you need to do them in two directions to get a good clear, but as said, I've not tried it.
I'd avoid glyphosate if you can. Not great on nettles and very easy to stripe & drip on grass.

 

[Headless chicken]

I bought a load of pastor with the intention of boom spraying it onto some grazing fields for thistles ( not too worried about some docks as they are just minerals) soon realised it was going to cost me a small fortune so sent dad out with a knapsack. Covered 20-30 acres over the past week/10 days going well

 

[Owd Fred]

I bought a load of pastor with the intention of boom spraying it onto some grazing fields for thistles ( not too worried about some docks as they are just minerals) soon realised it was going to cost me a small fortune so sent dad out with a knapsack. Covered 20-30 acres over the past week/10 days going well

Yes I think the knapsack sprayers ya best bet even if ya a week doing it, Pastor is a brilliant nettle dock killer, bramble and brush wood spray

 

[IH 684]

I thought nettles were good feed. Knew a fella years ago who bred rabbits for meat, he would make his own nettle hay and would travel a fare distance to source them. He would cut big patches of nettles with an Allen sythe and then turn them by hand, once dry he would make them into sheaves.

 

[jemski]

Dad used to bed the sheep on nettles pre shearing back in the day

 

[roscoe erf]

You'd best not tell my nettles that then...

 

[roscoe erf]

I thought nettles were good feed. Knew a fella years ago who bred rabbits for meat, he would make his own nettle hay and would travel a fare distance to source them. He would cut big patches of nettles with an Allen sythe and then turn them by hand, once dry he would make them into sheaves.

rabbits love dried nettles

 

[exmoor dave]

Dad used to bed the sheep on nettles pre shearing back in the day

I bought a mob of sheep in from a nettley field once pre shearing (to shear myself that day).......... twas not a pleasant experience

 

[exmoor dave]

rabbits love dried nettles

Pity they don't eat the live nettles ,

One of our worse fields for rabbits is also one of the worst for nettles

 

[roscoe erf]

Pity they don't eat the live nettles ,

One of our worse fields for rabbits is also one of the worst for nettles

cut them let them dry then you can pick them off the rabbits not the nettles

 

[Baker9]

I did the field with a weed wiper and Pastor on Friday and look to have got most of them.