Laura_Long
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Hi Neilo - excuse my ignorance but what does IIRC stand for and why are you scratching your head?To be fair, the OP was intending letting it out for someone else to put their horses/ponies on, IIRC.
Weed Removal from pasture
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Laura_Long
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Thanks for clarifying. I wouldn't have animals and them just not bother looking after them properly. Hence why I don't have animals at present, Stupid job gets in the wayTo be fair, the OP was intending letting it out for someone else to put their horses/ponies on, IIRC.
One day I want to give up and just live off the land but for now I have a mortgage to pay for..... One day, One day.....Laura_Long
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Laura_Long
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Ahh I get it. Sorry, I was being thick!! I think its the couple of hours of sun we have had today!!
The way I read the post is that neilo was clarifying your original statement about letting the field out to other horse owners.
Edit; I see you've got the gist now, don't worry about taking time to get what others are trying to say. the beauty of seeing it written down is that you don't have to keep trying to remember what someone has said especially when your mind starts doing its own Chinese Whispers act
Laura_Long
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Indeed. I do love how people jump on one comment without looking at the previous comments and make assumptions.The way I read the post is that neilo was clarifying your original statement about letting the field out to other horse owners.
Edit; I see you've got the gist now, don't worry about taking time to get what others are trying to say. the beauty of seeing it written down is that you don't have to keep trying to remember what someone has said especially when your mind starts doing its own Chinese Whispers act
Laura_Long
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I spent an hour weeding my lovely thistles the other day and will spend a couple of hours again tomorrow. I have had a good walk around the field and the problem is not as bad as I first thought. There are patches of quite a few but the patches are few and far between. The thistles are mostly small so getting the roots out is pretty easy. I have done some research and have found a horse and pony paddock restoration seed mix and horse herb seed mix which I will sow in a few weeks once the young farmer lad who uses the field for his sheep has harrowed it for me. Then the sheep will move in for a month or so as their little feet help the seed get into the ground apparently. I am confident given hard work on my part I can do this. Thank you all for your help and honesty. xxxx
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- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Hi Czechmate, thanks for the suggestion. I am on there too but didn't get a lot of response. Certainly not as much lively debate
Really. Used to be pretty darn lively, in fact at times down right rude
Laura_Long
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Oh really. I will try posting something more contentious and see what happens!Really. Used to be pretty darn lively, in fact at times down right rude
Laura_Long
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Is anybody on here an expert on identifying thistles? I know they are thistles but not what sort? I will take some photos tomorrow.
mushnt grummmble
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Aye get some pics up
Laura_Long
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Thank you. I will take some tomorrow when i am digging the little buggers up!Aye get some pics up
ok, i better go do some work nowHi Neilo - excuse my ignorance but what does IIRC stand for and why are you scratching your head?[/QUOTE]
Dunno, nits maybe
......anyway he better stop it or else he might get a splinter ...
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GreenerGrass
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- Location
- Wilts
If they are alive at this time of year probably young spear thistles
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
I can see where you are coming from @Laura_Long as in practical terms 2.5 acres is really not a huge area to keep looking well with a few hours of weeding over a year.
The main points of creeping thistle have been well covered, all that is really needed is to stop them getting sugars back down into the root system before winter.
Over here you'll see massive (and I mean, 30 acre +) patches of thistle growing - most would see that as a huge waste of land - but it is easily cut down pre-flowering.. by which stage the root is about spent from its efforts - just don't let them set seed.
By cutting it later than earlier, you get maximum effect for the time spent mowing, plus the land would be topped about that time anyway, so it becomes part of the pasture management without extra cost or work.
Mowing them or mulching them in the rain seems to have much better results as fungus is transferred between the hollow stems and infects the below-ground portion. (Or even crushing them down with a leveller as you would use to smooth out a cultivated paddock..)
Will be interested to see your pictures just to confirm they are what we think they are - and as above buttercups are tough to deal with, and seem to be quite seasonal, some years much more prevalent than others.
The main points of creeping thistle have been well covered, all that is really needed is to stop them getting sugars back down into the root system before winter.
Over here you'll see massive (and I mean, 30 acre +) patches of thistle growing - most would see that as a huge waste of land - but it is easily cut down pre-flowering.. by which stage the root is about spent from its efforts - just don't let them set seed.
By cutting it later than earlier, you get maximum effect for the time spent mowing, plus the land would be topped about that time anyway, so it becomes part of the pasture management without extra cost or work.
Mowing them or mulching them in the rain seems to have much better results as fungus is transferred between the hollow stems and infects the below-ground portion. (Or even crushing them down with a leveller as you would use to smooth out a cultivated paddock..)
Will be interested to see your pictures just to confirm they are what we think they are - and as above buttercups are tough to deal with, and seem to be quite seasonal, some years much more prevalent than others.
Laura_Long
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My famous paddock. Love it
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mushnt grummmble
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Sow thistle