http://www.thelandofmoo.com/2006/04/26/bad-weed/ Real dirt, fresh food, cows and chickens everywhere Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:16:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thelandofmoo.com/2006/04/26/bad-weed/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Mark & Judy Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:27:00 +0000 http://www.thelandofmoo.com/?p=108#comment-361 What can be done? My horses brought the burrs in on their manes. I have the plants growing behind the barn. Roundup wouldn't touch them. Digging with a mattock is hard especially after they start to bolt and their stems get woody. Last year, I decided to wait till they bloomed and cut off the plants and burn them. I thought this would eventually take care of the problem, as I understood they were biennial. Maybe not? However, I just went out to do the job this year, and found I was cutting sprouts on the stumps from last year in many cases. My husband says 2-4D is the answer. We have another infestation at the back of our property where cattle have probably been lying under the shade and dropping the seeds. What can be done? My horses brought the burrs in on their manes. I have the plants growing behind the barn. Roundup wouldn’t touch them. Digging with a mattock is hard especially after they start to bolt and their stems get woody. Last year, I decided to wait till they bloomed and cut off the plants and burn them. I thought this would eventually take care of the problem, as I understood they were biennial. Maybe not? However, I just went out to do the job this year, and found I was cutting sprouts on the stumps from last year in many cases. My husband says 2-4D is the answer. We have another infestation at the back of our property where cattle have probably been lying under the shade and dropping the seeds.

]]> http://www.thelandofmoo.com/2006/04/26/bad-weed/comment-page-1/#comment-149 farmgirl Thu, 11 May 2006 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.thelandofmoo.com/?p=108#comment-149 Thanks for giving a name to a weed that I absolutely despise. You're right--it's everywhere! And oh, yes, the poor sheep who mess with it. No mirrors in our barn. : ) Thanks for giving a name to a weed that I absolutely despise. You’re right–it’s everywhere! And oh, yes, the poor sheep who mess with it. No mirrors in our barn. : )

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