HORSE SENSE SPRING CLEAN: Weed control options for horse paddocks
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Creeping buttercups (pictured) and meadow buttercups can be widespread in paddocks and can smother out grass. Spraying before they flower gives best control.
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Creeping buttercups and meadow buttercups (pictured)can be widespread in paddocks and can smother out grass. Spraying before they flower gives best control (Photo sent in free to use)
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Docks should be 15cm to 25cm high or across and before a seed head begins to emerge in order to ensure best control from using a translocated herbicide (Photo sent in free to use)
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To achieve the best results from spraying, thistles should have four to 10 leaves and be 15-25cm high (Photo sent in free to use)
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Briars and other invasive weeds at fences are best controlled by spot spraying (Photo sent in free to use)
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Chris Maughan, technical manager with Whelehan Crop Protection
Chris Maughan, technical manager with Whelehan Crop Protection, has the following advice for horse owners trying to get a handle on weed control
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