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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

It is a notifiable w.e.e.d so the authorities should be dealing with it yet year on year i see more about. It's in full flower now and quite obvious; golden daisy flowers carried on strong green stems with a purple base, growing to a height of up to 4 feet.

It's incredibly poisonous and a nightmare to livestock owners, particularly those with animals fed on hay as it only becomes palatable when cut but loses none of it's toxicity.

It has a cumulative effect and causes liver damage over a period of time. Also it's sap is able to penetrate skin and can have the same effect on the human liver. Be warned.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How do they get rid of it without harming other plants?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How do they get rid of it without harming other plants?"

Very close, selective spraying ie one stalk at a time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How do they get rid of it without harming other plants?

Very close, selective spraying ie one stalk at a time."

Time consuming and costly.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"How do they get rid of it without harming other plants?"

Easiest way is to spray it off, there are selective herbicides available such as Grazon 90 which i use that doesn't kill grass.

Failing that it's not difficult to dig up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A farmer might do the whole area and leave it to recover, but horse owners for example, can't lose the pasture, so spray and remove carefully.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sounds like a nightmare plant. Does it occur in suburban areas and towns?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sounds like a nightmare plant. Does it occur in suburban areas and towns?"

I have a small one in my garden. However, we also have cinnabar moths so they keep it down. I remove any flowers

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

My sister has it in her horses field! She spend a hours digging it up.

I have a lot of bindw..d in my garden. That's a bloody nightmare as well!!

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo


"My sister has it in her horses field! She spend a hours digging it up.

I have a lot of bindw..d in my garden. That's a bloody nightmare as well!!"

Me too, it's the bane of my life and not helped by coming through from next door ... almost impossible to dig up as the spaghetti roots go so deep though I pull it up constantly before it str*ngles my plants. Would love to know if I'm missing some solution to it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Sounds like a nightmare plant. Does it occur in suburban areas and towns?"

You find it everywhere, the seeds are spread on the wind but it's most common on rural verges, field boundaries, derelict areas and rail and motorway embankments. It's quite a big plant and remarkably resilient.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"My sister has it in her horses field! She spend a hours digging it up.

I have a lot of bindw..d in my garden. That's a bloody nightmare as well!!

Me too, it's the bane of my life and not helped by coming through from next door ... almost impossible to dig up as the spaghetti roots go so deep though I pull it up constantly before it str*ngles my plants. Would love to know if I'm missing some solution to it. "

If you can find the time Roundup can be bought as a wipe on, it looks a bit like roll on deodorant. Glyphosate is effective against bindw**d but repeat treatments will probably be necessary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My sister has it in her horses field! She spend a hours digging it up.

I have a lot of bindw..d in my garden. That's a bloody nightmare as well!!

Me too, it's the bane of my life and not helped by coming through from next door ... almost impossible to dig up as the spaghetti roots go so deep though I pull it up constantly before it str*ngles my plants. Would love to know if I'm missing some solution to it. "

If you find one let me know.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"My sister has it in her horses field! She spend a hours digging it up.

I have a lot of bindw..d in my garden. That's a bloody nightmare as well!!

Me too, it's the bane of my life and not helped by coming through from next door ... almost impossible to dig up as the spaghetti roots go so deep though I pull it up constantly before it str*ngles my plants. Would love to know if I'm missing some solution to it.

If you find one let me know."

See above^^^. You'll find it at B+Q or any good garden centre. Be sure to wear gloves.

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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago

Northampton Somewhere

Roll on roundup, yes I know that. What a palavar!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do s seem a bit more prevalent this year or is it just me?

All sorts of varieties in my garden and i’m struggling to keep up!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Roll on roundup, yes I know that. What a palavar! "

It is i agree, almost as much as continually having to write bindw**d.

As an alternative, provided the bindw**d isn't growing through plant crowns, try this:

Pull the bindw**d off at ground level and allow it to regrow until the new stems are about 4-6 inches long. Take a 2 litre plastic pop bottle and cut the top off by about a third keeping the top. Place it over the bindw**d, bunching the stems together so they're inside the plastic, and spray the w**dkiller down the hole. This will prevent any risk of damage to nearby plants, beware of any drips on removal.

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By *good-being-badMan
over a year ago

mis-types and auto corrects leads cock leeds


"My sister has it in her horses field! She spend a hours digging it up.

I have a lot of bindw..d in my garden. That's a bloody nightmare as well!!

Me too, it's the bane of my life and not helped by coming through from next door ... almost impossible to dig up as the spaghetti roots go so deep though I pull it up constantly before it str*ngles my plants. Would love to know if I'm missing some solution to it.

If you can find the time Roundup can be bought as a wipe on, it looks a bit like roll on deodorant. Glyphosate is effective against bindw**d but repeat treatments will probably be necessary."

What's the old saying.

Weeds are just wildflowers in the wrong place..

I use Glyphosate killer(a lot of own brand weexkillers have it in them) apply in this lovely hot plant growing weather and watch them wither in a few days..kills most root dead.. bindweex is a pain.. an old guy told me rabbits love eating it

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By *alldarksurreyMan
over a year ago

surrey

All you have to do to get rid of ragwort is to dig the main root ball out and then put a layer of rock salt in the hole and back fill it. Don't put chemicals in and around the place where animals eat and live especially chemicals that were made by Monsanto who created agent orange, and don't feed them with anything that has been genetically modified by them either!

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By *lyreelMan
over a year ago

King's lynn

It is not a notifiable . It used to be and when reported a council or a farmer had to spray, cut or remove in 14 days.

No longer is that the case.

On a paddock keep a few sheep, they eat it when it’s small and suffer no consequences, or a goat.

The biggest danger is if you cut and then allow the dead plant to be eaten by animals. Generally if growing in a field cattle sheep and horses will not touch it when mature, but then you get one that has a mad feed on them and dies.

Dig them out, if ground is wet just pull them out, do it now before they flower and seed.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It is not a notifiable . It used to be and when reported a council or a farmer had to spray, cut or remove in 14 days.

No longer is that the case.

On a paddock keep a few sheep, they eat it when it’s small and suffer no consequences, or a goat.

The biggest danger is if you cut and then allow the dead plant to be eaten by animals. Generally if growing in a field cattle sheep and horses will not touch it when mature, but then you get one that has a mad feed on them and dies.

Dig them out, if ground is wet just pull them out, do it now before they flower and seed. "

According to The Weeds Act (1959) MAFF were able to serve a notice on landowners forcing them to remove this and other injurious Weeds from their land.

This has since been amended in the Ragwort Control Act (2003) but the former legislation still appears in over 20 local government documents.

You are correct in stating that Common Ragwort is no longer notifiable and i apologise gor this error. However, modern legislation still places the onus of responsiblity upon the landowner regarding control, preventing it from spreading to adjacent land and 'causing a nuisance' of this and other noxious Weeds.

Failure to do so is still, in my opinion, irresponsible.

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By *lyreelMan
over a year ago

King's lynn


"It is not a notifiable . It used to be and when reported a council or a farmer had to spray, cut or remove in 14 days.

No longer is that the case.

On a paddock keep a few sheep, they eat it when it’s small and suffer no consequences, or a goat.

The biggest danger is if you cut and then allow the dead plant to be eaten by animals. Generally if growing in a field cattle sheep and horses will not touch it when mature, but then you get one that has a mad feed on them and dies.

Dig them out, if ground is wet just pull them out, do it now before they flower and seed.

According to The Weeds Act (1959) MAFF were able to serve a notice on landowners forcing them to remove this and other injurious Weeds from their land.

This has since been amended in the Ragwort Control Act (2003) but the former legislation still appears in over 20 local government documents.

You are correct in stating that Common Ragwort is no longer notifiable and i apologise gor this error. However, modern legislation still places the onus of responsiblity upon the landowner regarding control, preventing it from spreading to adjacent land and 'causing a nuisance' of this and other noxious Weeds.

Failure to do so is still, in my opinion, irresponsible."

I agree, and for whatever reason this year it seems prevalent.

Damn the !!

One great thing though is the amount of Cinnabar Moths going round. They look like a red and black spotted Butterfly, they lay eggs on the ragwort which gives the striking yellow and black Caterpillar which eats the leaves.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It is not a notifiable . It used to be and when reported a council or a farmer had to spray, cut or remove in 14 days.

No longer is that the case.

On a paddock keep a few sheep, they eat it when it’s small and suffer no consequences, or a goat.

The biggest danger is if you cut and then allow the dead plant to be eaten by animals. Generally if growing in a field cattle sheep and horses will not touch it when mature, but then you get one that has a mad feed on them and dies.

Dig them out, if ground is wet just pull them out, do it now before they flower and seed.

According to The Weeds Act (1959) MAFF were able to serve a notice on landowners forcing them to remove this and other injurious Weeds from their land.

This has since been amended in the Ragwort Control Act (2003) but the former legislation still appears in over 20 local government documents.

You are correct in stating that Common Ragwort is no longer notifiable and i apologise gor this error. However, modern legislation still places the onus of responsiblity upon the landowner regarding control, preventing it from spreading to adjacent land and 'causing a nuisance' of this and other noxious Weeds.

Failure to do so is still, in my opinion, irresponsible.

I agree, and for whatever reason this year it seems prevalent.

Damn the !!

One great thing though is the amount of Cinnabar Moths going round. They look like a red and black spotted Butterfly, they lay eggs on the ragwort which gives the striking yellow and black Caterpillar which eats the leaves.

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Yep, got loads here munching their way through groundsel. The trouble with biological controls, though, is that they're incredibly unreliable. I've worked with horses and there's no way control would be left to insects.

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