where are all the yosadawns gone? (ragworth/buchalan)

locky76

I drove up and down to sligo yesterday from limerick and i didn't see one yosadawn in the fields, where are they all gone?
the prolonged frost must have done a job on them earlier on in the year.
I have a neighbour who has pouisoned me with his fields of yellow blowing seeds across into my place.

whelan1

they are only growing now wont be flowering for a few weeks yet , just spent the morning pulling them - with gloves on:D- there are still plenty of them around:mad:

djmc

I think there all gone to my farm:mad:
They seem to have taken over the place this year
Brought some spray not sure wheather to top them first and spray regrowth
way too many to pull

whelan1

only time to spray them is in the spring when they are just starting to grow or in the autumn , bear in mind no cattle on the ground for 3 weeks after spraying they are palatable when dying and you could loose your stock

Qualitymark

Don't pull them without gloves; the juice can cause kidney damage. Vicious yokes.

One of the problems is that the cities are full of them; the other is that the formerly stringently prosecuted laws against ragwort are no longer enforced.