What weed is this? (And what will kill it?)

Username John · 08-02-2017 4:29pm #1

As title - what weed is this?

It has the leaves like a foxglove, so could be that.

It's on ground I reclaimed, which was scrub - briars and bushes, so I don't know what exactly was in the undergrowth before this. That's why I say could it be foxglove?

And what will kill it? Will MCPA do the job?

Thanks.

mordeith · 08-02-2017 4:32pm

Username John wrote: »

As title - what weed is this?

It has the leaves like a foxglove, so could be that.

It's on ground I reclaimed, which was scrub - briars and bushes, so I don't know what exactly was in the undergrowth before this. That's why I say could it be foxglove?

And what will kill it? Will MCPA do the job?

Thanks.

Looks like comfrey to me. I quite like it in the garden

EDIT: You should be able to just dig it out.

Username John · 08-02-2017 5:17pm

mordeith wrote: »

Looks like comfrey to me. I quite like it in the garden

EDIT: You should be able to just dig it out.

Not for the amount of it I have I won't be digging

Might be comfrey, I haven't seen the flowers, but the leaves look similar all right...

yosemitesam1 · 08-02-2017 6:11pm

Anything with tryclopyr as the active ingredient should kill it.
Edit. That should be triclopyr

exaisle · 08-02-2017 6:20pm

Comfrey aids bone-knitting, used as a poultice....also known as knitbone... Just a bit of useless info.... :-)

J Mysterio · 08-02-2017 6:22pm

exaisle wrote: »

Comfrey aids bone-knitting, used as a poultice....also known as knitbone... Just a bit of useless info.... :-)

That's actually usefull info.
As a society we just don't know that **** anymore.

mordeith · 08-02-2017 7:54pm

Makes a good liquid compost feed to apparently

TopTec · 09-02-2017 9:14am

Mixed with nettles makes a brilliant feed for tomato and fruit.... stinks worse than anything though!

TT

Username John · 09-02-2017 3:11pm

yosemitesam1 wrote: »

Anything with tryclopyr as the active ingredient should kill it.
Edit. That should be triclopyr

Is that active ingredient safe for pasture do you know Yosemite? Or do you know any spray that has it, tat can be used on grassland.

I'll be spot spraying, but it'll be going onto grassland too... So need to ensure its safe for grass...

Thanks...

yosemitesam1 · 09-02-2017 4:25pm

Username John wrote: »

Is that active ingredient safe for pasture do you know Yosemite? Or do you know any spray that has it, tat can be used on grassland.

I'll be spot spraying, but it'll be going onto grassland too... So need to ensure its safe for grass...

Thanks...

Ye its grand for grass. Attached the list of products with it off the pcs website

tellmeabit · 19-02-2017 7:29pm

anyone know what is this is?
first time seeing it in one of the fields?
http://imgur.com/a/trj3d

http://imgur.com/a/trj3d

and what can I use to get rid of it? it has covered a good patch of the field.
thanks,

pedigree 6 · 19-02-2017 7:36pm

tellmeabit wrote: »

anyone know what is this is?
first time seeing it in one of the fields?
http://imgur.com/a/trj3d

http://imgur.com/a/trj3d

and what can I use to get rid of it? it has covered a good patch of the field.
thanks,

Looks like Chickweed.

"Reaper" would kill it.

Jacquesdalad · 19-02-2017 7:41pm

tellmeabit wrote: »

anyone know what is this is?
first time seeing it in one of the fields?
http://imgur.com/a/trj3d

http://imgur.com/a/trj3d

and what can I use to get rid of it? it has covered a good patch of the field.
thanks,

Chickweed. Either common or mouse-ear.
I think it's common chickweed.

tellmeabit · 19-02-2017 7:41pm

Cheers. Was thinking chickweed but haven't seen it in person before. How the heck did that get there. Any ways, can I try hit it the next time we get a few dry days.

Jacquesdalad · 19-02-2017 7:44pm

tellmeabit wrote: »

Cheers. Was thinking chickweed but haven't seen it in person before. How the heck did that get there. Any ways, can I try hit it the next time we get a few dry days.

High om soils or close to ditches.

Wait until good growth before treating.

pedigree 6 · 19-02-2017 7:45pm

tellmeabit wrote: »

Cheers. Was thinking chickweed but haven't seen it in person before. How the heck did that get there. Any ways, can I try hit it the next time we get a few dry days.

I don't see why not.
As long as it's mild and it's growing. Go ahead.

Username John · 19-02-2017 7:52pm

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I don't see why not.
As long as it's mild and it's growing. Go ahead.

So you think you could spray now Pedigree?
Was looking at that weed today, and was thinking when could I try a bit of it with MCPA (just as a have a bit of it in the shed)

Jacquesdalad · 19-02-2017 7:53pm

Cmpp would be better.

White Clover · 19-02-2017 8:36pm

Jacquesdalad wrote: »

Cmpp would be better.

Is that still licensed here?

tellmeabit · 19-02-2017 9:06pm

Thanks all

Markcheese · 19-02-2017 9:27pm

Wouldn't a good sward and grazing just out compete chickweed ??
Which'd be a lot cheaper than the spray ...
It's perfectly grazable but not persistent..

Danzy · 20-02-2017 2:13pm

If I had to guess the first one is wild Comfrey, great plant for bringing up nutrients from the deep soil and was often used as cattle and horse feed.

There are some amino acids in it that animals are often short of but that are essential for a tip top immune system and was often fed to horses to keep them in top form.

The tap root can go 6 feet down within 2 years.

Username John · 20-02-2017 2:19pm

Danzy wrote: »

If I had to guess the first one is wild Comfrey, great plant for bringing up nutrients from the deep soil and was often used as cattle and horse feed.

There are some amino acids in it that animals are often short of but that are essential for a tip top immune system and was often fed to horses to keep them in top form.

The tap root can go 6 feet down within 2 years.

In my very short experience of it (since last summer) sheep don't seem to eat it...

What weed is this? (And what will kill it?)

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