eternumviti
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This evening I removed half a dozen or so ragwort plants from my meadows. I have patrolled these meadows for the past 45 years. Only one of the plants I removed this evening was within 2 metres of a parent plant found within those 45 years. I pull early, before the flowers have gone to seed. I also noted the positions of several 1st year 'rosettes'. DEFRA suggest that the plant should be removed if found between 50m and 100m of land that is grazed by cattle, sheep, pigs and horses.
There is no bare ground in my meadows, just grasses and wildflowers. Lots of yellow loosetrife, self-heal and white and red clover at the moment. Too much knapweed in some places, which is a problem which seems to stem from overgrazing by horses over several years a while back. Some paddocks have been turned over to sheep in the past year, which appears to be solving the problem.
There is no bare ground in my meadows, just grasses and wildflowers. Lots of yellow loosetrife, self-heal and white and red clover at the moment. Too much knapweed in some places, which is a problem which seems to stem from overgrazing by horses over several years a while back. Some paddocks have been turned over to sheep in the past year, which appears to be solving the problem.