[Jacob-list] Pasture Questions

[Jim Millar]

Susan,
My experience has been that the flower heads will go leaving the "weed"
which is really not a bad forage for livestock.  Let them graze and enjoy
the "weed".  There is actually a lot of good pasture "eats" that most people
call weeds.  Herbicides will only get you into an ugly cyle of seek and
destroy. Your sheep grazing out there is the best thing for your pasture.
In the meantime enjoy your yellow snow!
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan J Martin <stonecroft235 at juno.com>
To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 2:32 PM
Subject: [Jacob-list] Pasture Questions


>Our pasture is producing dandelions at an alarming rate - in fact, as I
>gaze out over the meadow it appears to have snowed, due to all the fluffy
>little seed heads - they're everywhere, they're  everywhere!!!!     (The
>grass suffered quite a bit from the drought last summer, and the
>dandelions are filling in the bare spots!!)    If I apply a broadleaf
>herbicide the white clover will also be destroyed, and  I will need to
>keep the animals off for a period of time.  My questions are:  Is there a
>herbicide that will target just dandelions?  How long after an
>application of a herbicide should I wait before reintroducing the sheep?
>Or, is there a better way to manage this problem?   Incidentally, the
>sheep don't seem to mind but I have noticed their noses are yellow from
>grazing among the dandelion flowers!  And converting all those blossoms
>into dandelion wine is not an option - my previous attempts at that
>resulted in a less than desirable potion!!!!!!
>Thank you.
>
>Sue Martin
>Stonecroft Manor
>
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