Boy, I've got loads of this stuff! For the past 20 years, this farm was
set stocked with cattle at the rate of one pair / 2 acres. I'm dismayed to
hear that correcting pH won't help. I can tell you that my sheep and goats
will eat the stuff, especially before it sets fruit. The regrowth *is*
smaller and slower to set fruit here.
I found some interesting larva dining on a large patch of it. Turns out
they were Colorado potato beetle larva. Since we are trying to certify the
pastures as organic, we may also try vinegar. Finally, I'm hoping the Red
River Crabgrass (next year) will help smother it.
Regards,
nanc
Nancy Osborn
Blue Moon Ranch
Wetumka, OK, USA
<quote who="Chase Hubbard">
> This is one of our major weeds here in western NC. Unlike some other
> weeds,
> good grazing management, pH and fertility do not seem to affect it
> noticeably. Neither does clipping paddocks after grazing, it just sets
> fruit
> a couple of inches off the ground. We feel we may be keeping it in check
> and so we just live with this perennial nightshade.
>
> Anyone else have any control strategies?
>
> Chase Hubbard
> Assistant Farm Manager
> Warren Wilson College
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz [mailto:graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz]On
> Behalf Of Smith, Margaret
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:31 PM
> To: graze-l@witt.ac.nz
> Subject: [SPAM] - RE: [Graze-l] Rotowiper - Email found in subject
>
>
> Bill,
> Does the horsenettle remain a problem in managed grazing systems?
>
> Margaret
>
> Margaret Smith
> Extension Value-Added/Sustainable Agriculture
> 2104N Agronomy Hall
> Iowa State University
> Ames, IA 50011
> Tel: 515-294-0887
> FAX: 515-294-9985
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz [mailto:graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz] On
> Behalf Of William Farr
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 7:05 AM
> To: graze-l@witt.ac.nz
> Subject: [Graze-l] Rotowiper
>
>
> Good Day!
> I would like to know if anyone has used the Rotowiper wicking system
> that
> comes out of New Zealand?
>
> If so, can it be used effectively top kill Carolina horsenettle in
> pastures? Big problem here in the SE US, and particularly bad when you
> have
> clover in the pasture - nothing can be used to kill the nettle without
> it
> also killing the clover.
>
> I have used Grazon P+D in a homemade passive wick system, but it is very
>
> tedious process and very slow, since the wick must be adjusted close to
> the
> ground using a front loader. The rotowiper looks ideal, but does it work
> on
> this pest?
>
> What weeds have you used it on, and what do you think about the
> equipment
> and its over all effectiveness?
>
> Is upkeep a problem?
>
> Any thoughts will be appreciated.
>
> Bill
> Milner, Georgia USA
>
>
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