How do you control weeds in a pasture? I just leased 10 acres, and it had some good grass but it was being overwhelmed by all the weeds. I mowed it and it rained a lot and it got worse. I just mowed it again, and it just rained a lot again, is there anything product I can put on the pasture that won't hurt my horses but kill the weeds and let the grass grow?
If it's really bad, get a permit and burn the field , then re-seed the grass. Your fire department might want to do it for you, as a practice controlled burn.
If it's not that bad, pull the individual weeds (provided they have not gone to seed) up by the roots and burn those. Or, get a herd of cows or goats to graze it down for you. They eat different plants than horses and might do a good job for you depending on the weeds.
Keeping a field mowed or bush hogged when it's not in use will keep the weeds at a minimum, but sometimes you have to do something drastic if a field as been left to grow on its own for a while.
Keeping a field mowed regularly will help if you start early in the year, but the weed flowers have probably already put out seed for next years growth. There are weed control products for horse pastures but they are most effective if started in the spring. There is no one shot method of controling weeds. Just continue to keep it mowed and plan on spraying it in the spring. It will take a year or two to get it under control but the good news is you have already got started properly!! The secret to killing out the weeds is to spray before the flower heads appear. Most weeds are annuals, and once you have broken the reseeding cycle you cure the problem.
There are some broadleaf weed killers that can be applied and the horses are allowed to graze again once they penetrate into the ground, which can be hastened if it rains. Your best option would be to contact your local farm bureau or agricultural extention office. They know the native weed species and what is available to deal with them.
i dont think horses mind eating weeds as longs are they dont have thorns.
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com if they do, then go out there and hand-pull them and get all the roots out. then throw them away.
