Getting rid of Thistle

Calfkeeper · #21 07/11/14, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by haypoint

Cows avoid thistle. Use a sprayer with a fine stream and get it on the freshly cut stems. Get the part you cut out of the field and burn them.

Our cows and youngstock eat the blooms. But they don't get ALL of them.

Danaus29 · #22 07/11/14, 03:50 PM

According to Penn State they grow to 5 feet.
http://extension.psu.edu/pests/weeds...canada-thistle
I know the difference between Canadian thistle and the others. I have seen Canadian thistle over 5 feet tall when surrounded by other vegetation. The ones I was pulling out were in a very rich garden and mixed in with black raspberries (the raspberries are over 7 feet tall).