Is this true?

[Dogbetty141]

Ragwort if pulled out of the ground is undetectable by the horse and could be eaten mistakenly? So is it just best to leave it to grow?

 

[Moggy]

I think it's more likely that it becomes more palatable to horses when it's dead. Best to dig up and burn.

 

[Morrigan_Lady]

I may be wrong, but unless you can pull the roots up aswell your better off leaving it alone.

 

[the watcher]

It is true that horses would be more likely to eat it if it was pulled up and left in the field to dry, just as they will eat it if it is included in hay. But who would be daft enough to pull it up and leave it lying around? It needs to be burnt.

Pulling it is always preferable to leaving it, even past the rosette stage, to prevent seeds being blown and more plants growing

 

[Dogbetty141]

I didnt mean leaving it i meant if some roots were left or it wasnt pulled out properly! I was just a question anyway i read it somewhere!

 

[Moggy]

''Ragwort if pulled out of the ground is undetectable by the horse and could be eaten mistakenly?''


If it hasn't been left on the ground how is there anything there for them eat??????????? Dig up plant and burn. You can put some rock salt in the hole where you've dug it up if you want which kills any remaining roots..........

 

[colleenmurtagh1]

Thats exactly what we done moggy