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I have ragwort growing in my horses' field.
It's nearly flowering - pretty colour isn't it?
Much nicer than the harsh yellow of oil seed rape...
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Whereas I am moving to a new yard tomorrow where the grazing is properly maintained (you know - fertilised, weedkilled, topped and everything
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I once saw a woman and her children picking ragwort for the vase in the kitchen window. I told her what it was and that it's carcinogenic. The reply, "it's so pretty though, don't you think?"

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Whereas I am moving to a new yard tomorrow where the grazing is properly maintained (you know - fertilised, weedkilled, topped and everything
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I could pick you a bouquet of it as a leaving gift, to remember the yard by?
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LMAO
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I will have many happy memories from my current yard to take with me, I just cannot recall any at this precise moment
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I could pick you a bouquet of it as a leaving gift, to remember the yard by?
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and i could send you some hogweed for you arrangement
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(it`s barsteward stuff-the trouble i`ve had!!
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Whereas I am moving to a new yard tomorrow where the grazing is properly maintained (you know - fertilised, weedkilled, topped and everything
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I could pick you a bouquet of it as a leaving gift, to remember the yard by?
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and i could send you some hogweed for you arrangement
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(it`s barsteward stuff-the trouble i`ve had!!
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oooh i hate that stuff, my hands were covered in blisters after i pulled some out my horses mouth and the milk off it burned my hands or something along those lines.
sorry quite random just hate the stuff lol. although it does look like a giant daisy
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But i feed my horse ragwort and have never had any problems with it?
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of course, my old pony died of unknown causes, soon after she became blind. I asked on here for advice, but was advised not to call the vet so i didnt
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It adds variety to their feed, nice bit of yellow to liven things up
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We haven't got ragwort out here. That said... we haven't got grass either!
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I could wait til it seeds, then send you some in the post? Of course, you'd have to water it...
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and i could send you some hogweed for you arrangement
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(it`s barsteward stuff-the trouble i`ve had!!
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oooh i hate that stuff, my hands were covered in blisters after i pulled some out my horses mouth and the milk off it burned my hands or something along those lines.
sorry quite random just hate the stuff lol. although it does look like a giant daisy
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There's a moral lesson in there somewhere. Probably not the right one, though
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You could have some of our neighbours, I think they grow it to sell on their flower stall at the local market
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Well there must be some reason why they don't pull the stuff!
 
Hmmm, can't quite work out how you are in Yorkshire, yet by the sounds of it right next to our field.

Mind, I'm sorry to say the lady with the field is going to have a ragwort pulling party, she has one every year, but I don't seem to get invited and I can never tell when it's happened either, as she's lucky enough to have a real bumper crop.
 
Aaaaaaaargh, ragwort - I need to lie down in a darkened room. My neighbours also love the stuff, so much so that they are going to top their field without picking it first, their horses must prefer it wilted too!! Don't get me started....
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Compared to your neighbours, I have to admit my ragwort crop is poor...and getting poorer every year.
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Last year I had three plants, this year, just one lonely one.
I have a feeling that as soon as I find the ragfork thing, its days might be numbered too...
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I had one plant 12 years ago but with my neighbours concerted efforts at growing the stuff I have now expended four of my precious leisure hours digging it out, with around another two hours to go! Don't tell me to ring Defra - that's been done - there is no one in the area to investigate they tell me. Heads off to close the curtains so I can't see the damn stuff
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I've just spent 3 hours today pulling the flipping stuff. Got probably another 3 hours to go. Got to tell network rail to get it off their banking which is next to my field and will have to have a word with the council as its the other side of the fence. I have to do that every year so you would think they would just automatically do it now
 
I've got 6 acres & spend at least an hour pulling, digging & spot spraying ragwort every day & I've been doing this for the last month, despite having had it sprayed. The first week I spent every morning at it. Nightmare! I've even stopped riding during the dayso that I can spend that time eradicating it!
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I have tried my utmost to grow a good crop of Ragwort, but I see non in my field
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I really do not understand it, the Council seem to be able to grow it anywhere, do they use some special Ragwort Feed?
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I have tried my utmost to grow a good crop of Ragwort, but I see non in my field
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I really do not understand it, the Council seem to be able to grow it anywhere, do they use some special Ragwort Feed?
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I could send you some nice plants just about to come into flower
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