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[paddocktractor]

There are a couple of threads running on use of weed killer and fertiliser ,I wouldn't take advice or give advice on such things that could prove very dangerous.
Only people who are qualified should attempt to advice and wouldn't of thought this was the place.
Sorry if I sound grumpy but its slightly worrying that people would potentially put there animals at risk using products they don't really understand.

 

[Patterdale]

Hear hear.

 

[Amy567]

Most products have exactly what you need to do and how long the horses need to be off the paddock for. There should be o need to ask on here if you read the instructions

 

[jrp204]

Or speak to an agronomist, they can be found at most places that sell fert & spray.

 

[ElleSkywalker]

I have spoken to the fertiliser place I mentioned in my thread, who assured me their product is suitable for what I wanted to used for, & that horses can be left out on it.

I was simply asking for others experiences.

 

[RutlandH2O]

Most products have exactly what you need to do and how long the horses need to be off the paddock for. There should be o need to ask on here if you read the instructions

I recently started a thread regarding misinformation about the spraying of ragwort on agrochemical companies' labels. After many hours of many days talking with company reps, I found out that the following sentence is used industry-wide: "Animals must remain off the sprayed fields for at least two weeks and until the RAGWORT HAS DIED AND BECOMES UNPALATABLE." I have put those last six words in upper case because that information is patently incorrect. Ragwort becomes palatable when dead and is just as toxic as the live plant. Dead ragwort MUST be removed from sprayed fields before allowing the animals to return to graze. I contacted Prof. Derek Knottenbelt, a world authority on ragwort and its cumulative effect on the liver, and he was quite concerned that such misinformation is so widespread.

So, saying that "most products have exactly what you need to do and ..." is not quite correct, as much as we would like to think it should be.

A forum such as this one can be a very useful tool in reaching substantial numbers of people for whom this information is critical.

 

[putasocinit]

I would guess peeps are just asking and then when they find their chosen product from sugrgestions on here, they will still read the instructions, dur!

 

[Polos Mum]

I'd like to think most people have the common sense to read the instructions once they've purchased something before applying it. It makes perfect sense to ask for opinions/ recommendations as to what product to purchase - very few products are really manufactured with the small holder/ horse owner in mind.

Agronomists aren't that interested in small scale farms, and lots of other 'experts' just flog their owns stuff.

I was recommended potatoe fertiliser for my fields on here and when I spoke to the agronomist that had done our soil tests he agreed that would work well with what we have and want - vastly cheaper than the 'horse' products he'd been recommending.