laura_nash
Well-Known Member
Hi All
We have arranged to swap a field with one of our neighbours. They have a field behind our house and we have one next to theirs, both the same size and neither with great access without going down each others drives, so it seemed to make sense!
The neighbour had been keeping his broodmares in the one we are getting (donkey and connemara) and it looked tidy enough so I wasn't too worried about weeds, but having had a good walk around yesterday there is a very wet bit in the corner and what I thought was rushes is now in flower and is wild iris. Loads of rhizomes all over the surface. Its probably about 1/8 acre that is covered. From reading up on it, it seems to be poisonous to horses though they won't usually eat it. Still, I would like to get rid if I can.
I was thinking of spraying with something like roundup, but presumably will then need to remove all the rhizomes or fence it off for some time? Plus its going to stay wet so they may just come back? Has anyone any experience with these, either removing them or having them growing in the horses field?
Thanks
We have arranged to swap a field with one of our neighbours. They have a field behind our house and we have one next to theirs, both the same size and neither with great access without going down each others drives, so it seemed to make sense!
The neighbour had been keeping his broodmares in the one we are getting (donkey and connemara) and it looked tidy enough so I wasn't too worried about weeds, but having had a good walk around yesterday there is a very wet bit in the corner and what I thought was rushes is now in flower and is wild iris. Loads of rhizomes all over the surface. Its probably about 1/8 acre that is covered. From reading up on it, it seems to be poisonous to horses though they won't usually eat it. Still, I would like to get rid if I can.
I was thinking of spraying with something like roundup, but presumably will then need to remove all the rhizomes or fence it off for some time? Plus its going to stay wet so they may just come back? Has anyone any experience with these, either removing them or having them growing in the horses field?
Thanks