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    We have 2 fields sectioned into various paddocks that I rotate the horses and sheep around. In the last 4 years we havent treated the fields with anything at all and manually removed any ragwort.

    Last year we noticed lots and lots of docks and this year there are more docks than there is grass - or so it seems.

    So I took some advice and a fellow horsey friend of mine advised me to use Grazon 90. She doesnt collect her manure or grow veggies - unlike us.

    So when i read the instructions, it tells me to keep horses off for 7 days - no problem. THEN I read the part that says not to use the manure but doesnt give a timescale - so does that mean not to use the manure EVER? Or what? And if we've never to use the manure, what on earth does this mean that we are indirectly feeding our horses/sheep??

    I spoke to our local farmer and he says he's used it before but they dont collect or use their manure so apparently less of an issue for them.

    Any thoughts/advice please?

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    It's got this in it.....Clopyralid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    • #3
      Personally, I wouldn't use it. We poo-pick (I have the use of a machine, which is fab!), and I remove any ragwort/dock/thistle as I find them. The perimeter nettles get strimmed later in the summer if they encroach too far, but usually they're left for the insects.

      I use my manure, and supply several other people too, so wouldn't take the risk. I can't understand people who don't clear their fields!
      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Glutton4... View Post
        Personally, I wouldn't use it. We poo-pick (I have the use of a machine, which is fab!), and I remove any ragwort/dock/thistle as I find them. The perimeter nettles get strimmed later in the summer if they encroach too far, but usually they're left for the insects.

        I use my manure, and supply several other people too, so wouldn't take the risk. I can't understand people who don't clear their fields!
        what do you remove the docks with?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Scottishnewbie View Post
          what do you remove the docks with?
          A rag fork or a spade usually
          WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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          • #6
            Originally posted by FionaH View Post
            A rag fork or a spade usually
            i wouldnt have thought a rag fork would have dug down deeply enough?

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