nettles !!

Chris English · May 4, 2015

My pasture hasn't had cows on it for a few years now so the neighbor has been cutting it late in July. One cutting, round bales, 1st and 2nd cutting in one. Anyway, patches of nettles have begun to get larger each year so I sprayed them with round up this weekend.
My question is, when pastured there were no nettles, so is this a result of waiting so long to mow? Would clipping them at first cutting stop the growth?
Also, if the round up doesn't do a complete job should I bush hog them?

GarryinNC · May 4, 2015

I have had better luck using Crossbow on them, and it will not kill the surrounding grass. What dilution of of the Glyphosate did you use?

tim s · May 4, 2015

There is guy south of me raises them and makes some kind of natural medicine from it..

Brown Swiss · May 4, 2015

You were suppose to harvest them when little, wilt them and eat a way! Darn kids, wasting good food again. LOL

Nate V. IA · May 4, 2015

We always had sheep and they love to eat them. Bought a new acreage last fall, don't have a fence up yet so it looks abandoned still. The boys and I were looking for morels today and found this patch.

Lazy WP · May 5, 2015

Cows will eat nettles if you graze them at the right stage. I would never use a non selective herbicide. I did spray a parch with 2-4D and Banvel last year. Dumb exotic animals wouldn't eat them.

Chris English · May 5, 2015

I followed the label direction and mixed 6 oz.per gallon plus a little Dawn liquid soap

sd pete · May 5, 2015

(reply to post at 02:11:07 05/05/15) Grazon Next should get those weeds and will not kill all the grass.

nettles !!

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