This message is from: "Mary Ofjord" <ma...@boreal.org>
I've not had a problem with our equines tasting the sprayed plants. I will
usually put them into the barn when I spray initally - yes, also by back
breaking pump-up sprayer, but I can get it right where it will do the most
good. The horses/mule have better places to graze than on the weeds growing
around the barn and lean-to areas. The plants I'm spraying are not eaten by
the horses anyway.
Mary O.
jeanne.mil...@pnc.com wrote:
I wanted to ask how long do you keep your horses off pasture after
spraying Roundup??
It depends....
Roundup seems to be quite "tasty"---if given a chance, my equines (a
donkey and Fjords) will seek out areas that have recently been sprayed
and nibble off the sprayed leaves. Roundup isn't particularly
"dangerous" to equines, but it is expensive (both $ and the body aches
that result from applying it with a backpack sprayer). If the plants
haven't had adequate time to absorb the spray, the equine nibbling
will negate the effects of spraying.
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