This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah han...@ai.sri.com
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.
In decent weather, I like to give the spray about 7 days to be
absorbed, and the plants start to die. This time of year, it may be
much longer---however long it takes the plants to start to turn that
characteristic yellow-orange color. (Yeah, I know that a lot of you
can't find the weeds for your snow. Here in wetter'n Oregon, the
weeds are already doing altogether too well.)
Another thing to note. Many toxic plants, when green and growing,
taste bad enough that equines don't mess with them. When sprayed with
Roundup, or even just hoe'd off, the dying/dead plants become more
palatable, yet still toxic. Some things just plain need to be
physically removed from the pasture before equines are turned back out
there. Know thy weeds
Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman--
han...@ai.sri.com anything that can go wrong, will!
15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
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