The War on Weeds

Tis the season when some of us ooh and ahh at the pretty yellow flowers in the field, I am not one of them.... No, instead I grab the spot weed sprayer and hunt them down with vengance, scouring my pasture for the telltale green clumps happily growing without any interference from the horses. The worst offender in my book is the buttercup, mildly toxic to horses they don't touch it, leaving it to grow unchecked in the pasture, happy to flower and plant new seeds. Because it flowers in the spring it replants fast in bare patches and can take over a pasture in a few short years leaving your horses nothing edible to graze. If you are going to spot spray, now is the time before it blooms! Happy hunting!