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Weeds in garden & Paddock

Spinksy13Spinksy13 Posts: 3
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Hello,

I have 2 weeds that I am having trouble with.

The first grows in my garden it looks like the picture below. Can you identify it and how to get rid of it?

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 The second weed grows in our local paddock. Can you identify it and know if it is safe for horses to eat?

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 Thanks for any help you can give.

 

 

 

 

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  • ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627

    I think the first one is a form of Oxalis, which can be a pain in the whatsit to get rid of.  I don't use chemicals so I just pull it up - the roots are shallow but they run a long way just under the soil surface.

     

    cant help on the 2nd, I'veI've seen it somewhere but can't name it.

  • Spinksy13Spinksy13 Posts: 3

    Thanks Erics Mum,

    That's just as it is currently, but it seems to get everywhere in small clumps.

    Just looked up Oxalis and found pictures of Creeping Woodsorrel, seems to fit the bill.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    I think the second is Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara - http://www.ediblewildfood.com/coltsfoot.aspx  

    As far as I'm aware it's fine for horses - it cerainly grew in our paddocks and our horses appeared to come to no harm.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328

    If it's coltsfoot it will have thick leaves with soft, whitish felted backs.  (We used to use them as disposable hankies as children.)  If the backs are green, without a whitish coating, it could be butterbur (petasites).  This is a close relative of coltsfoot but I have no idea if it's ok or not for horses to eat.

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Spinksy13Spinksy13 Posts: 3

    Thanks for your feedback

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