fons jaspers asked 15 years ago
Gerry, part of my grassland is a donkey paddock. Last year the amount of weeds, buttercup mainly, has increased phenomenally. What would be the most effective strategy for suppressing the b.cups: cutting grass AND weeds, or let the grass (and the weeds?) grow so that grass might smother the weeds?
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Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago
Horses or donkeys make grass area very weedy. Buttercups tolerate mowing and allowing the grass to grow will not help control.
Apply a lawn weedkiller, or similar product for a large area, in April or May. The animals must be kept off until the dying buttercups are gone.
