[sarahdean_66]

where abouts are you?

[sarahdean_66]

hi i would be interested jan where abouts are you?

[Workhorse]

where abouts are you?

Me??  South Dorset!

[sarahdean_66]

ah shame im in cambridgeshire and looking for extra sheep grazing! but your far to far!!

[Riverside21]

It seems no-one wants creeping buttercup, whats the problem with it? I've never had to worry about it!

[Vinny D]

OhLaLa
We had loads of buttercups on our 5 acres. We had an agronomist come do a soil sample who works for a local firm and his employers have all the chemicals(fetilizer and  weedkillers). When I needed more I went on to their web site but could not find any, they told me that I had to pick it up as they could not sell it online something to do with certain chemicals. We are in west Wales and the firm is called PRag.
Hope this helps.
Mark.

[Bramblecot]

Hi Workhorse - we might be  neighbours (oh, pardon the pun!).  Perhaps you could borrow our shetland ram, he will soon see off the dog walkers

[Castle Farm]

http://www.pasture4horses.com/weeds/creeping-buttercup.php

[spandit]

http://www.pasture4horses.com/weeds/creeping-buttercup.php

"The irritant contents of the plant's sap is rendered inactive by drying, therefore the weed is not a risk in hay."

That's encouraging

[Greenerlife]

My field is absolutely covered with them this year - never before.  If I spray it - is there an ideal time of year?

[wonderwooly]

hi sorry to sound daft but we have a lot of buttercup, i think there are definitely two
or three type one meadow, other possibly creeping, before there were horses and we have taken it over this year, I have sheep and can put them there but was going to cut some of it for hay would it be a problem? and why is it better to put the sheep on it.?
 

[Greenerlife]

Castlefarms link above says buttercup is fine for hay

[wonderwooly]

good point my speed readings not up to scratch,
but still, why is it OK for sheep? fresh,
or is it just a horse problem.?

[Greenerlife]

Hrses are strange coves!      (ie I have no idea - sorry)

[Small Farmer]

Neither our sheep nor the horses will touch buttercup.


But what the presence of the buttercup is telling you is that the soil is too acid.  So weedkiller is only a short-term answer