Last fall, after the drought had killed off most of the competition, a certain weed took advantage of the opportunity to germinate and flourish. And now, the thistle is hurting productivity on many ...

Non-native thistles are much more aggressive, invading pasture lands, open fields, and home lawns. Canada thistle is the most common thistle in home lawns. It produces a cluster of ground-hugging ...

Last fall, after the drought had killed off most of the competition, the thistle took advantage of the opportunity to germinate and flourish. The weed is now hurting productivity on many Missouri ...

Goldfinches use the down from the non-native thistles, but also from native thistles including pasture thistle. Thistles provide food to pollinators including butterflies, ...

Weeds can reduce the quantity and the stand life of desirable forage plants in pastures and hayfields. By Steve Morgan - University of Georgia Extension Updated September 26, 2024 03:58 PM ...

In 1947, the Hawke’s Bay provincial executive of Federated Farmers wanted nodding thistle declared a noxious weed. Photo / Unsplash / Stephen H. Thistles were everywhere back in the day, whether ...

Soil Conservation Technician When I moved into this new house, I was thrilled to see a large planted flower bed in the backyard. All spring I imagined what beautiful flowers would soar up and dazzl… ...

In pasture, the most effective way of controlling Californian thistle is to apply glyphosate (using a 5% solution of Glyphosate 360, or 500 ml to 10 L water) to the weed foliage using a rotary weed ...

Nodding thistle is one of the most competitive thistle species causing problems in New Zealand pastures. It is known as musk thistle in some countries overseas. The species gets the name "nodding ...

Non-native thistles are much more aggressive, invading pasture lands, open fields, and home lawns. Canada thistle is the most common thistle in home lawns. It produces a cluster of ground-hugging ...