Pasture Maintenence

purplefdu · 04-21-08, 09:25 AM

Now is a great time to go through your pasture to get rid of weeds, toxic plants, etc before the grass starts to get too tall to effectively get around. Its also not a bad idea to take a metal detector if you have one handy and see if there's anything lurking that could be dangerous.

harriet · 04-21-08, 10:52 AM

Yep. Metal detectors and a garbage bag. I don't bother with weeds, just look for the harmful ones. For me it's garbage that accumulates over the winter.

Flicka · 04-23-08, 07:25 AM

Excellent reminder. I'm always amazed at the amount of junk that can turn up after a few months, and yup, some of it's scary! I'd hate to have a sharp piece of metal lying there unnoticed, waiting to cause an injury.

OldnGrey · 04-24-08, 07:02 AM

A timely reminder and good advice. Hard work but necessary. My neighbour is bringing in a casual labourer to knock it off and I guess I'll just walk around and check to see that he does a good job. Good exercise for me.

SaddleSore · 04-25-08, 01:12 AM

I agree that the metal detector is an excellent idea. We'll be doing this, this weekend at my sister's house-I never fail to be surprised at what you can find there.

ilovehorses · 07-17-08, 05:08 PM

I used a metal detector and found stuff that could have been dangerous should my horse decide to trot over that area. Found quite a few coins too.

RidingWild · 07-17-08, 05:33 PM

I decided to follow Purples advice and I borrowed a metal detector from a friend of mine. Am I glad I did I found some shrapnel that I would have missed

04-21-08, 09:25 AM	Pasture Maintenence Post #1 (permalink)
purplefdu Member Join Date: 08-12-07 Posts: 236 Images: 1	Pasture Maintenence Now is a great time to go through your pasture to get rid of weeds, toxic plants, etc before the grass starts to get too tall to effectively get around. Its also not a bad idea to take a metal detector if you have one handy and see if there's anything lurking that could be dangerous.

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04-21-08, 10:52 AM	Pasture Maintenence Post #2 (permalink)
harriet Member Join Date: 04-04-08 Posts: 25	Yep. Metal detectors and a garbage bag. I don't bother with weeds, just look for the harmful ones. For me it's garbage that accumulates over the winter.

04-23-08, 07:25 AM	Pasture Maintenence Post #3 (permalink)
Flicka Member Join Date: 04-03-08 Location: Northeast Posts: 25	Excellent reminder. I'm always amazed at the amount of junk that can turn up after a few months, and yup, some of it's scary! I'd hate to have a sharp piece of metal lying there unnoticed, waiting to cause an injury.

04-24-08, 07:02 AM	Pasture Maintenence Post #4 (permalink)
OldnGrey Member Join Date: 04-04-08 Posts: 25	A timely reminder and good advice. Hard work but necessary. My neighbour is bringing in a casual labourer to knock it off and I guess I'll just walk around and check to see that he does a good job. Good exercise for me.

04-25-08, 01:12 AM	Pasture Maintenence Post #5 (permalink)
SaddleSore Member Join Date: 10-12-07 Posts: 233	I agree that the metal detector is an excellent idea. We'll be doing this, this weekend at my sister's house-I never fail to be surprised at what you can find there.

07-17-08, 05:08 PM	Pasture Maintenence Post #6 (permalink)
ilovehorses Member Join Date: 11-02-07 Posts: 77	I used a metal detector and found stuff that could have been dangerous should my horse decide to trot over that area. Found quite a few coins too.

07-17-08, 05:33 PM	Pasture Maintenence Post #7 (permalink)
RidingWild Member Join Date: 07-01-08 Posts: 25	I decided to follow Purples advice and I borrowed a metal detector from a friend of mine. Am I glad I did I found some shrapnel that I would have missed

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