thistles

• I got all these thistles in my pasture!!

  Jeremy Kichler, Colquitt County

  March 23, 2022

  

  Thistles can reduce forage yield and delay spring transition of warm season grasses. Thistles can produce large amounts of seed, sometimes up to 4,000 seed per plant. For growers trying to manage the seed bank, please implement control strategies before flowering. Several different thistles are found in pastures, which can include Bull thistle (Carduss vulgare), Musk…

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