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<blockquote data-quote="Bright Raven" data-source="post: 1434967" data-attributes="member: 27490"><p>To generalize, good pasture management includes both. As Bigfoot has also stated, weeds are not evil. Many weeds are benign and clipping them and returning then to the ground as a form of mulch has numerous benefits. It recycles nutrients, adds humus, and acts as a mulch.</p><p></p><p>However, some weeds are noxious and evade mowing. This year I am spot spraying cocklebur. Mowing simply causes it to grow in a dwarf form and below the level of the rotary mower. On my steep hillsides, mowing is best performed with the cut about 6 to 8 inches off ground. That eliminates scalping. I also spot spray spiny pigweed and poison hemlock. </p><p></p><p>I actually like to see some heavy weed growth this time of year on my steep pastures. Knocking it down with the rotary mower greatly benefits the soil on steep slopes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bright Raven, post: 1434967, member: 27490"] To generalize, good pasture management includes both. As Bigfoot has also stated, weeds are not evil. Many weeds are benign and clipping them and returning then to the ground as a form of mulch has numerous benefits. It recycles nutrients, adds humus, and acts as a mulch. However, some weeds are noxious and evade mowing. This year I am spot spraying cocklebur. Mowing simply causes it to grow in a dwarf form and below the level of the rotary mower. On my steep hillsides, mowing is best performed with the cut about 6 to 8 inches off ground. That eliminates scalping. I also spot spray spiny pigweed and poison hemlock. I actually like to see some heavy weed growth this time of year on my steep pastures. Knocking it down with the rotary mower greatly benefits the soil on steep slopes. [/QUOTE]
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