We have a substantial dock burden on the farm. Last year it all got slightly out of hand...
This year we have sheep on the farm for the first time in a generation and they are doing an excellent job so far...
We've also discovered we have a good population of green dock beetle which are currently munching their way through a lot of the spring growth...
What do you do about docks on your farm?
0%Spray (whole field)
0%Spray (knapsack)
0%Weedwiper
0%Leave them alone and let nature do its thing
It’s a case of do what I say not what I do! We would spray with a tractor sprayer trying to be selective on a stop start basis but in a grazing situation I would advise use a weed wiper after its been grazed but that’s difficult where it’s for cutting and that’s the more likely place they’ll be