http://www.smallfarmlife.com/2008/12/22/gardening-question-thistle-removal/ Lessons learned from 80 acres and a 6 burner stove Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:07:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.smallfarmlife.com/2008/12/22/gardening-question-thistle-removal/comment-page-1/#comment-4483 Colin Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:14:28 +0000 http://www.smallfarmlife.com/?p=377#comment-4483 Remove your thistles just before they start to shed the seed , the birds especially finches will love the seeds and clean them up . Then depending on the area you have ,I've been told by experienced graziers that cutting thistle is most effective later in the season, when the core is hollow and reproduction is underway,.When cut young, they say the thistles just regrow. But I've always just hacked them off whenever I see them. After a few years, they pretty well disappear, except near the fencelines." Remove your thistles just before they start to shed the seed , the birds especially finches will love the seeds and clean them up . Then depending on the area you have ,I’ve been told by experienced graziers that cutting thistle is most effective later in the season, when the core is hollow and reproduction is underway,.When cut young, they say the thistles just regrow. But I’ve always just hacked them off whenever I see them. After a few years, they pretty well disappear, except near the fencelines.”

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