Follow up on Poison Hemlock scare.

[Texasmark]

I looked and looked on the www and all the info sources on the info in which I was interested.....mistaking a non poisonous Hemlock plant for a poisonous one just wasn't there to match what was growing in my farm. A neighbor came over yesterday, looking for some pasture for her horses and took a picture of my hysteria with her fancy do everything camera....... She told me that it wasn't a Hemlock plant, it was a Parsley plant and Hedge Parsley at that......can't express the elation I had with that info. So I got time today, just now, to look up that plant (now that I know to look in the right place for the answer) and sure-nuff she, er ah AI, er ah her smart phone was right. With that said her horses can now come over to graze what's left of my pastures after hers are nothing but weeds.

 

[Aaron SEIA]

I know I've got Hemlock growing in my pastures. Horses so far haven't been dumb enough to eat it. I'd worry far more about Parsnip than Hemlock.
AaronSEIA

 

[joeysmith]

I looked and looked on the www and all the info sources on the info in which I was interested.....mistaking a non poisonous Hemlock plant for a poisonous one just wasn't there to match what was growing in my farm. A neighbor came over yesterday, looking for some pasture for her horses and took a picture of my hysteria with her fancy do everything camera....... She told me that it wasn't a Hemlock plant, it was a Parsley plant and Hedge Parsley at that......can't express the elation I had with that info. So I got time today, just now, to look up that plant (now that I know to look in the right place for the answer) and sure-nuff she, er ah AI, er ah her smart phone was right. With that said her horses can now come over to graze what's left of my pastures after hers are nothing but weeds.

So this isn't to poke or make fun or start anything but just curious how much a smart phone would of saved you?

 

[Texasmark]

I know I've got Hemlock growing in my pastures. Horses so far haven't been dumb enough to eat it. I'd worry far more about Parsnip than Hemlock.
AaronSEIA

Don't get me started on another "wild goose chase".....I don't know if I have Parsnips or not and right now I don't want to know.....really doubt it.....I think!

 

[Texasmark]

So this isn't to poke or make fun or start anything but just curious how much a smart phone would of saved you?

I don't know and I have no inclination to purchase one regardless of events that may or may not affect me. When I retired from industry in Jan. 2005, I was through having to use my brain for anything....that I could get away with and survive. So far I am true to that promise to myself!

 

[da.bees]

I don't know and I have no inclination to purchase one regardless of events that may or may not affect me. When I retired from industry in Jan. 2005, I was through having to use my brain for anything....that I could get away with and survive. So far I am true to that promise to myself!

You should feel right at home here.

 

[1948CaseVAI]

Her phone didn't identify the plant, it was software running on her phone and you can get that for free for any Android or i-phone. Actually kind of Luddite not to.

 

[used red MN]

With that said her horses can now come over to graze what's left of my pastures after hers are nothing but weeds.

Hope you know this but the best way to maintain a pasture is by not over grazing it. Thus she has nothing but weeds. If the “good grass” in your pasture that the horses want to eat starts getting chewed down to only 3 or 4 inches high you should have been telling her horses adios long before that point.

 

[Texasmark]

You should feel right at home here.

This is my second scan after I check my mail........wouldn't be without it!!!!!

 

[Texasmark]

Hope you know this but the best way to maintain a pasture is by not over grazing it. Thus she has nothing but weeds. If the “good grass” in your pasture that the horses want to eat starts getting chewed down to only 3 or 4 inches high you should have been telling her horses adios long before that point.

She brought 2 over this morning....I told her later in the day that she needs to bring more over as these 2 aren't about to eat all this pasture......thanks for the warning but I don't need it......I have enough sense to know how to take care of my fertile pasture land!

 

[Texasmark]

Hope you know this but the best way to maintain a pasture is by not over grazing it. Thus she has nothing but weeds. If the “good grass” in your pasture that the horses want to eat starts getting chewed down to only 3 or 4 inches high you should have been telling her horses adios long before that point.

She had nothing when she and her husband bought the place.....the owner had overworked it and put nothing back into the soil.

 

[da.bees]

She brought 2 over this morning....I told her later in the day that she needs to bring more over as these 2 aren't about to eat all this pasture......thanks for the warning but I don't need it......I have enough sense to know how to take care of my fertile pasture land!

I wouldn't go too hard on red mn for cautions about horses. Cows and sheep bite/chew grass off, horses pull grass out by roots so most cattlemen will not allow anyone else's horse on their place. The stocking rate is about 7x as much pastureland for horses as cows per hundredweight. I would allow goats for land with weeds and sheep where there were no weeds. If fence wouldn't hold sheep or goats and free grazer isn't willing to contribute to fence I'd allow cows.
The proof is in noticing how rare it is to see horses on land that isn't barren of grass.

 

[Texasmark]

I wouldn't go too hard on red mn for cautions about horses. Cows and sheep bite/chew grass off, horses pull grass out by roots so most cattlemen will not allow anyone else's horse on their place. The stocking rate is about 7x as much pastureland for horses as cows per hundredweight. I would allow goats for land with weeds and sheep where there were no weeds. If fence wouldn't hold sheep or goats and free grazer isn't willing to contribute to fence I'd allow cows.
The proof is in noticing how rare it is to see horses on land that isn't barren of grass.

Figuring how I want to reply to this response.........Thanks for the concern...........

 

[used red MN]

Figuring how I want to reply to this response.........Thanks for the concern...........

Lock and load!!! Come on, ease up a bit. I didn’t say “you’re letting horses into your pasture? you must be related to their backside!” Now note, I didn’t say that! What I replied was just an honest suggestion about the situation you’re describing. I agree the property is your investment and you hopefully know how to care for it and what I said was very take it or leave it. Some guys on here flip over about the tiniest things!