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RAPP CHATS
By RAP OWINGS
Extension Agent
just ABOUT EIGHT years ago this past late summer the first musked and curled thistle seed drifted down from the north and settled in Rappahannock. People were kindly. The soils and climate suited their needs. Living was good and they flourished. Now, in mid summer in certain areas of the county, their lovely lavender blooms are a pastoral delight to the passing tourist. Ladies even stop along our highways to gather their flower heads for dried arrangements. New property purchasers, at a loss for a farm name, might wel 1 consider “Thistle Down Hill Farm, “Thistle Meadow” or even “Thistle Bloom View.” Of course some of our cattlemen are losing from 5% to 25% of their pasture land to thistles but evidently this is a small price to pay for their beauty. However, if all this beauty has become overwhelming now is the time to spray. The thistle rosettes, that will manufacture next year’s bloom, are now spread out in the pastures and actively growing. Spraying at this time of the year, if done correctly, will eliminate 80 to 90 percent of next year’s crop. I know it will work because I have watched the results on thousands of sprayed acres over in thistle country. If you would like to have detailed control recommendations for thistles or have me go over your farm with you to help to determine if next year’s crop will be large enough to justify spraying, please call.
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