Liking The Hot Weather

The noxious invasive tansy ragwort (Ragwort, tansy (Senecio jacobaea)is really enjoying the warm weather. We are seeing it pop up and flowering in spots we had not noticed it before. This invasive is not only a nuisance, it can be lethal to cows and horses.

We had made a special scan along the river recently and found several bunches on rock bars and in secluded areas around the stream bank. I even found some growing right along the skid road that we travel quite often to work in the woods. I noticed it when the bright yellow flowers emerged. The plants were 4 to 5 feet tall already and I was surprised that I hadn’t noticed them as I made my way through the forest before the blooming stage.

We are sure to pull or dig up the entire root system since the plants can have a multitude of small plants growing right in with the main one. After knocking off the excess dirt we haul the tansy out of the woods and away from the river, we deposit the remains on the asphalt drive so the entire plant can wither and die in the sun, no longer viable as a plant or able to spread seeds.

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