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In reply to the discussion: i'm just going to POST THIS AS LOUD AS I CAN and crush all arguments-MONSANTO=root of all evil. [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)On the pastures we soil test and apply fertilizer as necessary. We overseed heavily with rye grass seed in pastures when they become overgrazed (which I'm sure you know grows very rapidly) in order to "choke" out weed growth and pre-empt them. We mow regularly before any weeds head out.
So for us, its maintenance. Never chemicals on the gardens and pastures.
I admit to some Round Up usage for spot areas on the farm that aren't conducive to weed whacking (for example some of my boarders keep horse trailers here and I don't like to weed whack around their parked trailer tires so I'll spray Round Up around that area). But that's very infrequent, and very minimal usage, so I haven't had any resistance issues... yet. I'm leery of the product for many reasons and try to stay away from using it as much as possible.