Horsetails are related to ferns in that they have a vascular system. They never developed the ability to reproduce with seeds. They might be a little hard for you to see because many of them are extinct. What are some characteristics of horsetails and ferns? Characteristics of Ferns and Horsetails Read more…
Horsetail and mare’s tail is the same weed. The name “horsetail” is derived from the Latin Equisetum which translates as equus, meaning horse and seta which means bristle or hair. Its full name is Equisetum arvense which translates to Field Horsetail. What is the common name for horsetail? scouring rushhorsetail, Read more…
Your dog may love the hoof parings discarded when your horse is shod – but vets are warning that large chunks could be potentially fatal. Owners are warned to clean up quickly after the farrier visits – before their dog does. Are horse hooves bad for dogs? The sharp, hard Read more…
approximately 350 million years ago. Horsetails can be considered living fossils. This group of plants is what is left of a group of plants that were as thick as forests and had relatives as big as trees that flourished during the Devonian period approximately 350 million years ago. How long Read more…
The berries of both Carolina horsenettle and black nightshade are green when immature. However, the horsenettle berries turn yellow when mature and the black nightshade berries become black. The Leaves are toxic also, but to a lesser degree. All classes of livestock and humans have been poisoned by them. Is Read more…
Horsenettle control The most complete control of horsenettle is to mow at 30-day intervals and treat the final re-growth in fall with a systemic herbicide. The best time for the first mowing is right after horsenettle has come into full bloom, about 30 days after shoot emergence. What is the Read more…
Flowers and fruit Flowers are not produced. Do horsetails produce fruit? Flowers/Inflorescence: It lacks flowers, but has a single cone, ¾ to 1 ½ inches long. Fruits/Seeds: Reproduces by spores, which look like a light yellow powder. What do horsetails produce? Field horsetail produces two distinct types of shoots. Fertile Read more…
Dig it up while the plant is young before it sets seed and before the roots have spread. It’ll take you several years of diligent digging to eradicate it from your garden. Glyphosate herbicides will also kill horsenettle if you spray in late spring or summer while the weed is Read more…
When to Apply: Western horsenettle should be sprayed in the spring when the plants begin to flower. The herbicide can be applied with a boom or boomless broadcast sprayer able to deliver a total spray volume of 10 to 30 gallons per acre. What is the best herbicide for horse Read more…
Any livestock—including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs as well as horses—may be poisoned after eating large quantities of horse nettle. Is bull nettle poisonous? Objective: Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus) is covered in bristly hairs similar to stinging nettle. Contact with the plant may result in intense dermal pain, burning, Read more…