Tackling billy goat weed

As I mentioned last week, we have a rather severe infestation of billy goat weed which is covering up much of the boys' paddock and out-competing the pasture grasses. It's also all through the lawn around the house. So, as much as I hate spraying chems around, we dutifully bought arm length pvc gloves, suitable face masks and protector shields and spent about 5 hours over the weekend spraying. I concentrated on the house paddock, while Steve started the boys' paddock. We'll now see wait and see whether the spray has worked and the weed starts to brown off and die before we continue spraying. Of course, we'll never ever get rid of the pest, but hopefully with a smart combination of vigilance and diligence we will be able to keep it under control.

So much to learn...