Posted 6/22/2019 08:16 (#7574387 - in reply to #7574345) Subject: RE: Killing thistle in pasture
Madison Co. Virginia
The common pink-flowered thistle is easily controlled by timely mowing. Once the stalk has some height to it, if you cut it off it's not coming back and setting seed. I don't think the seed lasts more than a year, so 1 or 2 years of cutting every pre-flowering thistle should eliminate the problem.
Killing thistle in pasture
