Poisonous enemy of our environment, or how to deal with cow-eaters

What is this plant? To do this, we will get acquainted with its scientific name - Heracleum. The name that sends us to the Greek hero Hercules, famous for its strength and endurance. Accordingly, and cowboy something to be like Hercules? It's just like this: like an ancient hero, this plant is very tenacious, grows rapidly and reaches huge proportions. The height of the hogweed can be up to four meters, its leaves reach an area of one square meter, and the central flower - an umbrella - can grow to more than half a meter in diameter. This plant can rightfully be called one of the largest in our area.

Borshevik was imported to Russia in the middle of the last century from the Caucasus (although some sources assure that it was bought in North America) to help the agriculture of our country, since then it saw a good fodder base. Also in some parts of the country it was eaten - as an additive was put in pickles and soups, but before that it was soaked to get rid of essential oils and coumarone compounds. Animals do not neglect this plant and use cow's food, especially it helps to restore strength to elks, bears, goats, cows and sheep. There were also noted its medicinal properties: the juice of the cow grouse was treated with purulent wounds, ulcers; He helped with asthma and falling sickness. From its roots, a decoction was made in the fight against pain in the liver. The bactericidal properties of hogweed have also been used to treat animals.

But why should we fight this giant?

The fight against the cow-beetroot has become an urgent issue in the last decade, the reason for this is a review of its useful qualities. Even at the end of the last century it was decided that cowboy, despite all its useful qualities, is not suitable for use in food for both people and farm animals. Why? The thing is that the plant is poisonous. Milk, given by the cows after such food, received even in the form of silage, gives bitterness. It can not be eaten. A touch to the cow grouse in general threatens with burns, from which it is not so easy to get rid of! What is the cause of burns? It's all about essential oils and coumarone compounds, which, when in contact with the skin, weaken its ability to protect itself from sunlight, which gives the strongest burns. But it is worth noting that all these horrors are associated primarily with the cow-vendor Sosnovsky - an artificially bred variety, successfully able to fight for survival with other weeds in our area. As it turned out later, it can not be used in agriculture, but it was too late: the plant successfully took root. Even more than successful.

How to deal with cow-vendor?

Let's start with the method of battle with a single plant, then move on to a larger one.

1. A single

The fight against the cow-horse Sosnovsky is not an easy task. His juices are dangerous for us, so precautions are necessary: clothes should completely hide our skin. The shovel must be planted at the root itself, then pour the root of the root with something very strong: acetic essence, herbicides "Tornado" or "Roundup". From above put a bag and tie a stump with a package of rubber band.

2. On the roadside

How to deal with cowworm along roads and on wastelands? Here, science recommends resorting to "Roundup" - dilute, according to the directions on the package, and sprinkle young plants. According to the instructions to this tool, these procedures kill only one generation of plants. Dissatisfied buyers say that there is not much sense from it.

3. At home in the country

How to deal with cow-beetroot in his native territory, where the plant has grown? Then they advise us to get a lawn. To do this, first mow down the cowboy, then stele here with a geo-pile and pour 5 cm of earth from another site where there are no hogweed seeds. Over this, we plant strong grass grass, using a large number of seeds.

We hope that in this article you have found all the information you are interested in and decided how to deal with cow-beetroot.