Tansey Rsgwort - Ask Extension
I have been pulling Tansy every spring for six years. It’s pretty successful but as we are exposing soil it’s cropping up. I have a cover crop of ...
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Tansey Rsgwort #867247
Asked May 06, 2024, 1:26 PM EDT
I have been pulling Tansy every spring for six years. It’s pretty successful but as we are exposing soil it’s cropping up. I have a cover crop of c
Crimson clover and I want to pull
Tansy. I think a long tooled pulling fork would be helpful and do a he least damage to the clover.
Do you have any tool that has proven useful for this purpose?
I’m probably not the only senior citizen who could use an assist?
BTW, I borrowed the Scotch Broom hoe/puller from Marion County extension….excellent tool!
Marion County Oregon
Expert Response
There is a tool called "Grandpa's Weeder" that you can use standing up. Used primarily to weed dandelions or weeds with longer roots and should work well on Tansy ragwort.
