Rock Fern

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ChrisYoung
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Rock Fern

Post by ChrisYoung » Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:47 pm

Gday I would like to know what to do with rock fern. Cattle eat it as a last resort and get tumors in their gut. They eventually die I believe.

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Post by duane » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:40 am

Is that the same thing as bracken fern?? If so, there is a blog on bracken elsewhere in this forum.

If not, maybe someone can inform us......

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Post by Stringybark » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:48 am

Hi Chris.

ROCK FERN (Cheilanthes tenuifolia ssp. tenuifolia)

http://www.northwestweeds.nsw.gov.au/rock_fern.htm

Nasty for stock.
Slash it? Rake or place the slashed mulch un the uphill side of the affected area. The residue will move downhill through the affected area and you should see a decrease in the plant population. As Peter and Duane have said, plants won't live in their own residue.
Alternatively you could try this.
Feed hay out over it, the sheep/cattle will trample the hay residue and rockfern. As well as defecating there. Presto you have fertile mulch.
If you search for the bracken fern blog, that was one recommendation for treating that weed. Could work for rock fern in the same way.

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Post by sceptic » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:31 pm

If they're eating that as a last resort then you probably should've gotten rid of your cattle earlier and all it's doing is speeding up the inevitable.
The truth is out there.

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