There are two problems with some of our alpaca pastures. Well maybe I shouldn't say problems maybe I should say "challenges" .The first challenge is the star thistle, which was every where when we arrived here. But with constant mowing and irrigation the grasses have really come on and ultimately out competed the star thistle.





The second challenge is the dreaded fox tail grass... Water just appears to encourage this stuff and the Amba Orchard grass which I planted this spring isn't really competing effectively..so far...but the jury is still out to be fair.



Now some of my alpaca pastures are totally free of Fox Tails so at some point in the past they were taken out. The key now is to find out who did it and then get them to tell me how...once I know I will of course share the secret...if there is one!

Adrian Stewart