Cultural Control of meadow hawkweed (Hieracium pratense, H. floribundum, H. piloselloides)
Sheep: Will eat the plant but will not completely eliminate the weed. (1), (2)
Goats: Will eat the plant but will not completely eliminate the weed. (2), (3)
Tilling (Plowing), Cultivating: Doing this annually will control the weed but will not rid you of the weed completely. (3) This will help the crops to out compete the weed. (4)
Hand Pulling: Pulling the weed takes care of it. Be careful not to drop any seeds. Put the weed in a plastic bag. (1) [Always wear gloves when pulling noxious weeds]
Controlled Burning: Burning the weed is a good way to dispose of it. (1)
Seeding/Reseeding: Keep the grass and a strong plant community growing so it competes with the hawkweeds and prevents them from growing. (5)
Grazing Methods: No available information [please email the site supervisor if you have or know of some info., Thanks TB]
Other Links
1) http://www.oneplan.org/Crop/noxWeeds/nxWeed14.htm
2) http://www.idahoweedawareness.org/vfg/weedlist/mhawkweed/mhawkweed.html
3) http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/PLANT/WEEDS/profile_meadowhawkweed.shtml
4) http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/botany/weeds/meadowhawkweed.htm
5) http://www.minidoka.id.us/weed/noxious/meadow_hawkweed.htm
6) http://www.co.gem.id.us/weed/noxious/meadow_hawkweed.htm
7) http://msuextension.org/publications/AgandNaturalResources/MT199816AG.pdf
8) http://www.agdepartment.com/noxiousweeds/pdf/Meadowhawkweed.pdf
9) http://www.ontariowildflower.com/alien_wildflower_meadow.htm#yellow%20hawkweed
10) http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=4424
Literature Cited
1) Pierson, Kim. Meadow Hawkweed. 4 Mar. 2004
<http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/botany/weeds/meadowhawkweed.htm>.
2) "Meadow Hawkweed." Kootenai National Forest. USDA Forest Service. 8 Mar. 2004
<http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/kootenai/resources/plants/plants/noxious_weeds/meadow_hawkweed.shtml>.
3) "Meadow Hawkweed." Meadow Hawkweed. Idaho Panhandle National Forests. 8 Mar. 2004
<http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/eco/yourforest/noxiousweeds/meadowhawkweed.html>.
4) Meadow Hawkweed. Okanogan County Weed Control Board. 8 Mar. 2004
<http://www.okanogancounty.org/nw/new%20invader.htm#MEADOW%20HAWKWEED>.
5) Barbouletos, Tom. Hawkweeds. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection. 8 Mar. 2004
<http://www.fs.fed.us/r1-r4/spf/fhp/biocontrol/hawkweed/hawkweed.htm>.
By: Kaylyn Lucas 3/4/04 - Updated: Julia Terrel 2/26/09
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