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Interesting. I had read that clover is one of the plants that rattle might inhibit along with grasses. Could you let us know what the other main plants or plant families are?

Indeed. Mainly grasses and legumes. Hope this works for you Best wishes Bill

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@Andrew9Boswell Interesting. We had small patches of yellow rattle established in our meadow last year & were hopeful they would spread but we have less this year. Perhaps the endless wet weather has been unfavourable to it?

Wonderful! Thank you Bill!

Thanks Claire. Was fun to do.

The ability to spend freely of the life-juices of it's host plants probably mean it can offer more nutritious pollen and nectar than its hosts do, really true if you compare it's value to bees vs. a wind-pollinated grass, for example. In the U.S., Pedicularis is a favorite...

Always an influencer Bill… 💚 I will share the series naturally

Brilliant. Thanks Mark.

Thanks for all of this information- I’ll digest we’ve loads of yellow rattle in a couple of fields - hard to have a balance of yellow rattle and something for the sheep to eat!

@naturesworkuk Thank you Bill, very well put👍