Who is responsible.?

The field at the end of my garden is rented out to another farmer. He has just harvested his corn, but the land adjacent to my fence if full of thisle and weeds. I am so fed up with the seed heads from these weeds blowing into my garden as it a constant battle with weed control in my own garden which is very big.





Now when the farmer who owns the land used this land he always cleared any weeds and thistles etc., away but this is not now the case since the present users just leaves them.





What can I do and who responsibility is it to clear these weeds?

Who is responsible.?
Contact your local authority, there is a complaints process to go through.
Reply:My reply is not abusive. Its illegal to put chemicals outside your boundary, please contact the EA.Are you saying I don't give a damn ? Thats abusive you know, please stop, you have no idea about me.The "best" answer hasn't actually given you a solution, it will help fuel your worry. Report It

Reply:The bees , insects and wind are responsible and not your neighbor farmer,what happens is a natural process known as pollination and therefore it is an unstoppable process in the plant kingdom
Reply:I'd say that the farmer who rents the field is being ecological and considerate to wildlife.If everyone thought like you there wouldn't be much left to admire,remember a rose bush in a potato field is a weed.


Thankfully there is nothing you can do about it.Complain by all means but don't be surprised if you are laughed at and shown up for what you are,inconsiderate.
Reply:if its in their field you cant do nothing about it,,but in the city there are ordinance on tall weeds and grass..but you cant help the wind blowing the seeds and the birds carrying the seeds it just something you are going to have to deal with...
Reply:what
Reply:It all depends what was stated in the lease agreement with the farmer, if indeed such an agreement was drawn up.





If there is an agreement then there should be a clause stating whose responsibility it is to remove the weeds(maintain the premises), if not then you will have to make an arrangement with the farmer. Otherwise there is nothing you can do except clean the weeds out yourself.
Reply:Contact whatever office that is concerned with noxious weeds in your area. They will check and if appropriate, require the weeds to be controlled.
Reply:I too thought that yarrow had to be cleared as it can be adanger to the life of young children if it gets on their hands and therefore into their mouth. Maybe it is anothe branch of the family....


Realistically I don't think that you can win. It might be a good idea for you to chart the windflow patterns over your garden and redesign certain areas so that the thistles and the yarrow cannot get a hold there. Or buy or rent a donkey for a while!


Goo luck.
Reply:One: You can pull the weeds or apply a good weed killer.


Two: You are responsible for all wild seeds blown or dropped into your yard. You can't blame someone else.
Reply:Give me a break. I can't believe you are complaining over such a small matter. Accept the facts of nature. Wind blows the seeds. If a bird drops a seed, and a plant grows are y ou going to ***** about that? I'm certainly glad I do not live near you because I would be telling you where to get off.
Reply:I'm a farmer.





The farmer who rents the fields has a duty to prevent overspray of chemicals and maintain the hedges in a state to keep the stock within, that it I'm afraid. If its arable, he can let them decay to nothing if he so wished so long as the boundary and registered field borders are marked.





The EU encourages wild margins around field to protect wildlife. We can't have beautiful manicured field margins and wildlife - the 2 are exclusive.





There is little you can do other than offer to clear them up if it really bothers you.





I front onto the canal and British Waterways do not maitain thier boundaries correctly....so I have 1 mile of nettles and thistles to contend with. Its a battle against the weeds, not BW.





You could stop moaning about it and go clear it when it encrouches on your land. Our garden is 7 acres, sometimes you've just go to get on with things.
Reply:The person who leases property is effectively the 'owner' for the term of the lease and responsible for the upkeep. Part of this upkeep is, 'not to be a nuisance to neighbours'.