Desperate.
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 102
Desperate.
Guys....
I' m in desperate need to kill off some weeds.
I own 11 acres of property.....it' s only 160ft wide but it goes back a long way.
It' s pretty much all busy with a small river running through it....so part of the property retains a little bit of water.
I have a path going from one end to the other and in the summer I can' t walk that path either due to the amount of mosquitos and/or high grass.
I' ve been wanting to plant clover or some other type of deer feed along the path instead of having those weeds....but these things grow 6ft tall and I don' t know what to use to kill them.
Any suggestions would be great.
I' m in desperate need to kill off some weeds.
I own 11 acres of property.....it' s only 160ft wide but it goes back a long way.
It' s pretty much all busy with a small river running through it....so part of the property retains a little bit of water.
I have a path going from one end to the other and in the summer I can' t walk that path either due to the amount of mosquitos and/or high grass.
I' ve been wanting to plant clover or some other type of deer feed along the path instead of having those weeds....but these things grow 6ft tall and I don' t know what to use to kill them.
Any suggestions would be great.
#2
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Walnut MS USA
Posts: 871
RE: Desperate.
This may be one answer. Bush hog that path, 5 or 6 feet, no more. Just that one pass,once up and back. Let it get some growback so there is fresh greenup. Then roundup it. Not knowing where you are, can' t say what your soil properties are but you may have to lime. Try and get some idea of your sopil condition. If you have a Coop in your area, find out what clover, etc. is best for where you are. After the roundup neutralizes, seed right before a rain. If you have access to a tractor tiller, one pass up and back would give you a good seedbed.
Russ
Russ
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pulaskiville
Posts: 3,529
RE: Desperate.
Russ is right. A couple strips with a brush-hog and some lime will do wonders. I' ve had experience with the dreaded 8' tall weeds...and this will help. Just mow it before it gets too high in spring.
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: Desperate.
Sure you can rent a bush hog, at least in our area you can. It may be cheaper in the long run (bush hog rental, trailer to haul it, tractor rental, etc) to hire a local farmer in the area to do the work for you.
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coffeyville KS USA
Posts: 931
RE: Desperate.
you know the things you see the road maintenance crews use behind their tractors to cut grass/brush along the roads? those are bush hogs. they make them in models as little as 5' wide for smaller tractors.
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,059