Honey suckle destruction

[giles]

Back in 2020 I started to cut back the honey suckle, but I didn't spray it so it came right back. Yesterday I talked with the other 2 homeowners back here in the woods and we all agreed to do our part. So I cracked open some old beers and started getting after it. Today I will hopefully get the driveway area finished up. I will try and keep posting updates in hopes that I don't get side tracked and stop. This is something that has bothered me for a long time that is just a big project to basically clear 18 acres of woods.

 

[Buckmaster]

No pun intended…but a tall task.

 

[giles]

That's enough for today.

 

[LonewolfNopack]

You gonna treat it with herbicide this time? Good job.

 

[giles]

No pun intended…but a tall task.

Everything is, just gotta get started and worry about what you acomplish, not what's left.

 

[giles]

You gonna treat it with herbicide this time? Good job.

Gly as I go.

 

[Isaacorps]

Looks great

 

[giles]

Looks great

Feels naked. Exposed. It's like taking down a privacy fence. Lol

 

[ThatBuckeyeGuy]

Feels naked. Exposed. It's like taking down a privacy fence. Lol

 

[giles]

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It's summer time. I'm sure I will enjoy having a breeze back here in the woods. Neighbors are working on their big section now and making good progress. Looks like he is clearing everything that is small.

 

[Jackalope]

Gly as I go.

Use this stuff if the gly doesn't work well enough. Works great for gravel driveways, along fences etc, or anywhere you want bare ground for a year. You just have to be very selective if you broadcast spray it to make sure there aren't any desirable tree or bush roots around as it has a soil activity also. I used it for hack and squirt, one swipe with a machete, squirt a tiny bit in the cut and move on.

 

[giles]

The little milwaukee chain saw I bought today is the cats ass so far. I will be able to give a better review in a couple of weeks but it really helped speed up the process today. I had sticker shock at $250 for tool only. Wife kinda tried to say I didn't need it. But after an hour of use she said we needed 2! Lol

Amazon.com

 

[Jamie]

I bought the Stihl version of that last year. and it came with a soft case and some bar oil. Only paid $179 for it, too. Totally the cats' ass. Have already used it more than I ever thought. I would. Pretty handy when you have big limbs to trim while hanging on the side of tree or in a stand.

 

[jagermeister]

Be careful with Imazapyr if you go that route. Very, very potent stuff with a long lasting residual. A little goes a long way. It also travels with water… so if it rains after a treatment, it will probably go somewhere you don’t want it to go.

 

[giles]

Just gotta do what you can, when you can. Progress

 

[Ohiosam]

This is the best stuff to brush on the stumps after you cut. Use it undiluted

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tordon-rtu-1-qt

 

[ThatBuckeyeGuy]

Just gotta do what you can, when you can. Progress View attachment 193644

Lookin good

 

[finelyshedded]

Kickin dat ass Dave

 

[Jackalope]

Be careful with Imazapyr if you go that route. Very, very potent stuff with a long lasting residual. A little goes a long way. It also travels with water… so if it rains after a treatment, it will probably go somewhere you don’t want it to go.

That it is. Perhaps should have issued a heftier warning about how potent it is. It's not something you say "I'm going to mix it hot" and double up the mix. Mix it as directed, use a marker dye, and be VERY selective. The half life in the soil is 17 months. I read that the EPA did a study and found 30% yield loss in a potato field due to wind drift and the herbicide had "undetectable levels in laboratory testing"

 

[giles]

Weird, you can see my house now coming up the driveway.