In article <pan.2008.07.29.12.24.48.855889@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
terryc <newssixspam-spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:16:41 -0700, Don Bruder wrote:
>
> (A) The "nuclear option" - Chemically sterilize
> > the areas where it's growing with 2,4-D, RoundUp/Glyphosate, or a
couple
> > others, and (B) Hand-pull and compost/bag the stuff. (Can't "just cut"
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>
> If pulling is hard*, have you tried cut and paint?
> Cut the stem and then quickly dab to stem with glycophospate(sp?).
With the sheer numbers involved, that would likely take years.
> We have
> some weeds over here that can only be pulled the day after soaking rain.
That's not an issue with these particular weeds. Grab and pull, and with
only occasional exceptions, the whole plant is out.
> > I've been going at it by pulling the plants and burying them in
> > the manure pile by the wheelbarrow full.
>
> unless that manure pile gets steaming hot for afew days,
That's not a problem either - The last time I stuck a thermometer in it,
it went off-scale at 130F, with the needle still moving so fast it was
almost a blur. I work this pile with a front-end loader, and once I cut
past the the first foot or so of dried-out "shell", it's like stepping
into a sauna - After the first couple scoops, the steam rolling out of
the pile is often enough to make it impossible to see the bucket of the
loader from the seat, and once I've cut a "trench" large enough to hold
me and the loader, it's too hot to stay put for more than the time it
takes to get my scoop and back out. It's cooking quite nicely. Which, in
combination with the sheer amount of the weeds I need to get rid of, is
the exact reason I chose burial in the pile rather than trying to bag it.
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