S854
Silver Member
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2017
- Messages
- 218
- Location
- Helena, MT
- Tractor
- ‘67 MF 135 Deluxe / ‘22 Kioti CK2610 HST/Bad Boy ZT Elite 54”
This is the best pic I have when we moved into our home 7 years back... there is some growth in the drive but it was manageable...
I picture was taken today, after I mowed as close to the ground as I dare (don't wanna screw up Julie's zero turn)
There are other areas around our property which are also being taken over by the native vegetation, seldom used roads, turnarounds, front of the barn etc...
I've been using a mixture of 2-4d and Milestone to spot treat some invasive weeds... it works well on knapweed, houndstongue, thistle etc... but has little to no effect on the grasses/weed in our drive..
I purchased some Ortho Groundclear from Costco... sprayed the two gallons on the drive over the course of several weeks... you can see the results... $40 bucks wasted...
I tried the vinegar/salt/dishsoap concoction from YouTube... basically, the same results-- grasses turn brown for about a week then come back...
So I'm looking for suggestions for large area coverage which might make the ground sterile for more than a few weeks... wild guess is roughly 1/3 mile of road needs to be treated... there is no plant life along the road that I'm worried about if overspray is a concern...
One more thing: burning isn't an option due to dry grasses, wind and lack of available water
I picture was taken today, after I mowed as close to the ground as I dare (don't wanna screw up Julie's zero turn)
There are other areas around our property which are also being taken over by the native vegetation, seldom used roads, turnarounds, front of the barn etc...
I've been using a mixture of 2-4d and Milestone to spot treat some invasive weeds... it works well on knapweed, houndstongue, thistle etc... but has little to no effect on the grasses/weed in our drive..
I purchased some Ortho Groundclear from Costco... sprayed the two gallons on the drive over the course of several weeks... you can see the results... $40 bucks wasted...
I tried the vinegar/salt/dishsoap concoction from YouTube... basically, the same results-- grasses turn brown for about a week then come back...
So I'm looking for suggestions for large area coverage which might make the ground sterile for more than a few weeks... wild guess is roughly 1/3 mile of road needs to be treated... there is no plant life along the road that I'm worried about if overspray is a concern...
One more thing: burning isn't an option due to dry grasses, wind and lack of available water