I feel it is a never-ending battle I cannot win. I'm a landowner in Elmore County, and I have the following everywhere: Bradford Pear, Chinese Privet, Japanese Honeysuckle, Kudzu, Maypop, Mimosa and Soda Apple. For 25 years, I've tried to avoid spraying but I just can't win with physical measures like trimming and cutting down--everything seems to not only grow back but grow back better! I started a limited spraying regimen, going after some of these when they start awakening in the Spring before the native plants, and late in the Fall, when natives have gone dormant. Still, the moment I give up, they'll all be back like Arnold Swartzennegger!
Are you allowed to do a controlled burn? Then all you have to do is spot spray the emerging weeds with selective herbicide. We do this with heavy weed infestations alongside native plantings. It takes a while but it works. Good luck mate👍
Thank you for working to eradicate the invasive plants. I try to avoid herbicides but sometimes they are necessary. Have a small yard but a lot of invasives that weren't here 40 years ago that need to be removed. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for sharing! On a hike recently in the Land Trust preserve in Huntsville I noticed signs describing efforts to control invasive species along the trails. I didnt know there were so many and how difficult it is to battle them.
Without some sort of mitigating of the plants incoming thru sources like nurseries, your really not making the most effective impact. The environment is more important than any 1 or dozen retailer making a few more dollars. Cutting the sources off, or discouraging the nurseries, and encouraging the sale and propagation of native plants that could serve a similar purpose, would cut so much more work, time and money.
I feel it is a never-ending battle I cannot win. I'm a landowner in Elmore County, and I have the following everywhere: Bradford Pear, Chinese Privet, Japanese Honeysuckle, Kudzu, Maypop, Mimosa and Soda Apple. For 25 years, I've tried to avoid spraying but I just can't win with physical measures like trimming and cutting down--everything seems to not only grow back but grow back better! I started a limited spraying regimen, going after some of these when they start awakening in the Spring before the native plants, and late in the Fall, when natives have gone dormant. Still, the moment I give up, they'll all be back like Arnold Swartzennegger!
Are you allowed to do a controlled burn? Then all you have to do is spot spray the emerging weeds with selective herbicide. We do this with heavy weed infestations alongside native plantings. It takes a while but it works. Good luck mate👍
Thank you for working to eradicate the invasive plants. I try to avoid herbicides but sometimes they are necessary. Have a small yard but a lot of invasives that weren't here 40 years ago that need to be removed. Keep up the good work.
Maypop? The vine, you mean? Thought those were native; purple passion flower.
A lot of these plants are still available in any nursery. We need to pass legislature that makes it illegal to sell these plants.
Thank you for sharing! On a hike recently in the Land Trust preserve in Huntsville I noticed signs describing efforts to control invasive species along the trails. I didnt know there were so many and how difficult it is to battle them.
There are native apples, native bamboos, native honey suckles.
True.
Honey bees are also invasive species.
Love to see this subject on Texas , but the Texas ,AG commissioner still lives in the dark ages and promotes the invasive species .
So many of these trees and vines are issues here in WV too. Horrible.
Without some sort of mitigating of the plants incoming thru sources like nurseries, your really not making the most effective impact. The environment is more important than any 1 or dozen retailer making a few more dollars. Cutting the sources off, or discouraging the nurseries, and encouraging the sale and propagation of native plants that could serve a similar purpose, would cut so much more work, time and money.
And they're still selling Bradford Pear Trees. They should be banned.
Kudzu is great for agroforestry. Gonna plant some in my backyard
Lmao I hope you’re playing with me