[AT] Fall Cleanup

[Gene Dotson]

    Dick;
    A good soaking of the leaves with Roundup around trees will kill the 
growing plants. I also use a product called Triplet where I don't want to 
kill the grass, such as your shelter belts. 2-4-5T is still a good product 
to kill brush, but will kill young trees, but not the grass.
    Poison ivy will take many applications to eradicate as the berries will 
stay in the soil waiting to get an opportunity to germinate. Application of 
Triplet will give about 45 to 60 days protection of new growth and kill 
existing young sprouts. Apply it about once a month to keep it active. 
Mowing of open areas as often as possible will be effective and prevent 
plants from going to seed.
    Eradication is an ongoing job, but with determination it can be done.

                    Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Fall Cleanup


> Gene, what do you spray for the poison ivy?  We have it here in a shelter
> belt really bad.
>
> Dick
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
> To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:02 PM
> Subject: [AT] Fall Cleanup
>
>
>>    Been very dry here in western Ohio, so have taken the opportunity to
>> spruce up the place a little. Started last month by spending 2 weeks
>> clearing out the fence row between my hay field and the next door
>> neighbor's
>> lawn. Started by bulldozing the giant ragweed and some of the poison ivy.
>> Took out a few small trash trees, then trimmed the limbs from the rest of
>> the trees so I could get to the fence line. Took out all of the rusted,
>> buried fence and all the rest of the poison ivy. Had poison ivy vines 5
>> inches in diameter that grew beyond the tops of 75 foot wild cherry 
>> trees.
>> I
>> now have a property line that looks like a park and will be able to keep
>> it
>> mowed and sprayed along the entire line.
>>    Next job was trimming all the overhanging limbs along the edge of the
>> woods. Now can run the tractor and combine closer to the woods.
>>    Last 2 weeks I have spent cleaning out the old fence wire and scrap
>> metal from a corner of the woods. Hard to believe how much trash and junk
>> accumulates in a woods that is used for a dump. Several old washers and
>> dryers, parts to an old hay loader, lawnmowers, sheet metal and the
>> mandatory bedsprings, I think I have discovered the breeding ground for
>> them. Have my third trailer load ready to go to the scrap yard in the
>> morning. Still have a lot of rocks and old concrete to move before I can
>> finish the job. Probably have to just decide on a place to pile it all 
>> and
>> just forget it. Too much of it to dig a trench and bury it all. People
>> want
>> this stuff for fill, but don't want to pay to have it hauled.
>>    Been keeping the little Case dozer working, along with a skid loader I
>> bought. Was at the scrap yard yesterday and bought a set of forks from a
>> fork lift. I mounted them to the bucket of the skid loader and sure 
>> worked
>> nice for loading the heavy bunches of wire.
>>    Scrap prices have really fallen. Only getting $80.00 a ton for what I
>> am
>> selling, but at least it is off the place and making more than enough to
>> pay
>> for my fuel. Sure poor pay for the labor though.
>>    Got most of the soybeans off and sold before the price started
>> dropping.
>> Had to go around some green spots, but they will be ready about the time
>> the
>> Cubfest beans are ready.
>>
>>    Hope everyong is getting along well.
>>
>>                    Gene
>>
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