Withdrawal of Glyphosate

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Brocakat

BTW - as Himalyan Balsam [HB] is only an Annual - surely, as long as one treats it BEFORE it sets seed - one can use 'any old' herbiclde as long as it's not growing near a watercourse? And the price of Triclopyr ( "Timbrel" / "Garlon4" ) has doubled recently.

trouble is the damn stuff is spread by floodwater so it is largely growing near a watercourse - which means water safe chemicals only which rules out triclopur and roundup, or repeated clearance with brushcutters or flail mowers, or rolling with a quad or two wheel tractor (both of which are both expensive and time consuming)

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by eeyore

trouble is the damn stuff is spread by floodwater so it is largely growing near a watercourse - which means water safe chemicals only which rules out triclopur and roundup, or repeated clearance with brushcutters or flail mowers, or rolling with a quad or two wheel tractor (both of which are both expensive and time consuming)

Call me picky, but as HB is an annual with a very small root ball for it's size why not get a group of volunteers in to handpull the stuff. Very effective and you don't have to worry about 'retreating' it with several cuts. Doesn't solve the problem of seed coming in from upstream on river courses, but it is much more sensible than chemicals and machinery to tackle an annual.

Cheers,

Adam

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

Call me picky, but as HB is an annual with a very small root ball for it's size why not get a group of volunteers in to handpull the stuff. Very effective and you don't have to worry about 'retreating' it with several cuts. Doesn't solve the problem of seed coming in from upstream on river courses, but it is much more sensible than chemicals and machinery to tackle an annual.

Cheers,

Adam

in small areas you would be absolutely right - but for big areas its just not practical , it would take a group weeks to clear the ammount that can be brushcut or sprayed in a day.