Weed Control?

Okay, file this under what I did and when I did it.

In the past if I had weeds I'd sprinkle it with some round-up that came in a handy hand pump container or take the weed whacker to it.... Well after cutting the lawn the other day, it dawned on me that with 34 acres that's going to take a tractor trailer load of these stupid 1 gallon cans of round-up. The thought of weed eating the entire fence line also wasn't real appealing....I can almost hear my weed whacker shaking in fear at the mere thought of it.

So what's the next best thing? Spray it. And the best way to spray? With the atv of course. Found one of these things laying around the barn a couple months ago and figure I better put it to use.

Let me be the first to say that not all weed killers are created equal. I went into the local grange to try and get a handle on what to use as I have pasture areas and wooded areas with fencing going through both. Apparently they don't make a good old fashioned one spray does it all.

So here's how I broke it down. I got some cross bow for the pasture grass area. It apparently is some potent stuff and will kill everything BUT grass (even trees) but is picky about briars and other hardy things but can't be beat on leafy weeds. Good old fashioned round up is still the best stuff around for killing everything down to the dirt, including briars of all kinds. (including grandma's rose bushes.)

So with sprayer wand in hand I made my first run around the place last night. I can tell you already that my next project will be to rig this sprayer up on a toe behind cart and add some arms for spraying the pasture.