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Fortunately, there is a relatively small amount on my property and it is all associated with spots where I have used mulch from the Hilo dump. What works for me is to cut it down using one of the small hand blades and drip a small amount of Roundup concentrate directly into each stubble shaft. Almost all of the patches are very near my plantings so digging or spraying are not options. I use one of the $3 plastic spray bottles from HD for positive placement into the stubs. Works well with one or two drops of concentrate in the majority of stubs.
I also use the concentrate to kill out the Melastoma brush by drilling holes in the stems and filling with Roundup. Depending on how large the stalks or trunks are and how many places they have sent down roots, it will take several strategically placed drillings. In two or three weeks when all the green is gone from the foliage, it is ready to cut down…permanently.
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Where are you located? I know someone out along the Hamakua coast who is excellent at clearing around existing plants and getting rid of guinea grass, Reznor grass and elephant grass. I think he's around $20 an hour for the clearing sort of work and $15 an hour or so for maintenance work.
From what I've found out by asking around, if you fence the guinea grass and add some wool variety of sheep with either one donkey, llama or alpaca, they will protect the sheep from predators. The wool sheep "graze" and aren't as likely to eat things such as fruit trees while the hair sheep are more browsers like goats and like to nibble shrubs and trees.
"I like yard sales," he said. "All true survivalists like yard sales."
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"I like yard sales," he said. "All true survivalists like yard sales."
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My theory is to wackem just just before they start to seed. Then each time it rains again wait about a week when they inevitably reappear wack them again. So as to prevent the millions of seeds to disperse. After a few months the wall of green get sparse???
I am on the Leeward side where there's distinct intervals between rainfalls so might be like playing wacka mole on other side. But might get rid of the scourge faster due to frequent regeneration on the rainy side.
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Guinea grass can grow about six inches a day it seems. Perhaps more. It is a great pasture grass since it grows fast and is nutritious, I feed a lot of it to the rabbits. However, it seeds plentifully and once established is really hard to get rid of. Once the roots are established, frequent cutting won't kill it. Drought slows it down, but doesn't completely stop it since it is deep rooted. Keeping it from seeding would keep it from spreading as fast, but wouldn't get rid of the existing plants. Usually, if folks really want to get rid of it, they whack it down and let it resprout to about ten inches tall then spray those leaves with RoundUp. That will usually kill off most of the root system. Then they will usually go back and spray it again if the first round didn't do it in.
"I like yard sales," he said. "All true survivalists like yard sales."
Kurt Wilson
"I like yard sales," he said. "All true survivalists like yard sales."
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I to have a property covered and surrounded by cane grass.I am reluctant to clear it until I have someone who will plant lawn and maintain the mowing/weed whacking.Who is this Jay Fitz does he have a business contact so I can speak to him about caring for my property?Thanks Celeste
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