January 6, 2012

Doing it "my way"

G'day all
I have been "wondering" how to make my next post. "We" / the sometimes "3 of us" in this new year are looking at a project that "pits us" against 12 acres (not the 2 / 3 acres) I told of in the last post! That could be daunting!
But that is "the guts" of this post! Christopher Columbus did not set off around the world "thinking of when he would return", he knew he would return, just gotta do what you do, and that's it for "us".
So that is what this post is about. Doing what you do!

 
Well this photo is an area of my garden being invaded with Lippia. I found that by taking the head off my Shovel Rake it was easy to slide along the ground and under the Lippia “runners”, just lift the head and up come the Lippia! (I have a short handle for the Shovel Rake “somewhere” which makes this operation easier) Throw the “runners” into the barrow and you are winning! That’s not bad for 10 minutes (and I don’t stay down longer than that)
That’s what I like doing, finding ways that work! (And that’s what I’m gunna do!)


That’s “cracking five” and time for!
PS the date shown on these photos should be 1Jan12, cameras!
Now I have a “gripe” about eradicating weeds!
I have read many "recipies" for plant eradication and mostly it's "all gloom and doom" if you don't get "all the roots", the plant regrows! Of course I'm thinking of taking the plant "out by its roots" which is "reasonably" easy for most plants less than head high with Root Blade "driven by purpose"!
Okay you have to believe the plant is "out by the roots" (the Root Blade way), now I have been told / I'm not botanic but have 10 years experience, that "plants generally" have a "place" where it's stems up and roots down, and somewhere in this area there is a Plant Crown (something like the heart of the plant). Now if I can extract this plant from the ground by a cut below the Plant Crown. it's "bound to die".  Why? because the only part of a plant that can regrow is from plant nodes, and plant nodes only occur on stems
So as long as you "manage" that outed vegetation, ie deny plant nodes on the stems nutrient, moisture and stability whilst there is a "life force" / sap in the vegetation it's "gone"! Worked for this lot!
 Been wanting to tell someone that!

November 20, 2011

Looking for new ground!

G'day folks "we" are finishing in Violet Brodie Park, Greenmount Queensland. Now there is still plenty of weeds left for anyone with a care! But the lantana "that was, isn't". And that goes for most of the privet too.

The post "Lantana by the short and curly" is work done in Violet and see these other photos.

We will miss you Violet!










Some of your "visitors" are leaving Violet












Thank goodness it was "itchy" with them here!























The manners of Privet, leaving Violet without so much as a thank you!














But now "we" gotta go!
So what's the "new main weed"?






Surprise surprise it's lantana!








Well this lantana is "bigger / older" than in Violet ( it's within the same country mile as Voilet) and it's not beyond us / our method / Tower Power! If we can mount the Tower Power over it's gone!
But "getting the Tower Power over" is the big deal! We are well equipped with secateurs, loppers and saws but relying on those means we would have to "do" every plant in 2 / 3 acres, that's a "big ask" in this "mechanised world"! (and we are not stupid)
So if anyone has had good results knocking down lantana as shown to knee high stumps (want knee high stumps for easy attachment to Tower Power) we'd be pleased to know! (I have used a brushcutter against similar lantana but that's hard work and heavy / wearing on the machine / don't want possible repairs)

October 28, 2011

Gone in 60 seconds

 Zero Time, it's a lovely day!
 15 Seconds, cut yourself some room
35 Seconds, stamp and lever to loosen lantana
 50 Seconds, lever pull and cut lantana "free"
Gone in 60 seconds!



BUT WAIT THERES MORE!
(Next post whenever?)