Re: Clearing a Fence Line
Nick,
I guess it depends on how much manual labor you want to put into cleaning the fencerow and how nice you want it to look. I would just spray it with weed killer and after the weeds and grass have died back try to keep it maintained with a string trimmer.
Re: Clearing a Fence Line
I would spray Round-Up along the line first, and then after the grass/weeds die, if you want to trim it, the dried remains will be easier to cut down with a weed-eater.
If you are going to use Round-Up, I would suggest buying the large concentrate and making your own mixture. You can get yourself a 2 gallon sprayer at Home Depot for under $20. Buying the pre-made stuff is just way too expensive.
Re: Clearing a Fence Line
Thanks to both of you - sounds like spraying then following with a trimmer is the way to go.
What is a good source to buy the weed killer concentrate? I fully agree that there's no need to buy the stuff pre-mixed.
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I bought a 1-gallon bottle of Super Concentrate at Home Depot. I think I paid about $90 for it -- makes 85 gallons of mix. I however always mixed 2.0 ounces per gallon which gets me about 64 gallons.
Re: Clearing a Fence Line
There is a gallon size 50% concentrated Roundup on ebay for $56. Also commercial sites here's one that sells by the drum or 4 1 gal containers..
Grass Killer
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I was able to get it the cheapest in my area at Walmart.
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Thanks again - if it ever stops raining I'll be able to get out there and get busy.
Re: Clearing a Fence Line
Judging from the weather we have had the past few days it looks like you may need a boat to get out there to work on your fence line! Looks like the rain may end by the middle of next week.
Re: Clearing a Fence Line
Lots of critters live along those fence lines like those waskley wabbits.