What would you do with these?

NewBeefFarmer

Right lads, I have 3 or 4 piles of Briars,

plan was, blade on strimmer, fork them down to the whins and spark a match. burn the lot . . then spray regrowth, maybe lick on or brush on roundup. when the growth comes up. .

now today, im thinking. . go straight up with 10 litres of roundup. and wax the lot . . . . but wont that leave an awhfull mess on the side of the hill for 12 months or so. . .

what ye advise?

pakalasa

Have you a front loader on the tractor?. Straight through with the loader and pile them high. When they have dried out then burn them. Cut the remains then back to the ground with a strimmer or hand cutter. One hours work.

NewBeefFarmer

pakalasa wrote: »

Have you a front loader on the tractor?. Straight through with the loader and pile them high. When they have dried out then burn them. Cut the remains then back to the ground with a strimmer or hand cutter. One hours work.

top 3 patches would have the same incline as the top tier of croke park

NewBeefFarmer

+ with it this steep, the bullocks over years has made a stairs outta hill!. . .lol they walk crossways. . as its easier

bbam

Well I Don't think roundup or similar will kill them.
Can't think just now what you need but it's not roundup. Someone else will know better what kills briars and the like.

I like your first idea better. You get the clean field straight away and then just keep spraying the fresh regrowth which from a spray perspective will always work better.

Keep up the good fight

jc bamford

Grazon 90 or Garlon Will kill briars without killing the grass. Roundup will only check them. You could run into trouble if you go setting fire to them. Some Good Samaritan could call the fire brigade.

Sami23

Try Brushwood on them, always kills them for me

munkus

clippers, billhook and fork. None of your spraying, dont you know by now that there's no subsitute for hardship in farming

freedominacup

jc bamford wrote: »

Grazon 90 or Garlon Will kill briars without killing the grass. Roundup will only check them. You could run into trouble if you go setting fire to them. Some Good Samaritan could call the fire brigade.

Simply ring the fire brigade and tell them where you are, and that you are doing a controlled burn.Every good samaritan in the county can ring the FB then and they'll be told it's in hand. They'll expect you to ring them with an all clear once the burn is finished.We've done it a couple of times in the past couple of years no probs.

whata loadof rubbish

Sami23 wrote: »

Try Brushwood on them, always kills them for me

Yep brushwood killer or nettleban. You'll know in a a couple of days that they're dead.

Conmaicne Mara

freedominacup wrote: »

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Simply ring the fire brigade and tell them where you are, and that you are doing a controlled burn.

Are you allowed burn this time of year? I've a few piles of gorse that I cut down early in the year.

Dampintheattic

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

Are you allowed burn this time of year? I've a few piles of gorse that I cut down early in the year.

Spontaneous combustion?

Conmaicne Mara

Dampintheattic wrote: »

Spontaneous combustion?

8 or 10 different piles, be fairly coincidental that On view to too many unfortunately.

NewBeefFarmer

Really? I can't use roundup bioactive?


I thought it killed briars ?

longgonesilver

Roundup will kill them. It will kill the roots but the dead briars will still be there but get brittle and break up fairly fast. The ferns will also be killed by the roundup as will the grass.

lakill Farm

freedominacup wrote: »

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Simply ring the fire brigade and tell them where you are, and that you are doing a controlled burn.Every good samaritan in the county can ring the FB then and they'll be told it's in hand. They'll expect you to ring them with an all clear once the burn is finished.We've done it a couple of times in the past couple of years no probs.

did you have to notify the council as well or just the FB? who did you contact? did you call the fire station and say it? just wondering as all around here there part time lads, and they love getting out in their sparking red truck, flashing lights and sirens, especially at €83 an hour

paddyc310

Brushwood is the job,,,

NewBeefFarmer

Can you get brushwood in 5ltr or more. .

I was in woodies yesterday and i only seen a small bottle with hand pump, . Like a windoline bottle. . Obviously at a rip of price. .

Ill try me co-op this evening, . .

How much of it to 10ltrs of water. . ?

just do it

NewBeefFarmer wrote: »

Can you get brushwood in 5ltr or more. .

I was in woodies yesterday and i only seen a small bottle with hand pump, . Like a windoline bottle. . Obviously at a rip of price. .

Ill try me co-op this evening, . .

How much of it to 10ltrs of water. . ?

Forget woodies for such things, you'll be fleeced. Go to your co-op as you suggest

NewBeefFarmer

So you can get brushwood in 5ltr?

rancher

lakill Farm wrote: »

did you have to notify the council as well or just the FB? who did you contact? did you call the fire station and say it? just wondering as all around here there part time lads, and they love getting out in their sparking red truck, flashing lights and sirens, especially at €83 an hour

Surely it's the NPWS that would want to be notified..... nosey neighbours might do it for you

Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976, as amended by Section 46 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, restricts the cutting, grubbing, burning or destruction by other means of vegetation growing on uncultivated land or in hedges or ditches during the nesting and breeding season for birds and wildlife, from 1 March to 31 August.

NewBeefFarmer

Lads don't be worryin , , I only burn once a year in June.. . funny it always ends up on the same night each year.

stoeger

Not been funny but get some goats i had same problem and got a loan of 7 thay cleaned it in no time

paddyc310

Jesus u will do some clearance with 10lts. I got 500 ml in co op today €12 I'm not sure if it as good as few yrs ago says it will kill everything except grass you would not have much grass after the older one , safety I suppose make sure you wear masks know of a few men over the yrs got lung problems that had been working witchweed killers on forests end results not good ,,good luck,,

NewBeefFarmer

done with brushwood this evening, ill keep ye updated. . . .;)

im hoping to post pics of briar's turning by the weekend.