Posted on 10/25/2010 5:21:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
Round up is fine for the back yard and we do use it but 8 acres is pretty tough. I spent the last two weekends detangling bind weed, brambles (aka wild rose) and poison ivy which had grown up with a few trash trees under the biggest tree on our property. I scrub down with poison ivy soap and creams and shower and wash my clothes but still get it. I think I need a gas mask and a flame thrower. This area had been sprayed with round up over the past three years.
We had significantly lower temps all year here in the Pacifist Northwest, and everyone is expecting a particularly nasty winter. Between yesterday and today, there will be about 22 inches of new snow in the Cascades, which is pretty early for that much accumulation at any altitude.
I had 3 cords of firewood delivered this year and we’ve already had the stove fired up several times, especially in the mornings last week when it was in the high 30’s at dawn.
A flame thrower sounds good. Make sure you’re upwind.
Yeah, and then in the Summer things will get real hot!
These stories are beyond stupid!
Hey, we might get hit by an asteroid too! Woe is us!
If I had eight acres and a herbicide sprayer I would write a satiric message in the grass that could be seen from space :0)
Check Joe Bastardi on Accuweather.com. His new winter forecast is up there and agrees with this one.
He is the best because he combines long term weather models with historical comparisons.
You are right about last year, he nailed it better than all the rest combined.
A situation can always be made better by the use of a flame thrower. They’re like the adult version of the suckers that doctors used to give to kids after getting a shot.
Just out of curiosity, how much is a cord of firewood going for in the Pacific NW? I’m in WV and was wondering about the differences in pricing between the two areas, considering both areas are heavily forested and fairly mountainous.
Round up is not effective on poison ivy. Go down to your county extension office, they will assist you with the proper sprays.
I use an axe to cut poison ivy vines out of trees. I found vines 3 inches in diameter. I use a mower on the rest. If you can mow it, it will eventually disappear.
Roundup will kill the poison ivy on your farm.
One chem. better than Round-up, ask for 2-4-D, kills broad leaf but not grass..... Tractor Supply.
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We need to ask Joe Bastardi of Accuweather.
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Reminds me of a quote from WWII...
“He’s a bastard...but he’s OUR bastard!”
(I can’t recall the exact basis of the quote; I think it may have
been Churchill commenting on Stalin.)
I paid $185 per cord of maple, spruce and alder; split, seasoned, and delivered. That’s been a pretty stable price for about four years now from the guy I deal with. I pay him in cash, and that keeps the price down too. I usually end up re-splitting some of the bigger pieces so they fit our stove, but I get excellent value for the money.
My heat pump simply will not keep the house as warm as the stove does when the temperature really drops. I use our split forced air system to circulate the heat between the front and back of the house, and turn the heat pump off at the breaker. If I regulate the stove properly, the front room stays at 73 degrees while the back stays at 70 regardless of how cold it gets outside.
I prefer Ortho brush B gone. Read the label of the bottle.
Buy the product that has the highest percentage of the active ingredient.
I’ll take the bone-chilling cold if it will shut up the “climate change” freak for a year or two.
Umm, wow. Talk about a difference. Year before last, I paid $115 a cord for Red Oak, White Oak, Hickory and Poplar. Granted, it was probably about 35-40% Poplar, but it was seasoned, split and delivered as well. I also paid in cash, but only bought two cords worth because of a lack of suitable space at the time.
I completely agree with you and understand about the heatpump. I rent now and have one in addition to a buck stove and I’m dreading this winter’s heating bills because of it. I hope the stove helps keep the gas bills down.
The “He’s a so and so, but he’s our so and so” line goes back to the 19th Century.
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=8204
“If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.”
Fat chance. AGWT, recently rebranded as "Climate Change", is remarkably robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level. And no force on earth can shut up a "climate change" freak.
Come to Nebraska, please! We’re overrun with the dang things!
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