Around here it’s Giant Hog Weed and Wild Parsnip that keep us digging and burning.
Ragweed *AH-Chooooo* is the bane of my existence in the late summer until we get a hard freeze. Ugh!
Sometimes I wonder what God was thinking when he decided we needed some of these awful plants! ;)
—”Around here it’s Giant Hog Weed and Wild Parsnip that keep us digging and burning.
A former neighbor discovered her talent working with dogs, yes, she was very good and enjoyed it.
She added some kind of super hedge to her fence, and it grew like crazy about 12 feet tall and needing constant trimming.
Looked great!
She moved to a larger space. the new neighbors tired of the work after a few years.
It took a hard-working three-man crew several days with a bobcat to remove it. Dig the open side and use a cable to uproot the monsters with the bobcat, after some time they switched to only grabbing half of the base because the bobcat could not take the whole root ball at once. Maybe weekly mowing will prevent regrowth?
I took out a bunch of wild parsnip along the road our property runs along. So far it was only along the roadside.
Apparently, the seeds are only viable for a few years so if you are diligent and cautiously keep cutting it back for a few years, it is possible to eradicate it.
Nasty stuff these plants that can cause such horrendous chemical burns.