This photo is from August, it is now December. Did I miss my window of cutting this thing down in late fall? If I do it sometime in January or February will it come back with too much of a vengeance? I sortof had life get in the way but also I'm a bit afraid of how ugly the shed will look having been covered for years with this thing (we moved in about a year ago, I did not plant this).
My plan was to:
Cut all the way down to the ground
Paintbrush herbicide onto the stump(s)
Layer a BUNCH of cardboard and Mulch
Repeat as necessary for the next 1-10 years 🫠
I meant to have it done in early December. I don't really want to wait another whole year but I also don't want to cut it down and then have it come back even more intense. Thanks in advance for any thoughts you may have to help me out here!
by corriejude
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You can cut and paint until the sap rises in the spring, so you have plenty of time!
Ugh, that’s not the kind of cutting I enjoy.
I’d hire goats, then cover the whole area with paver blocks for a few seasons. Probably put some potted plants on the pavers, looks like that gets good sunlight.
I’ve never actually hired goats for defoliation, but it is a dream to some day have both a need and ability to hire some landscaping goats.
Best time to cut and paint is in fall as sap is flowing to roots. You could certainly do it now to lesser effect, followed up by continued murder into the spring.
Thanks for helping make east Nebraska a better place!