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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:03:52 PM EDT
I live on a hill, it's kinda steep. I have cleared this much by hand but now it's at about a 45-55 degree slope and I don't think I want to mess with it anymore. I just want to kill the brush and saplings coming up so they don't take over the view.
Here is what I have cleared 
Here is the slope from the yard 
Here is where the hill breaks off 
I need the deadliest concoction I can spray that a regular Joe can buy online or at the co-op. It will need to kill vines, brush and small trees. Thoughts or suggestions? I figured I would just rent a helluva sprayer and hose down the hillside. What could go wrong 
In all seriousness I want to avoid killing any big trees down in the valley but it is at least 150 yards down to the first shelf of the valley below. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:05:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:06:50 PM EDT
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Motor oil, roundup, dish liquid
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:07:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:08:53 PM EDT
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just buy some undiluted glyphosate (roundup) and mix it strong (still per the instructions). Stuff is really cheap when purchased that way.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:09:14 PM EDT
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Are you inviting erosion?
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:12:10 PM EDT
[#6]
May I be the first to say screw you and your awesome view.
 Nice casa!
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:13:56 PM EDT
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Are you inviting erosion? Hope not, but it's solid rock under a couple feet of sand. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:14:06 PM EDT
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Are you inviting erosion? This! |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:15:41 PM EDT
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just buy some undiluted glyphosate (roundup) and mix it strong (still per the instructions). Stuff is really cheap when purchased that way. I've got plenty of cornerstone but will that kill 2-3" diameter trees? I need that stuff they spray on power line right of ways 
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:18:19 PM EDT
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Straight glyphosate will kill almost anything.
Hack and squirt the trees and they will die as well. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:19:16 PM EDT
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Just use a heavy duty brush saw like an old Remington and do it once in the late spring. That's your best bet. Killing all the vegetation will erode the hill and you're just asking for trouble. Besides, the good ground clear chemicals are illegal for personal use in NY.
Only other option is a few goats. Chain them to different trees everyday and they will do the rest. Key word chain, not rope. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:19:55 PM EDT
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Builds a house there for the view. Wants to kill the view. The beauty is already there.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:20:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you inviting erosion? Because this is how you get erosion. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:20:23 PM EDT
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Why did you buy a house in the woods to get rid of the woods?
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:22:26 PM EDT
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You want Crossbow, plus add a surfactant. Get a 3 gallon back pack sprayer. Now is a good to time to spray, and maybe again early next summer. Just get a 2.5 gallon jug.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:22:50 PM EDT
[#16]
2, or 3, goats.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:23:19 PM EDT
[#17]
sahara is a soil sterilant.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:23:42 PM EDT
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All that poison will flow down mountain. Or do you not care?
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:26:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why did you buy a house in the woods to get rid of the woods? Why do people move into the country and light up their property like a car dealership all night? Why do people get on their motorcycles to enjoy the country and destroy the peace with their straight pipes? |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:26:23 PM EDT
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Denatured alcohol injected into the base of the evil offenders.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:28:24 PM EDT
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Hope not, but it's solid rock under a couple feet of sand. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Are you inviting erosion? Hope not, but it's solid rock under a couple feet of sand. I'm no botanist/arborist, but how do those massive trees anchor into rock under a couple feet of sand and still get water/nutrients? |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:29:36 PM EDT
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I Hope you like the song the landslide
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:31:26 PM EDT
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If you only kill it once a year, the roots will still be intact to hold the ground. I love city boys talk about erosion. Get roundup to kill all you can, see how it works. I buy it by the 55 gal drum. The trees you want gone dont need to be cut down with a saw to get rid of them, "girdle" with a hatchet. Once you have achieved the amount of clearing you desire, then get something like 2-4-D, or better yet CrossBow, they kill the weeds and leave the grass so you will still have nice green hill sides.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:32:30 PM EDT
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Remedy and diesel. Kills mesquite and chinese tallow like its my lawn in August.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:33:35 PM EDT
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In for when OP's house slides down what's left of the hill...
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:34:03 PM EDT
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Trim what you want, but I wouldn't spray any of that. It's purdy.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:36:38 PM EDT
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 Also, enjoy your landslide. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:37:10 PM EDT
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Are you inviting erosion? This. You had better get a ground covering plant that will force everything else out. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:38:36 PM EDT
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Be careful up there OP. My favorite uncle had a place like that overlooking a lake and was cutting brush this past spring when he lost his footing and tumbled to his death on the rocks below. Gravity is a bitch for sure.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:39:57 PM EDT
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Arsenal works, but that's a nuclear option. Sahara is your The Day After level horticultural apocalypse.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:44:41 PM EDT
[#31]
killing all of the brush will give you a great view, and after a few years when all of the roots have rotted out, it'll be an exciting view.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:46:28 PM EDT
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OP. Every been on a rollercoaster ride? You get to sit in your living room and see the view come up to meet you! Do, take a video.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:51:56 PM EDT
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Why not just spread 1-2 inches of dirt then sod it. Problem solved.
No poisons used and the grass will look nice and suppress any further growth. You don't have to mow it as the grass won't get that tall anyway. Or you could spread the dirt and sow wildflowers everywhere. This is probably what I would do. ETA: instead of fresh soil you could just use a tiller and rough up the ground nice. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:53:53 PM EDT
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Remedy. You may want to add some Grazon or else buy it in a 24D mix and then plant grass ASAP. Grazon is more residual and you'd tank-mix that yourself. I think Condor is the generic brand of the mixed product although IIRC it may be a restricted use herbicide.
Spray only what you want to kill. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:54:37 PM EDT
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Humble brag
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:56:18 PM EDT
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Goats. . Their not just for breakfast/sex anymore.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 7:57:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Humble brag It's New York. No view in the world makes up for that. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:02:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:04:54 PM EDT
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Hyvar is what you seek.
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:09:36 PM EDT
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Crossbow or its generic Crossroads
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:11:11 PM EDT
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glyophosphate and 24d kind like a modern day agent orange 3 times a year and gtg
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:11:55 PM EDT
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railroad uses Mojave70
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Posted: 9/25/2016 8:16:24 PM EDT
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To all the guys talking about erosion it is just about 25 yds at a 45-55 degree slope then it goes straight down. I have factored that in, and I don't think it will be an issue.
to the guys saying killing the view, nah I'm dumb but not stupid. I am trying to keep down the volunteer growth so the view remains. Those trees are nowhere near as close as they look down the hill. I am not trying to kill that. Those pine trees on the back hill are not going anywhere either. I hope this may clear up what i am trying to accomplish. eta, i just want to spray this part below the red line, not the hillside going back up to the house, I just weedeat that with a blade twice a year to keep it down. 
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:05:55 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:10:20 PM EDT
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It's New York. No view in the world makes up for that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Humble brag It's New York. No view in the world makes up for that. It's a pretty state. The politics suck, but it's a scenic state. Compare that against your state of Indiana where the politics are good, but scenic just isn't in the cards unless you're sitting in Brown county. Concur with the caution against erosion OP. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:11:52 PM EDT
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Are you inviting erosion? That was my first thought as well. |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:14:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Hope not, but it's solid rock under a couple feet of sand. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Are you inviting erosion? Hope not, but it's solid rock under a couple feet of sand. Then yes, you're inviting erosion to bare rock. Cheers! -JC |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:24:25 PM EDT
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All that poison will flow down mountain. Or do you not care? Oh noes There's children's down there Think of them |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:26:27 PM EDT
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Why not just spread 1-2 inches of dirt then sod it. Problem solved. No poisons used and the grass will look nice and suppress any further growth. You don't have to mow it as the grass won't get that tall anyway. Or you could spread the dirt and sow wildflowers everywhere. This is probably what I would do. ETA: instead of fresh soil you could just use a tiller and rough up the ground nice. You missed the part where the area he wants to clear is almost straight up and down, didn't you? |
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Posted: 9/25/2016 10:29:34 PM EDT
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I have a solution.
You need to sell me that house ASAP!! brush problem solved. |
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