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<blockquote data-quote="RunninB" data-source="post: 1453721" data-attributes="member: 23948"><p>Brute - In the first area I'm working on there is almost Zero rock and the soil is 2-4 ft deep and no slope. I was told by the NRCS that since I am re-seeding the pasture I need to grub them out. The mesquites probably avg 6-10 ft tall. I will be leaving a very select few with large single trunks for shade. Most of the old oaks in that pasture are trashed from oak wilt. Sad! These areas I'm working on were done about 25 years ago by my uncle who kept up with it but the guy that leased from my parents after that didn't keep up with it and it has gotten bad again. I have control of it now and want to clean it up and bring the grass back to where it was. About half of it has a pretty good stand of Klein the rest was hit pretty hard by the drought. And yes I don't live there but every time I'm there I set aside time to spray mesquites in the hay field. Feels like it's never ending. </p><p></p><p>Lovehammer - We do have some cedar but not in the area I'm working on right now. It was all dozed years ago and put in Klein. I would say that most of the mesquites are in the 3"ish size. Some bigger, some smaller. I'm going to pluck what I can, I just need advise on the best way to do that. </p><p></p><p>For those who say I should just hire it out.....I get that. At one time I'm sure a lot of you have been where I'm at. Sure I could put some money aside and pay someone to do it but for me, this land has been I'm my family for 135 years and this is something that I, for my own personal reasons, have to do. For me it's about investing myself in the land. Not just the money. Anyone can do that. Hope y'all understand where I'm coming from and can respect that.</p><p></p><p>Oh....I've tried and can never seem to get pics to post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RunninB, post: 1453721, member: 23948"] Brute - In the first area I'm working on there is almost Zero rock and the soil is 2-4 ft deep and no slope. I was told by the NRCS that since I am re-seeding the pasture I need to grub them out. The mesquites probably avg 6-10 ft tall. I will be leaving a very select few with large single trunks for shade. Most of the old oaks in that pasture are trashed from oak wilt. Sad! These areas I'm working on were done about 25 years ago by my uncle who kept up with it but the guy that leased from my parents after that didn't keep up with it and it has gotten bad again. I have control of it now and want to clean it up and bring the grass back to where it was. About half of it has a pretty good stand of Klein the rest was hit pretty hard by the drought. And yes I don't live there but every time I'm there I set aside time to spray mesquites in the hay field. Feels like it's never ending. Lovehammer - We do have some cedar but not in the area I'm working on right now. It was all dozed years ago and put in Klein. I would say that most of the mesquites are in the 3"ish size. Some bigger, some smaller. I'm going to pluck what I can, I just need advise on the best way to do that. For those who say I should just hire it out.....I get that. At one time I'm sure a lot of you have been where I'm at. Sure I could put some money aside and pay someone to do it but for me, this land has been I'm my family for 135 years and this is something that I, for my own personal reasons, have to do. For me it's about investing myself in the land. Not just the money. Anyone can do that. Hope y'all understand where I'm coming from and can respect that. Oh....I've tried and can never seem to get pics to post. [/QUOTE]
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