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<blockquote data-quote="Ouachita" data-source="post: 1763309" data-attributes="member: 16802"><p>The reason I was asking is because I had the same or very similar "weed" growing on some newly cleared ground about 7 years ago.</p><p>Our typical soil pH is average 4.5 on ground like mine; this was in pine timber and then BOOM……..the "Weeds and Disturbed Mother's of Same" ruled my new ground for a couple years. (They are a music band). Look it up.</p><p></p><p>I didn't have the money to lime it until the next year, then I put broiler litter on the second year.</p><p>That "weed" went away, mostly, by the third year. I do still have some patches of it, mostly on the steep places and low places the spreader trucks couldn't get to very well.</p><p></p><p>My point is, and it's the same point that took my hard head and many years to learn…………..</p><p>You can spend money on herbicide and fertilizer. You can spend a LOT of money and TIME applying herbicide and fertilizer.</p><p></p><p>OR…….you can get your pH right, and then with normalish methods of management, you can handle this to your satisfaction. Might even squeeze a fishing trip or two in there.</p><p></p><p>Study your soil and adjust the pH first, then the nutrient for the forage you intend to grow. You can always spot spray if something begins to look ugly.</p><p></p><p>I'm not anti-chemical or anti-spray. I love the stuff. In fact, I use a spray rig around the house to manage the growth, so I never have to use a weed wacker again. </p><p></p><p>Spraying a grazing area for cattle seems a short term solution to a permanent problem. Fix the soil first, then tweak it as needed with the herbicide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ouachita, post: 1763309, member: 16802"] The reason I was asking is because I had the same or very similar “weed” growing on some newly cleared ground about 7 years ago. Our typical soil pH is average 4.5 on ground like mine; this was in pine timber and then BOOM……..the “Weeds and Disturbed Mother’s of Same” ruled my new ground for a couple years. (They are a music band). Look it up. I didn’t have the money to lime it until the next year, then I put broiler litter on the second year. That “weed” went away, mostly, by the third year. I do still have some patches of it, mostly on the steep places and low places the spreader trucks couldn’t get to very well. My point is, and it’s the same point that took my hard head and many years to learn………….. You can spend money on herbicide and fertilizer. You can spend a LOT of money and TIME applying herbicide and fertilizer. OR…….you can get your pH right, and then with normalish methods of management, you can handle this to your satisfaction. Might even squeeze a fishing trip or two in there. Study your soil and adjust the pH first, then the nutrient for the forage you intend to grow. You can always spot spray if something begins to look ugly. I’m not anti-chemical or anti-spray. I love the stuff. In fact, I use a spray rig around the house to manage the growth, so I never have to use a weed wacker again. Spraying a grazing area for cattle seems a short term solution to a permanent problem. Fix the soil first, then tweak it as needed with the herbicide. [/QUOTE]
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