Anyone else like going out into parks and wild area and killing invasive species? I’m in Washington State and we have a huge problem with English laurel, English Holley, English Ivy, and Himalayan Blackberry. I love hiking off trail to topple over a 25 foot English laurel with my saw. I follow up with planting native trees and shrubs.Anyone else do this? Show photos of progress or invasive removal toolkit.
Imagine doing the job of a forest janny, but without compensation. You should have more respect for yourself bro.
>>2791552HE LITERALLY DOES IT FOR FREEYOU CANT FUCKIN MAKE THIS STUFF UPSCREENSHOT IT BOYS
>>2791552Not everything needs to be a monetary exchange bro. He does it because it's right and he likes it.
>>2791551Yes I murder Ivy, scotch broom and Himalayan blackberries mostly.>>2791553I did more volunteer work before I turned 20 than you have done in your entire life.Not everyone is takers anon.
>>2791576You might say... you do it for free.
>>2791583It actually costs money. I bought equipment and I also have to buy maintenance supplies like oil and brushes.Unlike jannies I don't get to submit bans for trivial shit when someone hurts my fee fees in a thread.
>>2791591incredibly based. i used to do this with a group of other people and we had to stop because we did everything in our area over the course of a few years. no more blackberries or hawthorn or st johns wart for 20kmswhat tools are you using? you mention oil, are power tools necessary? we just used mattocks, machetes, gloves and sacks
Invasive plants almost always just get eaten by deers. What really needs to go is these fucking hellspawn.
>>2791551I used to get rid of Himalayan balsam. It's very invasive in the UK (particularly around our polluted rivers). But it's a losing battle so I stopped.You can pull up thousands of it, and it's satisfying to do (because it comes out so easy with tiny roots), but it spreads so quickly and extensively that there will be twice as much the following year.I hate it because it stinks.
>>2791647That sounds like it sucks. I know the UK and parts of the US are dealing with a Japanese Knotweed problem. Another horrible invasive.
>>2791643>Invasive plants almost always just get eaten by deersi have yet to see that and i have multiple deer on my property.
>>2791551I would, but since I don't know plants very well, I'm afraid of accidentally uprooting something that looks similar to an invasive species but was actually native.
>>2791606Saw, machete, shovels and some rakes. The Saw and machete are tool steel so I oil them after use so they don't rust. I have a folding shovel that's an old marine style I oil the folding pins on as well. I don't use power tools because I'm not trying to attract attention.
>>2791791>>2791643Deer don't eat most invasive plants. They will eat English laurel at certain times of the season but only the new shoots. They won't touch scotch broom or ivy.>>2791834Besides grasses I've yet to encounter an invasive species that looked remotely like native species. Himalayan blackberries are obviously not local because all the local ones are trailing (grow along the ground) where Himalayan are erect. The Himalayan are also much bigger even as a sprout.
>>2791988get yourself a mattock like picrel. its by far the most useful tool for weed stomping, one swing at the ground takes out any weed assuming that the "trunk" is narrower than the handle (just an estimation). aim about 5cms below the ground where the plant is coming from saws are a waste of time unless you need to take down a tree taller than you are, and then also need to carry it out. otherwise just mattock the roots and knock it over and leave it
>>2792019If my timing is right I can pull the scotch broom up from the roots. I almost never need to dig. Some of the older scotch broom I use a Hori Hori just to loosen the roots. The Himalayan blackberries get the machete. I just need to keep them at bay until they're choked out by other species.Occasionally I do saw down some massive scotch broom I find--several inches at the trunk but they seem to stay dead. I rarely use the saw. Mostly I pull stuff up.I do top thistles before they go to seed--same deal they eventually are strangled out by other species and they often get infected by fungus from continually being topped before going to seed.
>>2792023>I just need to keep them at bay until they're choked outif you chop out the rhizome with the mattock you never need to come back and you dont have to fuck around with reseeding>I rarely use the sawwhy bring it? you can bring out more if you bring in less>hand pulling, if your "timing" is rightok if you like this i guess its whatever but its not the fastest way to deal with thousands of weeds and its certainly not the easiesti mean no criticism though, you are doing great work but you could be doing it a bit better
>>2791551>Himalayan BlackberryJust found out you can basically genocide these fuckers and no one can say shit about it. Got a spot picked out I'm going to release some rage on in the spring.
>>2792200Is that because they're a class C weed (in Washington state anyway) They really are a horrible weed, its amazing how much land is covered in that shit when it could be hosting a native species.
>>2791552>>2791553Holy fucking kek
>>2792023>Hori Horiim so fucking dumb, years ago i chopped off the tip of my left index finger with one of those clearing invasive plants from the periphery of our greenhouse lol
>>2792237Hori shet
>>2792221>I live to take>I even steal old jokes that have been spammed here for literally decadesWe get it subhuman, you don't give one shit about preserving nature.>>2792024>the sawI use it for IvyI'm not offended in the least--my methods would make sense if you saw what I was working with. I like maddocs but one of my other requirements is being able to hide all my gear. It all fits neatly into a bag.
>>2792239>>2792237This is probably one of the best gardening tools I've ever owned. It is absolutely sharp as fuck from the factory and stays sharp a long time. I have round-files I use to sharpen it from time to time but I've never gotten it as sharp as from the factory.
>>2792260That's the A.M. Leonard one right? Are those full tang? I put a lot of pressure on my Hori Hori knife and its not full tang, the wood handle probably won't last too long.
>>2792260yep, i learned that the hard way!
>>2791551I've done buffelgrass removal. Eurasian collared doves have no bag or possession limit in AZ but I've only ever seen them innacity. If I find a flock innamountains I will eat them.
>>2791583Put em clutch
>>2792262I'm not sure if it's full tang or not but I've stomped the shit out of it and the handle hasn't broken off yet. I put enough pressure on it to slightly bend the blade (which took a lot) and it still hasn't broken.>>2792311When I first got it like a retard I brushed the serrations to see how sharp it was and it sliced the fuck out of my thumb.
>>2791551I only do this on my own property but alot of the worst problems are going to be too virile to put a real dent in. Like popcorn tree for example. Hack and squirt with imazapyr does a pretty good job but you would never make a dent just chopping them down.
I'll rip up salsify, prickly lettuce, cheatgrass, etc. If I'm stopped in an area and there's a small enough amount that I can make a dent in it without getting sucked in for hours>>2792260Flat file on the concave side edge does wonders, the edges like to curl up and make it hard to get anything but a rounded edge>>2792262They're pretty retard proof, I've never heard of one breaking
>be native plant>honed by millions of years of evolution to perfectly thrive in your local soil type, climate, etc.>get absolutely mogged by a plant that evolved in a completely different environment on the other side of the world ?
>>2791551Just be careful, it's easy to make a mistake, maybe you should leave it to professionals or at least consult with park administrators about what you're doing.
>>2791647>I used to get rid of Himalayan balsam. It's very invasive in the UK (particularly around our polluted rivers)Oh no, beautiful flowers growing prosperously in a *checks notes* polluted wasteland
>>2794913>They're pretty retard proofi cut my left index finger tip off with one so there's that
>>2791551>Anyone else like going out into parks and wild area and killingOh yeah
