I Need To Kill Plants

[Jestik]

Hey guys,

I am having a new fence installed, and several of the folks that bid on it recommended that I get rid of the vegetation (small trees/shrubs/vines), and I have a Guatemalan coming out Saturday to do just that. But after the new fence is installed, I would like to create a "dead zone" about 1' on either side of the fence. To do this, I had thought of putting diesel and stump killer on there, but I thought I'd ask you guys because I figured a couple of you had done something like this before.

So, any recommendations on how to kill plants and make sure that they stay gone?

 

[Okie4570]

Dupont Hyvar.............sterilizes the soil and lasts for a long time, a year or longer depending on conditions. MAKE SURE it's not going to rain for a several days after application. It will run off and sterilize where ever it runs off........but it works really well.

 

[Kyle78]

+10 for Dupont Hyvarr. Still will nuke all plant live, and make sure it doesn't rain for a few days after apply. It will kill your yard, and won't come back for a long time.

 

[Defnestor]

H... get rid of the vegetation (small trees/shrubs/vines), and I have a Guatemalan coming out Saturday to do just that.

That's a good choice. Guatemalans have been fighting a guerrilla war against plants for over 100 years. They've even consulted on a few movies.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

A 1 foot random patch of that in somebodies yard sure does stump them. Especially if you apply it before spring green up.

 

[Simon]

Hey guys,

I am having a new fence installed, and several of the folks that bid on it recommended that I get rid of the vegetation (small trees/shrubs/vines), and I have a Guatemalan coming out Saturday to do just that. But after the new fence is installed, I would like to create a "dead zone" about 1' on either side of the fence. To do this, I had thought of putting diesel and stump killer on there, but I thought I'd ask you guys because I figured a couple of you had done something like this before.

So, any recommendations on how to kill plants and make sure that they stay gone?

I use Graze On (brand name) to kill unwanted brush and weeds, will kill trees also, and use Roundup Max (brand name) along fences and around machinery where I don't want any vegetation. Either one is not permanent and will have to be reapplied as need, usually 2 or 3 times a year. I use it because I don,t want the permanent sterilization of the soil.

 

[Jestik]

I'm ok with permanent sterilization of the soil, at least around the fence.

 

[OKWalker]

Why not just have grass there? Bare ground doesn't hold up well over time.

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[okietool]

Are you pouring a concrete footer? I would recommend it, I did and I never regretted spending the extra money.
If you find something that permanently sterilizes the soil, let me know.
I still use MSMA.

 

[streak]

The other stuff they said or Triox (Ground Clear) works pretty well also. I use the stuff around the churches playground to keep all the junk dead.