I've spent a bit of time cutting down buckthorn on my property and I'm looking to take my fight to the next level. I'm one man and I have acres that are overrun, so I need to be efficient with my time and effort.
Everything I read recommends trichlophyr for buckthorn mixed at 10-20% final concentration. Most articles suggest using diesel fuel as the surfactant/vehicle. There are other environmentally friendlier surfactants available (MSO - methylated soybean oil) but it tends to be expensive by the time you get enough to do the job. I don't love the idea of spraying straight diesel fuel around the woods but wondered if biodiesel (99%) would be a happier compromise? I could also go to Costco or Walmart and but the cheapest vegetable oil by the gallon as that seems to be an acceptable, safer alternative.
Just wondering if anyone has experience and what they used.
Thanks!
Everything I read recommends trichlophyr for buckthorn mixed at 10-20% final concentration. Most articles suggest using diesel fuel as the surfactant/vehicle. There are other environmentally friendlier surfactants available (MSO - methylated soybean oil) but it tends to be expensive by the time you get enough to do the job. I don't love the idea of spraying straight diesel fuel around the woods but wondered if biodiesel (99%) would be a happier compromise? I could also go to Costco or Walmart and but the cheapest vegetable oil by the gallon as that seems to be an acceptable, safer alternative.
Just wondering if anyone has experience and what they used.
Thanks!