mesquites!!!!!!

[JDALEX]

i need help from the TBH farmers! i sprayed remedy and diesel mixture on mesquite bushes last summer and killed them dead, so i thought. they have all bloomed this spring and are bigger than last year! what is the correct mixture of remedy and diesel? and is this normal for them to come back bigger? please help me!

[Johnny Dangerr]

Chainsaw - dozer

[JDALEX]

wish i could, cant afford

[tex4k]

Spray with remedy only leave the diesel out. Remedy is a systemic poison the plant has to be actively growing to be able to uptake the poison. Diesel knocks the plant back and defoilates the tree. Much like using roundup or weed-b-gone on the lawn, just follow label directions

[Osceola]

Last summer was a bad year to kill mesquite trees IMO.I don't use diesel I mix remedy,reclaim,blue dye and crop oil with water and spray the leaves.If the regrowth is coming from the roots they say to let them grow 2 years before spraying them again.

[dwactx]

Osceola is right, the best time to spray brush like mesquite is when it is actively growing and growing conditions are favorable, like now (lots of rain)...last year and the previous years it was way too dry...my dad has used remedy and diesel for years w/ a lot of success, spray when they are actively putting on new growth and if you spray and they come back spray again as soon as you notice they are coming back, eventually you should be able to get them.
If the weather turns dry again like it was the last 3-4 years you may just have to wait until a wetter pattern. We actually find the huisache (sp?) trees are tougher than hell to control.
My .02

david

[Killem all]

Let them grow. Then you have firewood for those briskets

[Low Fence]

Contact County Agent.

IF you mix to strong, or too many poisons you will kill too fast. Actually wilting the leaves before the roots take the chemical completely. A slow kill is far better.

Should have mixing instructions on bottle label

[DNZ Welding]

put some dawn dish soap in your mix

[Low Fence]

Are you spraying the bottom 18" of trunk, or the leaves?

[Osceola]

Foliar Sprays
Foliar sprays on individual mesquite work best on plants that are bushy, have many stems at ground level, and are less than 8 feet tall. Spraying should begin near mid-June when mesquite leaves change color from a light green to a uniform dark green. Spraying may continue throughout the summer until the pods have fully matured. Spray the foliage of each mesquite plant until the leaves glisten but not to the point of dripping.

Equipment
Pump-up garden sprayers, backpack sprayers, cattle sprayers, truck-mounted sprayers, or sprayers mounted on 4-wheel all-terrain vehicles (ATV) work well. Backpack sprayers are most efficient in dense mesquite, while ATV sprayers are more efficient on large acreage or as the distance between plants increases. It is desirable to have a sprayer with an adjustable nozzle capable of delivering a coarse spray of large droplets to the top of an 8-foot tree.

Herbicide Mixtures
A 75 to 100% rootkill of mesquite can be achieved by spraying with a mixture of triclopyr (Remedy™) and clopyralid (Reclaim™). Prepare the spray mix by adding triclopyr and clopyralid at concentrations of 1/2% each to water (table 1).

To ensure thorough coverage of the foliage, add either a liquid dishwashing detergent, a surfactant, or diesel to the spray. If diesel is used, add an emulsifier such as Triton™X-100 to make the diesel and water mix. It is helpful to add an agricultural dye to mark plants that have been sprayed.

For best results, always follow label directions. Don't spray when rains have stimulated light green, new growth in tree tops or when foliage shows damage due to hail, insects, or disease. Spray foliage to wet but not dripping. Do not spray in the vicinity of desirable trees, shrubs, or crops.

The cost of treatment varies according to the density and size of mesquite infestations. Periodic follow-up treatments will be necessary to maintain low mesquite populations.

[Joe H]

Spray foilage with water, surfactant and remedy. Basel spray with remedy diesel. Or best spray cut stump within 30 minutes of cutting with diesel remedy.

[Ron]

I have had better luck using the cut stump method. Use a hatchet or axe and cut a gouge in the trunk the spray that. Uptake is is more readily available to the plant. Some herbicides for wooded species will allow trees come back in the spring and then it will defoliate and die the rest of the way during the summer. Remedy has a sucess rate of around 75%, so you may just need to spray some again or use the cut stump method.

[JDALEX]

thanks for the help guys, low fence, im spraying lower half and leaves.