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How to kill plants in a narrow space?
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... MiamiCuse wrote: Both my neighbor and mine had erected a fence along our property. They had a vinyl fence, and since code specified a fence cannot be directly built on the property line but must be set 6" back minimum, their fence was about 8" back. I hated the look of a vinyl fence so I built a wood fence, also about 8" from the property line. This leaves a sliver of space about 16" wide between our two fences. A strange use of resources. It must be a difficult neighbourhood where you cannot negotiate a fence that you can both tolerate and share the cost. No not at all, it's simply not done here typically. The vinyl fence was already in place when I moved in and I wanted something more natural, and I installed over 300 linear feet of fence bordering three neighbors, this part is the only part that overlaps. This is precisely why the county require fence to be placed at least 6" back from the property line, so that there is no dispute as to whose fence it is. There have been too many dispute when two property owner shared the cost to build a fence and then one property is sold and the new owner inherit may not have the same idea as the old owner and whatever "negotiated" come into question. So, doesn't matter who paid for what and what was negotiated, all fences must be set back from the property line, if you pay for part of a fence that is inside someone's property line, then it's that person's fence. He/she may paint, remove, do whatever to it. In my case, the owner was out of town a person I never met, she rented the property to someone and the property went into foreclosure, sat abandoned for over 1 year, it was difficult to find the right person to talk to, and I doubt they would want to remove 100' of vinyl fence in perfectly good condition where every 4' there is a concrete post sat 18" deep into the ground. Mysteriously things started to grow inside this sliver, shrubs, and a few papaya trees shot up and now is about 9' tall with the trunk diameter 3" in size. Some of the shrubs are starting to shoot up to already taller than the 6' fence, some things are bulging against my wood fence, nothing serious yet but if I ignore them it will be serious in a few years. Obviously we don't have access from the side, but only from the top. The area is about 110' long. It is very densely grown I doubt anyone would fit in that space and have room to move, or manuveur. What sort of wooden fence is it? Can't you take off a couple of planks to get in or get somebody slender to climb in from the top? Yes I can, but then only 2 or three feet the stuff is getting so thick I would have to remove all 100' of it to access all of it. The property was abandoned when it went into foreclosure and I saw plants shooting up from their side, I thought it was from their property until I looked closer the other day, it wasn't from their property it was stuff grown inside this sliver. I guess I was always under the assumption that the space between the two fences would have so little light nothing would grown, was I wrong! Is there something I can sprinkle down this space and kill off what's in between? I cannot use RoundUp because my understanding is RoundUp you need to spray to the root area and I only have access from the top side. Thanks, MC Roundup (glyphosate) is absorbed by the leaves not the roots, there is no point in spraying on the soil or the root zone. It works best when the plants are growing strongly, ie late spring. But any new seeds that blow into the space will grow and you will have to spray again and again. There are chemical treatments that are supposed to inhibit seed germination but I don't know how effective they are or how long they persist. You would also need to keep back any nearby plants that creep on the ground or that have running root systems. If you want a long term solution I would weed it and then cover the offending area with something solid and opaque to prevent seeds from starting and discourage runners - like black plastic under crushed rock. This may be more effort but you only have to do it once. Are there any children available to press into working in the confined space without being arrested for breach of child labour laws? David |
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How to kill plants in a narrow space?
MiamiCuse wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... MiamiCuse wrote: Both my neighbor and mine had erected a fence along our property. They had a vinyl fence, and since code specified a fence cannot be directly built on the property line but must be set 6" back minimum, their fence was about 8" back. I hated the look of a vinyl fence so I built a wood fence, also about 8" from the property line. This leaves a sliver of space about 16" wide between our two fences. A strange use of resources. It must be a difficult neighbourhood where you cannot negotiate a fence that you can both tolerate and share the cost. No not at all, it's simply not done here typically. It costs twice as much but to you it's normal. To me it's strange. The vinyl fence was already in place when I moved in and I wanted something more natural, and I installed over 300 linear feet of fence bordering three neighbors, this part is the only part that overlaps. This is precisely why the county require fence to be placed at least 6" back from the property line, so that there is no dispute as to whose fence it is. There have been too many dispute when two property owner shared the cost to build a fence and then one property is sold and the new owner inherit may not have the same idea as the old owner and whatever "negotiated" come into question. How sad. Is the law not helpful? In these parts you cannot force a neighbour to rebuild a fence just because you don't like it. Typically the remedy is to maintain good relationships so that you both get something acceptable or to grow a hedge in front and ignore it. Once the fence is built everybody is stuck with it until it needs to be rebuilt or unless both sides agree to rebuilding. Is there much litigation over fencing? Is this the reason for this situation where you are? So, doesn't matter who paid for what and what was negotiated, all fences must be set back from the property line, if you pay for part of a fence that is inside someone's property line, then it's that person's fence. He/she may paint, remove, do whatever to it. In my case, the owner was out of town a person I never met, she rented the property to someone and the property went into foreclosure, sat abandoned for over 1 year, it was difficult to find the right person to talk to, and I doubt they would want to remove 100' of vinyl fence in perfectly good condition where every 4' there is a concrete post sat 18" deep into the ground. A difficult situation. Mysteriously things started to grow inside this sliver, shrubs, and a few papaya trees shot up and now is about 9' tall with the trunk diameter 3" in size. Some of the shrubs are starting to shoot up to already taller than the 6' fence, some things are bulging against my wood fence, nothing serious yet but if I ignore them it will be serious in a few years. Obviously we don't have access from the side, but only from the top. The area is about 110' long. It is very densely grown I doubt anyone would fit in that space and have room to move, or manuveur. Perhaps action a little sooner would have made the problem more tractable :-) What sort of wooden fence is it? Can't you take off a couple of planks to get in or get somebody slender to climb in from the top? Yes I can, but then only 2 or three feet the stuff is getting so thick I would have to remove all 100' of it to access all of it. The property was abandoned when it went into foreclosure and I saw plants shooting up from their side, I thought it was from their property until I looked closer the other day, it wasn't from their property it was stuff grown inside this sliver. I guess I was always under the assumption that the space between the two fences would have so little light nothing would grown, was I wrong! Sod's law applies. Anything you want to grow will need the conditions to be just right and anything you don't want will flourish in appalling conditions. David |
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How to kill plants in a narrow space?
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: It costs twice as much but to you it's normal. To me it's strange. Welcome to America ( -- ³When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist.² -Archbishop Helder Camara http://tinyurl.com/o63ruj http://countercurrents.org/roberts020709.htm |
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How to kill plants in a narrow space?
On Sep 15, 2:45*am, Billy wrote:
In article , *"David Hare-Scott" wrote: *It costs twice as much but to you it's normal. *To me it's strange.. Welcome to America ( Unfortunately this is the case in America. Sometimes people just throw money at problem hoping that will solve the problem. |
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