"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:17:07 -0400, "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.

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.

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



With RoundUp all you need to do is wet all the leaves. But, in your
case I would do an initial mechanical removal. I would suggest
moving your wooden fence back enough to allow easy weeding once a
year. The space between mine and a neighbor is 4 feet and a mover
takes care of it fast and easy.

It is too late now at this point the fence was built with PT 4x4 set into
concrete post 18" below grade spaced every 4' apart, that would mean
relocating 26 posts it would be less expensive to demolish and build new
there is no way to just "move" it.

"MiamiCuse" wrote:
"Phisherman" wrote:

I would suggest
moving your wooden fence back enough to allow easy weeding once a
year. The space between mine and a neighbor is 4 feet and a mover
takes care of it fast and easy.

It is too late now at this point the fence was built with PT 4x4 set into
concrete post 18" below grade spaced every 4' apart, that would mean
relocating 26 posts it would be less expensive to demolish and build new
there is no way to just "move" it.


Didn't make sense to set wooden posts in concrete, a lot of extra
labor for nothing and the concrete will help hold moisture in the wood
causing the wood to rot prematurely, and then it's a big job to dig up
the concrete to replace posts, probably need to abandon the concrete
and add a new post along side, and install a sister post... concrete
is used with metal (galvanized pipe) posts to add stability, but 4X4s
have enough area to be stable on their own.

I would raise each fence section (not a huge job) enough so that you
can reach in to weed at the bottom, high enough to reach in with a
string trimmer.... if you live in a high wind area the opening at the
bottom of stockade fencing will allow some of the wind force to pass
underneath, possibly saving your fence. Once a year you can treat the
area liberally with rock salt in an effort to inhibit plant growth...
but still many weeds will survive the salt, especially those that
normally grow near the seashore.

"brooklyn1" wrote in message
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"MiamiCuse" wrote:
"Phisherman" wrote:

I would suggest
moving your wooden fence back enough to allow easy weeding once a
year. The space between mine and a neighbor is 4 feet and a mover
takes care of it fast and easy.

It is too late now at this point the fence was built with PT 4x4 set into
concrete post 18" below grade spaced every 4' apart, that would mean
relocating 26 posts it would be less expensive to demolish and build new
there is no way to just "move" it.


Didn't make sense to set wooden posts in concrete, a lot of extra
labor for nothing and the concrete will help hold moisture in the wood
causing the wood to rot prematurely, and then it's a big job to dig up
the concrete to replace posts, probably need to abandon the concrete
and add a new post along side, and install a sister post... concrete
is used with metal (galvanized pipe) posts to add stability, but 4X4s
have enough area to be stable on their own.


I am in Miami so building code calls for concrete post set every 4' dug 18"
below. I don't really have much option on how I can build it. Spacing,
dimensions, how many nails or screws as well as length and angle of screws
are all specified in the code and not much I can do to deviate from them.

I would raise each fence section (not a huge job) enough so that you
can reach in to weed at the bottom, high enough to reach in with a
string trimmer.... if you live in a high wind area the opening at the
bottom of stockade fencing will allow some of the wind force to pass
underneath, possibly saving your fence. Once a year you can treat the
area liberally with rock salt in an effort to inhibit plant growth...
but still many weeds will survive the salt, especially those that
normally grow near the seashore.

That may be a possibility. Only I did not use premade sections, I made it
with individual planks but it's still doable. Thanks,