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I am just finishing my third year on my current property and have encountered a mower question I don’t have enough experience to answer. I am located on a basalt rock shelf with a very thin layer of dirt. The previous owners pastured a few beef cattle on the 1.5-2 acre back pasture and goats on...

Puncturevine has taken over about a half-acre of rocky thin soil and is spreading rapidly. I sprayed the area with Spectracide to get rid of other weeds, and the puncturevine immediately took over the bare area. It grew so fast it got a headstart on me, and now nothing seems to stop it. I tried...

I moved onto a few acres in eastern Washington two years ago (moved from western WA—those who know will understand). We are located on a rocky shelf with a columnar basalt cliff rising maybe 50 feet in my front, and another basalt cliff 400 feet to my back, dropping off maybe 100 feet. There is...