Does anyone have a solution for Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestis)?

[ponytug]

Thanks for the links. Hand pulling would be next to impossible right now. Some of the plants are six feet across and each vine is full of thorns waiting for a victim.

I have used this for poison hemlock removal, as it resprouts from the taproot. You don't have to bend over, and you don't have to get your hands near the the thorns. I would use a pitchfork to toss the vines into a loader bucket that could take them to a burn pile though.

Grampa's Weeder - The Original Stand Up Weed Remover

Remove weeds & their roots without bending, pulling, kneeling, or use of chemicals. Click now for the best weed puller that's been around for over 105 years!

grampasweeder.com

It works well even when our clay soil is dry and hard. If your puncture vine is growing out of rocks, I don't know.

All the best,

Peter

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I don't know if it would work for Goat heads, but my granddad cleared a troublesome patch of Johnson grass by fencing it off and turning his hogs in on it. They root it out and eat the roots.

How to Get Rid of Goat's Head Weeds, Seeds, and Stickers

How to get rid of goat's head weeds in your yard, including their seeds and the stickers. Plus, find out what to do if you get goat's head stickers in your skin.

dengarden.com

 

[the old grind]

HAIRY LEAVES! As was mentioned a page or so ago no spray will work as well on them without a surfactant. Any herbicide recommended will do better with it. Spraying various crab-grasses should be a first lesson, and btw I only buy glypho 'with'.

Drexel Haf-Pynt is my favorite at 1 oz/gal in the tank with Triclopyr, Dicamba, Amine 400 (2-4-D), RM-47, Trimec, Quinclorac, Weed-b-Gone, etc.

Drexel Chemical Company » Haf-Pynt™

www.drexchem.com

 

[RockWrangler]

I have used this for poison hemlock removal, as it resprouts from the taproot. You don't have to bend over, and you don't have to get your hands near the the thorns. I would use a pitchfork to toss the vines into a loader bucket that could take them to a burn pile though.

Grampa's Weeder - The Original Stand Up Weed Remover

Remove weeds & their roots without bending, pulling, kneeling, or use of chemicals. Click now for the best weed puller that's been around for over 105 years!

grampasweeder.com

It works well even when our clay soil is dry and hard. If your puncture vine is growing out of rocks, I don't know.

All the best,

Peter

I have a Grampa's Weeder--the thing really works. I haven't tried it on the puncturevine yet, but when I was looking over the patch this morning to see whether the latest chemical application is working, I realized the device might work on this weed. Although each plant can spread out as much as six feet, there is a central taproot I may be able to pull up. Thanks.

 

[RockWrangler]

HAIRY LEAVES! As was mentioned a page or so ago no spray will work as well on them without a surfactant. Any herbicide recommended will do better with it. Spraying various crab-grasses should be a first lesson, and btw I only buy glypho 'with'.

Drexel Haf-Pynt is my favorite at 1 oz/gal in the tank with Triclopyr, Dicamba, Amine 400 (2-4-D), RM-47, Trimec, Quinclorac, Weed-b-Gone, etc.

Drexel Chemical Company » Haf-Pynt™

www.drexchem.com

Both Roundup and Glystar glyphosate herbicides have surfactants included in the formula.

 

[RockWrangler]

I don't know if it would work for Goat heads, but my granddad cleared a troublesome patch of Johnson grass by fencing it off and turning his hogs in on it. They root it out and eat the roots.

How to Get Rid of Goat's Head Weeds, Seeds, and Stickers

How to get rid of goat's head weeds in your yard, including their seeds and the stickers. Plus, find out what to do if you get goat's head stickers in your skin.

dengarden.com

That is a very informative website. Thanks.

 

[newbury]

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It can increase libido, lower blood sugar and apparently it is edible
Tribulus terrestris | Purdue University Famine Foods

Tribulus terrestris | Purdue University Famine Foods

www.purdue.edu

So market it as a new health food!!

/edit - that's already being marketed
Does Tribulus Terrestris Really Work? An Evidence-Based Look

 

[RockWrangler]

This shows that 24d is ok in Washington https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/endanger/litstatus/effects/24d/attachment-d.pdf

I saw that .pdf. Further research shows the use of 2,4 D limited to certified applicators, i.e., people who go through the state education, testing, and re-certification process.

 

[RockWrangler]

So market it as a new health food!!

/edit - that's already being marketed
Does Tribulus Terrestris Really Work? An Evidence-Based Look

Now there is an idea! I could make it a self-harvest health food garden. Kinda like the pick-your-own berry patch. People could pay me to pull up the plants.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Man with a hoe can do 4 acres a day.