Chemical right of way and fence row mowing and trimming is one place where chemical treatments work very well.

What is chemical mowing and trimming?  

Chemical mowing and trimming are the terms used to describe the process of treating weeds and weedy grasses with a chemical to inhibit growth. In East Texas right of ways, a treatment that would kill bahia grass would likely cause an erosion problem, since most of our highway right of ways are dominated by this plant. Mowing chemically retards the growth of the plant, while still allowing it to provide erosion protection.

The same is true of fence rows. Many fence rows are adjacent to highway right of ways, and killing the grasses present may not be a good option, but suppressing the growth will save hours of backbreaking labor.

A proper treatment, with proper chemicals at the proper time, can virtually eliminate mowing and trimming for an entire growing season with as few as two treatments per year. Comparing this to the cost of mowing and trimming such areas, it is a real bargain. A very good argument can also be made, that chemical mowing of these areas has environmental advantages over mechanical mowing. There is less debris in the runoff to clog drainage, and less harm to wildlife living in such areas.

If you are going to use these types of treatments, or hire someone to do them for you, the time to get them scheduled is now! (Mid March as I am writing this.) The best time to treat is right after full green up. This will offer the most advantages, and be the most effective. treatments can be effective at any point in the growing season, but the sooner after green up, the better.

Note:

Chemical vegetation control in highway right of ways, should only be practiced by properly licensed individuals or companies. In Texas, that is a person with a Texas Department of Agriculture Right of Way category 5.

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