Powerline Question

Curtis-UGA · Sep 24, 2012

One area of our foodplots planted on a powerline did not do well. This area had been sprayed by the power company earlier in the summer to kill sweet gums. I'm
Assuming the herbicide may have had a residual pre emergent affect?

Huntinfool · Sep 24, 2012

heck man....if YOU don't know....I'm guessing the rest of us are clueless as well.

My professional opinion is, yes...or no. Maybe.

Either that or you just don't know how to grow stuff. That's probably what it is. Ha!

Forest Grump · Sep 24, 2012

Kinda depends on what they used & what you planted, but, yes, most of the herbicides commonly used in forestry to control hardwood competition have a soil residual. For ones like metsulfuron (escort) or arsenal, it lasts for many months, depending on soil type, rainfall amount, etc...

What are you trying to grow there? If it's broad-leafed, you might have to wait till next year.

Curtis-UGA · Sep 24, 2012

Huntinfool said:
heck man....if YOU don't know....I'm guessing the rest of us are clueless as well.

My professional opinion is, yes...or no. Maybe.

Either that or you just don't know how to grow stuff. That's probably what it is. Ha!

Really just trying to find out what is commonly used on right of ways. That way I can figure out if it's worth it to replant.

We planted 2 strips in the powerline. The one in the middle did great. The one on the edge is very poor. My hypothesis is the middle had a lot more vegetation on it. The spray probably stayed on the vegetation away from the soil. The strip on the edge was thinner so the chemical was applied to the soil.

Or maybe one of the dudes helping me plant didn't apply seed to that area!

Curtis-UGA · Sep 24, 2012

Forest Grump said:
Kinda depends on what they used & what you planted, but, yes, most of the herbicides commonly used in forestry to control hardwood competition have a soil residual. For ones like metsulfuron (escort) or arsenal, it lasts for many months, depending on soil type, rainfall amount, etc...

What are you trying to grow there? If it's broad-leafed, you might have to wait till next year.

Cereal grains. It's heavy clay so I imagine it can lock up some chemical.

win280 · Sep 24, 2012

Scoop up a few square feet of soil about 2" deep. Screed it to see what seeds are there. Either chemical residual, improper planting depth or no seed in that part of the food plot.
JMO

benr149 · Sep 25, 2012

More than likely there IS some residual herbicide in the soil. The mixture they use is premixed to target a wide variety of species and most have alot of soil activity.

By next year it should be ok....if they dont spray again.

01Foreman400 · Sep 25, 2012

Curtis-UGA said:
Or maybe one of the dudes helping me plant didn't apply seed to that area!

If it's who I think it is, this could be your problem. :bounce:

Most of the guys I've talked to use triclopyr which won't hurt your food plots. The power line on my lease got sprayed last year while my food plots where planted and it had no effect of them.

I'd try it again. Maybe supervise the seed application. :rofl:

Hammack · Sep 25, 2012

several years ago I had a right of way contractor come thru a place I was hunting spot spraying and they were using velpar. If that's what was used on your place then there is definitely gonna be a residual effect. It probably will vary from place to place as to what they use as a lot of the powerlines around here are kept up by contractors not actual power company employees.

Curtis-UGA · Sep 25, 2012

01Foreman400 said:
If it's who I think it is, this could be your problem.

Most of the guys I've talked to use triclopyr which won't hurt your food plots. The power line on my lease got sprayed last year while my food plots where planted and it had no effect of them.

I'd try it again. Maybe supervise the seed application.

Yeah, I'm gonna plant it again next week...Myself! :rofl:

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