porshiepoo
05-Jan-09, 22:59
Well we haven't actually so I'm looking for some advice on the subject.
We have approx 4 acres(give or take) that is very rough, bumpy etc and covered in Marsh Grass and Gorse.
A couple of years ago we spent a whole year methodically pulling out all the Gorse and burning it - hey ho, a clear field. Or so we thought.
The Gorse is growing back (as I said it would) and we can't keep it mowed down as the field is too rough to get a mower over it.
Hubby is convinced that he can rotavate the whole lot - albeit in sections. Me not wanting to sound as though I don't have faith in his muscular prowess :roll: have just gone along with it.
I have no doubt he can rotavate a small area but we're building a house and I don't want to chuck other work at him and take time away from the house.
Does anyone have any advice as to how to clear this land once and for all.
Who does a decent ploughing job in the lybster area? When is the best time of year? Should it be weed killed first? Do I really need to hand kill each and every Gorse bush and spray it purple so I know it's done as many websites say I should?????
There must be someone out there with experience of how to best clear and level a field of rough Caithness land.
We have approx 4 acres(give or take) that is very rough, bumpy etc and covered in Marsh Grass and Gorse.
A couple of years ago we spent a whole year methodically pulling out all the Gorse and burning it - hey ho, a clear field. Or so we thought.
The Gorse is growing back (as I said it would) and we can't keep it mowed down as the field is too rough to get a mower over it.
Hubby is convinced that he can rotavate the whole lot - albeit in sections. Me not wanting to sound as though I don't have faith in his muscular prowess :roll: have just gone along with it.
I have no doubt he can rotavate a small area but we're building a house and I don't want to chuck other work at him and take time away from the house.
Does anyone have any advice as to how to clear this land once and for all.
Who does a decent ploughing job in the lybster area? When is the best time of year? Should it be weed killed first? Do I really need to hand kill each and every Gorse bush and spray it purple so I know it's done as many websites say I should?????
There must be someone out there with experience of how to best clear and level a field of rough Caithness land.