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Somehow we got careless or in too big a hurry, I' do myself—and itxost meMJad the kids haul the le^es raked from our yard last fall and spread on a part of thq garden to add organic matter to the soil. Started burning some damp cardboard boxes a few weeks ago on a bare spot and left it...-— along came a gust of wind nickm1* up a burning piece of cardboard, depositing it on the mulcted a:ea All leaves were burned over before my wife got theiire'out? When if” comes to bifrHtngJLthat is when burning trash, brush or refuse of no value_wexan’t be too careful.
When it comes to burning broomsedge, there simply is no excuse or sound reason for doing so _to say the least, I haven’t found ■it nor been convinced there is. In fact research has shown:
Broomsedge bunting (1) reduces the amount of grazing from the land during the following season (2) it does not get rid of, nor reduce the thickness of broomsedge (3) and further depletes the soil and increases run-off and loss of top soil by erosion.
Broomsedge has rightfully been referred to by some people as a blessing......a hardy plant that will afford protective cover when the soil fertility has been allowed to become so low it will not support life or desirable pasture and forage plants.
Qf course broomsedge will thrive on fertile soils too, so the “Getting Rid” process involves a combination of practices:
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