Himalayan Balsam: 2015Updated: June 9th, 2019
Created: September 2nd, 2015Area 3
- June 29th
Area3 84 There were a few clumps but no recolonisation from the east.
- July 17th
Area3 Used clearing saw to clear path and cut 9 in the process. - July 18th
Area3 Pulled 52 from area up to and including the willowed part of the bund and 45 east of that.
Cleared the top of the bund, east of the shore willows, some 65m - July 19th
Area3 Slashed either side bund, east of the shore willows, some 20m - July 25th
Area3 Found 8 stragglers and slashed another 20m east.
Area3 Found 40 hidden in side of drain and slashed another 20m east. - July 28th
Area3red Used brush cutter from the river bund drain to the northern drain, approximately along the red dotted line onmap
- 1st August
Area3yellow 93
Area3red Cleared all using the bush cutter. - 3rd August
Area3yellow 6 from strip north of northern bund whilst clearing pathway - 6th August
Area3yellow Cleared more along bund using the bush cutter to total 160m and pulled 65 from the area between the bund and the river. - 6th August
Area3red Cleared more along northern drain as far into the field as the balsam went and pulled 49 in-field from the southern drain. - 26th August
Area3yellow 75 plus 6 on the northern border
Area3red 23
- 3rd September
Area3yellow 65 - 14th September
Area3yellow 54 - 30th September
Area3yellow 37
Area3red Although I pulled some 40 odd it was in the north eats corner of the patch already cleared and there were many more. So it looks like I made a poor job of that area, maybe I'll use the brush cutter on it again
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