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No Mercy: How We're REMOVING INVASIVE SHRUBS - Ep. 033

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Earlier in the year we talked about how we're mapping out and removing invasive species from our landscape, like multiflora rose and bush honeysuckle. Well, as we started to move through the landscape, we kept on seeing more and more of them and perfecting our technique at removing them. So over the course of months, we've wrecked havoc on the invaders and are only now getting a handle on them...BUT, there's still more to go... (Recommended to stay through to the end for a real treat).
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@chibiameplantsandstuff8294 3 года назад

Joeys nerdy commentary adds some variety to the group and is really funny. You guys are a great trio. I love the educational aspect of this show with just real people.

@Fabdanc 3 года назад

I always find it interesting when someone is maintaining invasive species on their property because "the birds like them" or that the plant is covered "covered in bees, and helping bees is good!" It usually just takes some education as to why what they are supporting, although likely well intentioned, is not as beneficial as they might think.

@KerpooHater 3 года назад

i mean, even if they actually do help, there are probably more beneficial plants out there that are non-invasive even if not native anyways

@paysontom1 3 года назад

Love it. Brings back so many memories of our small homestead when the kids were younger. We would clear brush, limbs and downed trees throughout the year and gather them into one large pile. Come mid January with 2' of snow we would light the pile and burn it all down to ash. It was a mid winter rite of passage as we stayed up into the wee hours sharing stories, cooking marshmallows.

@rz1974 3 года назад

The 4 dislikes were left by Honeysuckles after only seeing that thumbnail

@tiffanyhenry8442 2 года назад

This is an under appreciated comment

@mariellefolsom 3 года назад

I can’t tell you how much joy this brings me. I spent every weekend for 3 months during the pandemic removing these from my parents yard. They were MASSIVE and I ended up hooking a wench to their Durango to remove the larger root systems. Drilling the holes was our only resort for some of them and it has held up after 1 year, but get as much of the root up as possible because I noticed last time I was home there were new ones coming up from where I previously removed (and missed) roots. Good luck!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

thanks so much for the good luck! We DO love seeing them pop up out of the ground. But not all of them pop out so easily unfortunately. Especially in heavier clay soil. Removing the clayish soil from the roots is a pain. And we've noticed some barberry today just popping up again where the roots weren't removed. And the honeysuckle that we couldn't remove even with the wench flushed out SO much. So we're with you!

@TheBrushcutter 4 месяца назад

The wench you used, was that your girlfriend, or an acquaintance, or what? The only time I tried hooking my wench to my truck, there was a lot of yelling and complaining and threats of violence against me. I haven't made that mistake again.

@traciekowalski7664 3 года назад

I love a lady with a mattock! Joey, you're absolutely right about it being addictive. Especially when you begin to see progress. Love you guys!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Thanks for writing in and sharing in the good vibes!

@halamomslife6947 3 года назад

Me: need to find branches & repurpose them as stakes. Summer, Sander & Joey: let's burn the evidence

@coagulatedsalts4711 3 года назад

honestly, i'd cut them up, bake them in my oven and use them for my indoor vining plants. my monster loves the branch I harvested.

@ciaobella8963 3 года назад

You guys make the perfect team for a farm or large property, a woman with a vision and two strong, intelligent males. A surefire setup for success! (Not to say Joey and Sander don't have the ability to envision haha). I would love to see drone footage of the property. That way we can see what you're dealing with. Maybe you did that already. Not sure. I've seen most of your videos but not all of them.

@dewantoroo 3 года назад

Having the full squad really make the videos three times better! I'm glad you guys decided to make this channel and bring us along through your journey!

@thenorthernpalace261 3 года назад

Joey needs to have his own talk show!

@glennfiedler6236 2 года назад

A really good strategy with multiflora is to cut it at the base in winter, then a very small amount of roundup on the regrowth from the base at spring will kill the whole plant. It's difficult to get all the roots otherwise. It's a bummer, but roundup is really the best way here.

@thaifromthailand8808 3 года назад

You 3 are so different yet so harmonious as a group. Great to see you interacting. Joey is so deep, natural philosopher. Summer knows so much and a natural teacher. Sanders is growing into such a handyman, and those blue eyes, damn.

@edithp.7213 3 года назад

That was so satisfying to watch:)

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@katherineb6102 3 года назад

Very interesting, educational and entertaining video. You might want to buy some half-chaps from a riding tack supplier to protect your lower legs from thorns, snakes and poorly aimed mattocks. Love your place.

@abmoralesrosado 3 года назад

How I wanted this video to keep going! Loved it!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Haha. Gotta have fun with the hard work.

@monicareid8858 Год назад

This video is so therapeutic for me I feel like it’s the MeToo movement of the ecological world Storytime: My land is flooded with honeysuckle and multiflora rose (and clematis, hawthorn, and a few other invasives) But I spent last winter getting past my aversion to chainsaws JUST to get to the base of massive honeysuckles invading my land I’ve been hacking and thrashing and chipping and ripping I thought I was all alone- No one seemed to understand You are my people I’ve found my Flock!! (The music is the BEST!!!)

@JenniferMoleski 5 месяцев назад

I love your comment. #metoo I want to be friends with you. I spend everyday roaming our property with my snips and either my chainsaw or my new, _awesome_ (I can't recommend it enough) Silkie PocketBoy and a dropper bottle full of slightly diluted glyphosate. I pull up honeysuckle (See how I didn't capitalize it? That's because I hate it and want to show it disrespect in anyway I can.) and multiflora rose. I'm tenacious but I'm losing hope over here. We have a 5 acre field that has an 8' wide multiflora "fence" around it's perimeter. What am I supposed to do with that?!? Husband + Brush hog ÷ Me + Glyphosate= a fighting chance. A couple months ago I was in a multiflora thicket where there was also oriental bittersweet. I spent 6 hours sawing, pulling, swinging and stump treating and when I finally stood up I saw that I had removed about a 10x4 area. *40 f*uck*ng square feet!!!* We have 45 acres, btw. SMH. I'll agree with you: these people are our people.

@jsaysyay 3 года назад

and suddenly i appreciated immensely being able to count on my hands the number of individual honeysuckle plants we have here

@silasd7348 3 года назад

Such a well made video as always! You all are getting the work done, slowly but surely.

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Thanks so much! Love seeing the progress after all the hard work.

@42apprentice 3 года назад

The ash from the fires will be good potash especially for the fruit trees - provided of course no weed killer has been used. Maybe make separate bonfires for treated stumps etc

@katiekane5247 3 года назад

Our family recently bought a small place in N. Georgia. The neighboring property has been abandoned & is over-run with invasive Wisteria & English Ivy. We recovered about 30' of our property, saved some endangered trees & uncovered many nice native species. It's a never ending battle though, the Wisteria has popped up across the street!

@norakonetzny4930 3 года назад

I am so proud of u guys👍and I am, like a proud mama! U guys will look back, and thank the good Lord, for every aching muscle, and say, wow! Look, at the place now! Take care, be careful, and Lots of God’s Blessing

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

We're seeing the progress already and it feels wonderful! Thanks for the good cheer.

@klairigun 3 года назад

Hey guys, how are you doing? Well, I live in Athens , Greece, and here you can find almost everywhere, in almost every garden honeysuckles. We love them so much because of the fragrance and the fence they build. I honestly never heard of its invasive character before . Hope you are doing well, kisses from the hot 🥵 Athens

@katiekane5247 3 года назад

Here in Georgia, USA, our lovely native honeysuckle has been all but eliminated by the Asian species. The native has less fragrance but kills fewer trees. Luckily, folks are planting natives now. I have part of an acre of invasive honeysuckle I've had little luck removing.

@MegaStrumpfhose 3 года назад

Loved the editing! It was so fun to watch:)

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Thank you so much 🤗

@audreyjudd8196 3 года назад

You've got your work cut out...for sure. How satisfying to rip out the shrubs...roots and all. :)

@kindashin 3 года назад

joey is like that owner of a coffee shop who comes once in a while to take over the coffee machine and make a few cups of coffee for customers then left without notice

@BoldlyGrowHomestead 3 года назад

Like seeing the whole Flock working together! Edit: The editing/filmography on this channel is top notch!

@cefcat5733 3 года назад

Like the choice of music! Lots of work!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

That's Summer Rayne at it again with her music selections!

@sagaracharekar7839 3 года назад

These videos just keep getting better and better!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Glad you like them!

@florahamburg1263 3 года назад

I like the music. What composition is that?

@florahamburg1263 3 года назад

@@rye2dawg thx

@tanyal7122 3 года назад

Went on holidays and came back to some flocking fun😍 just love what your doing❤❤❤

@Banano91f 3 года назад

Editing is so well done , thanks for all the efforts!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed.

@MunirMMaruf 3 года назад

burning them down part was just so satisfying xD xD

@thunder402 3 года назад

Good Job! I know its a lot of work but your gaining back your land. Bravo on burning them. Hard and toilsome but so rewarding. The place is going to look so nice.

@izby2652 3 года назад

Great music choice. Great video.

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@prosperitypermaculture7939 2 года назад

I have received so much positivity from you all. Thank you. The honeysuckle is your friend. Nature had chosen her to grow on your land; I would embrace that pattern from all the plants that grow there. The honeysuckle will give you wind protection, heat protection, cold protection, and will provide habitat; there are probably a hundred more uses that I didn't mention. If you let nature grow "wild" , your zone 5 will protect you. I would not let myself be disturbed by the "invasive" species label. My design imperative is to allow nature to do her thing on 95% of the landscape. That leaves me 5% to be able to interact and learn the effectiveness of my decisions. If I make a mistake, I will be able to learn and not make things worse. The concept of landscape aesthetics blinds us to the function that nature provides in her infinite wisdom. The natural landscape is most beautiful when we allow her to grow without our intervention. I have faith that you will see this sooner than later. Love you all. Thank you for inspiring people about plants and their beauty.

@msears101 2 года назад

Those honeysuckles are native to the area. Born and raised in the area. A country boy my whole life. There are some invasive species around, those that they are pulling out are not invasive. I agree with all your comments.

@umiluv 2 года назад

You REALLY need to read about invasive species and why it’s not okay to let invasive species take over. They don’t have any natural checks in the ecosystem in place. For ex, deer don’t eat invasive plants. They’ll eat all the native ones and then the invasives take over and choke out the natives. And many native bugs are species specific to plants (ex. monarchs ONLY lay their eggs on milkweeds). So you would lose lots of the native bugs which are a HUGE part of the ecosystem structure. Humans introduced invasive species into the ecosystem so we should also do our duty to remove them if they messed with the system.

@msears101 2 года назад

@@umiluv the honeysuckle they were removing are NOT invasive. I have lived here my whole life. They were removing native honey suckle. The invasive ones can only be differentiated by their flower.

@2prettyfunnythings736 3 года назад

Really enjoyed that. Progress always feels so good 😎

@christophertaylor9826 3 года назад

In addicted, love your videos.

@NN-hs5ib 3 года назад

You can try wet the soil first before removing them .Maybe this will brake some of the density of the soil and make it fluffier .Send you love from Greece!

@jeffreykeomany8447 3 года назад

Joey's stunt double kinda looks like Sander but cooler 8)

@funnywolffarm 3 года назад

We have gotten rid of hackberries in our area by drilling a few holes into it the exposed cuts near the phloem layer and just putting a few drops of gasoline in. Might allow you to skip using roundup. Thanks for the video.

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip.

@lewisward4359 3 года назад

Try a Pulaski axe, they have a longer handle and sharper blade. Wait until you hit the Russian olive. Might also want to try cable on that winch. Good work. I often joked when I was working on our land that we need to call the place Draggin' Brush Farm.

@joshuabaughn3734 2 месяца назад

Try removing a wild yam in Florida, it's several hours of digging and chopping.

@FortheBudgies 3 года назад

I'm really curious to see if you manage to do this without using tordon. I've been told by state invasive species removal experts that pulling is bad because every piece of root will just sprout a new shrub. We cut these at the base and painted the fresh cuts with tordon and it kills the roots. I planted 100 native shrub seedlings in the same area we cut out about 5 gigantic honeysuckles. I'm really afraid you are going to end up with a lawn of thousands of tiny honeysuckles that will continually resprout like medusa. Unless that is the point and mowing repeatedly will eventually stop re-sprouting. I know herbicides aren't great but it removes this evil faster and allows re-planting native shrubs much sooner. To me it was worth the trade-off.

@coagulatedsalts4711 3 года назад

just a note. If you're worried about an invasive shrub coming back, pour some boiling water where the old ones were to kill off any potential growths and seeds.

@JamesRub Год назад

I feel better about the drill method.

@karunald 2 месяца назад

supposed to apply glyphosate around the perimeter (minimally) of the stump. Not drill hole and put it in center.

@suburbanhomestead 3 года назад

If left to it’s own devices wouldn’t the land eventually become forested and too shaded for honeysuckle and multiflora? Do they create mats of death like kudzu?

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Yes, most everything here would turn to forest if it wasn't managed, but in areas where there is dense honeysuckle / multiflora rose / japanese knotweed - there is no recruitment of trees / native plants because the bushes cover too much of the ground. Honeysuckle in particular, is the first to leaf out and the last leaves to go, so that even becomes more problematic for anything else trying to take root.

@sarahrodgers9181 3 года назад

You need the slammer tool! Great kiwi invention that makes swift work of digging up unwanted trees and shrubs (amongst other things).

@sammijane1640 3 года назад

Me after my Forth Seige of Scale... Great Job :)

@greatmarloes 3 года назад

Some solid tips, thanks!

@TheArtsLaboratory 3 года назад

fantastic crstors, the epic music:D

@clairevickers8925 2 года назад

WHOEVER CHOOSE THE MUSIC ON THIS VIDEO, YOUR CHOICE WAS INSPIRED. IT MUST BE VERY SATISFYING TO BURN IT ALL AFTER A DAYS HARD WORK, YOU GUYS MUST BE VERY SORE AT THE END OF EVERY DAY.

@grannyplants1764 3 года назад

Wow.....they do have to go- that bushy/tree shaped honeysuckle doesn’t look like the one rampant in more urban areas, which has similar flowers but very long vines that go everywhere .... the fragrance is just wonderful though! Just like the wild multi flora roses, smell nice, horribly invasive, wicked to remove! 🌻🌿

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Yes, there are several species of honeysuckle that have invaded. But we also have native ones as well (not to be confused with the invasive ones). Lonicera morrowii, Lonicera maackii, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera japonica are some of the invasive ones.

@poodledaddles1091 3 года назад

Way to fight the battle!

@jennifermansfield9327 2 года назад

I just found out ALOT of my plantings are invasives - is it better to burn or throw them away in bags?

@Megan-nt7dm 2 года назад

I'm currently waging war against invasive bittersweet and some unspecified thorny thing that are choking out the trees around our stream. We are going to have a big bonfire on new years

@sandylee1717 3 года назад

True WORK,

@broomdog1214 3 года назад

in my area, it's dioscoreas instead of hobey suckles and multiflora roses that are invading

@mwatson3302 3 года назад

I think you could put salt into the holes you drill in the trunk rather than roundup

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

That's interesting. We've done vinegar and that hasn't worked b/c the root systems are too extensive we suppose. Haven't tried salt. Do you try to boil it first and add as a liquid?

@mwatson3302 3 года назад

@@FlockFingerLakes from what I’ve read, epson salt is a good salt to use, you drill a few holes into the stump or stumps, ideally 8inches deep if possible, pack it with dry epson salt, and then slowly add water while making sure you don’t go so fast that the salt comes out of the hole. This will prevent the roots from drawing in moisture because the salts will be sucking it all up. If it’s going to rain a bunch you might want to put a tarp over the holes you drilled.

@mwatson3302 3 года назад

You just want to moisten the salts, not dissolve them in water, and you’re supposed to do it again every 3 weeks until the stump gives up and rots. P.s. Apparently you can try the same method with rock salt if you’d prefer that

@Eirikgonzo 3 года назад

@@mwatson3302 @Flock Finger Lakes I can attest to epson salt/ MgSO₄ / Magnesium sulfate being the best way to kill tree stumps and hard to pull trees. Both roundup/other similars and gasoline take way to long to break down and hurt near by plants, while epson salt will break down and bring magnesium to your plants for a longer period after the roots have died. Just drill holes and fill with epson salt, takes about 5-7 months before it kills the plants, you can plug the holes with tape or wax or anything.

@rons3236 3 года назад

Awesome!

@DragonflyenAmber 3 года назад

LOL you guys are hilarious!

@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden 3 года назад

Cool!

@austinaedge7643 2 года назад

NO Glyphosate use acetic acid %5 or higher or salt!! or use a torch to burn it out

@msears101 2 года назад

Those honeysuckles are the native variety. They are a pain, but not invasive.

@mayhmmaydn 3 года назад

Ok.. Not letting girlfriend plant honeysuckles now!

@inos3697 3 года назад

I’m thinking, do they have a hose handy just in case the fire 🔥 gets out of control. And then I spot an orange bucket…lol don’t know why I thought that was funny, made me laugh, one small bucket. 🙂

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Haha. Luckily we burn when it's safe to burn, the land is bare, and there are four ponds and three wells nearby.

@clintjackson6736 3 года назад

If within ur context, I would suggest mob grazing goats with portable solar fence. Play n learn with the goats and let them mow and fertilize the land foe u guys!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

We wanted to possibly bring some goats from a neighboring farm (mentioned it in our spring tour) but it's really hard to find ones that are not rented out by the solar farms here, as they have long term contracts with sheep and goats believe it or not! Plus we were told that the area wasn't nutritional forage for goats, so they would have to be supplemented with their diet.

@jcrockett870 2 года назад

My issue is bamboo

@Clutchpearls 3 года назад

He must be from Canada? Going to rip it out hey aye?

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Joey is Canadian.

@Clutchpearls 3 года назад

@@FlockFingerLakes We 💕our Canadians!! Aye?!

@nancysueleske7819 3 года назад

👍🏻🌳🔥❤️

@greatmarloes 3 года назад

Maybe good to show how you guys safely burn them so people won't go making forest fires😅

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Well we had to wait for burn season to start again before we burned these. There is a burn ban through much of March even though it was quite wet.

@subocajw 3 года назад

Do I hear some Dutch accents?

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

Sander = Dutch; Joey = Canadian, Summer Rayne = American; Kiya = Ethiopian ... we got a full mix of nationalities here.

@treverthetree 2 месяца назад

@HBCrigs Год назад

Omg please don’t use roundup that is really bad there are better options for spot herbicides!

@mimosveta 3 года назад

I thought the title card on the thumbnail was in german. then I was like "why does flock have it's title card in german" >< Aren't you glad no one will now be able to do that one comment ppl always do when no one else commented before them >

@swatch12345 3 года назад

Time to invest in a tractor with a backhoe attachment!

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

We're in the process of researching tractors now. It takes us time to get everything because we are research junkies and know whatever we get will be a big investment.

@swatch12345 3 года назад

@@FlockFingerLakes Oh I'm sure. That's the next biggest purchase to the property itself and could change the game for years to come. Good luck :)

@cookingclassics 3 года назад

Ok, so you’re removing all these plants. Lots of work and what for? You don’t have anything else planted even?

@FlockFingerLakes 3 года назад

We needed to remove the honeysuckle and multiflora rose from the lawn and around the flower beds and the pond because they were choking out the other vegetation-both native and planted vegetation. As you probably could tell from the video, there are so many special plantings the pervious landowners had done, it would have been such a shame to see those get swallowed up by the invasive plants. Plus you may have seen from the fall and spring tours, that our plan for that lower area (~ 7 acres) where the nursery had been is to restore it to native meadow. Or as close to native meadow as possible. In order to give a meadow some semblance of success, you must prep the area, thus having to remove the honeysuckle and multiflora rose in order to get to a surface where you can cast seeds. When we got here in the fall, it was relatively barren (save for the honeysuckle and multiflora rose), but by the time spring came, more vegetation started to come in, so we have a window of opportunity to do the clearing before it gets way, way too weedy.