>
> Why 501? The way Roger explained the affect was that the grass was
burnt
> quickly. Did this draw in more light, creating more heat and intensity?
> Which would also be reasoning for applying it in the heat of the day?
Would
> it work any other time of day? If so would it be as quick as the heat of
> the day? Somehow I don't think it would be as intense, but then again I
> know nothing...
Hi Liz, James,Roger.
Thankfully Roger is out of the fires for
the time being (according to the news anyway) but I have several friends
around Bright in NE Victoria and according to the TV map the Castagna
vineyard at Beechworth is not far from where one is burning too - this is
not over by a long shot yet - only widespread rain in the mountains will end
it.
Liz re the 501 - I think I might have told you once - sometimes you
have to hit me over the head with a brick - when I read the original post on
this I was not that excited, thinking that they (Roger and James) were
treating pasture land and would be burning up all the other species as
well - 501 has a reputation for firing things and I couldnt see how this
would be selective - burning up the love grass and leaving the more tender
and desirable pasture species seemed a bit unlikely - now thanks to your
post and James just before I am sitting here wondering if the little wizard
has just given us the BD equivalent of roundup!!. This could turn into a
very useful trick.
Cheers
Lloyd Charles
