Burned it down.....!!!!

[VTbowman]

Well I went out to check on my soon to be food plot.
I am wanting to get this thing rolling but my 1st step is to spray but I aint gotz nuttin to spray yet!
Well its all matted down golden rod and who knows what else.
Dry and the wind is right.
Flick
FLICK!
WhooMM!

I set it a blaze and realized it aint no easy thing keeping it contained to just that field.
It boarded by 3 green fields with a lot of over growth in the ditches.
But the 4th side is woods.

Yep winds blowing towards the woods line after its burning.
Good thing I had a rake to beat down the flames.
All in all it took about 2 hours of burning and about 1 million smacks with the rake to keep it under control. LOL

Now I have a bit of fertilizer and can see the new growth better.
Gonna spray Round-Up on my next day off..

[Tominator]

Good deal man. I guess you were too busy whacking with that rake to take pictures, eh?

[hoytguy08]

i'm just glad u didn't burn down the whole place j/k
...i'm sure it will be a lot easier to work the ground now!!

[dogdoc]

you are one brave man. glad it went ok though!

good luck with the plot
todd

[craig mack]

Glad you didnt burn down the woods. Lets see some pics when your done.

[VTbowman]

By the time the 2+ hours were up and the flame gone I was spent. I mean literally spent.
I have a new respect for those firefighters who battle forest fires.
No joke.
It was tough work containing the 1/2 acre by myself.
Dumb really since I ended up with near 1st degree burns on my forearms.
I could barely walkafterwards being sore and all..
Cold shower and 2 advil had me back outside doing yard work. LOL
Again, no joke...

I do plan to take some pics of the burn and progress of the plot.

[wtnhunt]

Glad I have the tractor to use when I am burning. I usually push up what I wasnt to burn or cut a big enough area around the area tobe burned so the fire will be contained.

[AaronS]

Sounds like great prep work. Can't wait to see pics.