My wife has a lantana bush in our front yard here in Texas. I chop it down to nothing in the fall and by the end of the following summer it’s as big as a car.
I live in a lantana infested area. I make compost out of it, and it is great for that purpose. Thankfully, it does not have viscous thorns like blackberry - they have a sort of bristle that is not so dangerous, but still it is difficult to handle without gloves. My friend told me that Lantana is a 'scab or scar tissue' plant which quickly covers bare ground after clearing or logging operations and it is good at improving the soil. Thanks for the info regarding its inhibitory affect on native species, I was not aware of that. Between Privet and Lantana added to the forest fuel hazard, we have everything we need to make millions of tonnes of premium grade humus. All we need is a permanent green corps to do this essential task.
@@ashman4809 I have hammermilled Lantana and I have chipped both Lantana and Privet. Now I use a chaff cutter run with an old electric motor, and I have found the coarser cut works very well with big heaps. I usually make compost heaps around three to five tonnes, and I do at least three turn and fluff operations on it. I have never had any problems with seeds of either Privet or Lantana or any other weeds. If you are not making the compost properly, then there is certainly a risk. My compost heaps get pretty hot, and if turned thoughtfully, all the mass will be rendered nearly sterile except for some fungal strains that like finished humus. I am doing fire prevention work in the forest, and I make premium grade humus from the forest fuel hazard materials. The forest thrives on a bit of tidying and maintenance.
@@kenbellchambers4577 Thanks for the tips. I've pulled and burnt heaps and still have heaps on my 58 acres of mostly bushland so this will work out good during those hot summers when I can't burn anything.
@@ashman4809 I have found that Lantana is well worth processing. As a forestry worker, I have learned to treat all previously unwanted organic material as a crop. This approach works. Burning organic material unnecessarily is both wasteful and polluting in too many ways. I do use the large pieces of Privet for firewood, so this works as an incentive to clear the Privet. The small branches are run through the chaffcutter. The ancient chaff cutter is free to run off of solar energy, is quiet and works for a wide range of materials.
G'day, Nick! It's ironic how something so pretty can be such a menace. I'm not sure if we have that plant in the US or not; if we do, it's probably in the South. I don't think it could survive in the North, where winters are so brutally cold. For instance, it's 1830 as I write this, and the temperature is already down to -4°C! It will get colder still tonight, unfortunately. My mum is finally becoming less tolerant of the cold. I told her, now you know how I feel! Hope you get to go to England one of these days. I was just talking to my cousin, and she wants to go to Longleat, too and see the koalas. I'm going to stsy with my cousins for most of the summer. We are happily planning my trip out. I'm so excited to go. I will definitely send you pics of me with the koalas, and I will be vlogging my trip and posting it on my own YT channel, ecclestonsangel. I hate to wish my life away, but I'm so excited and can't wait to go!💖💖💖💖🐨
God I hate this stuff. It's not that hard to pull out with a tractor or ute and a chain but it is really hard to deal with after it is pulled out. A big tangled mess. I usually dry it and burn it. If you leave pulled plants in contact with the ground, they put out roots and off it goes again. It is so invasive. To my surprise, I have heard officers of an environmental authority speak of it as not so bad because, they say, it provides habitat for various birds and critters. I'm pretty sure the vegetation it displaces would do just as well in that regard.
Wow I've never heard of lantana before, very interesting & awful! Horrific what it's doing to Australia, can't they combat it somehow? Thank you Nick for another great video 😊
My wife has a lantana bush in our front yard here in Texas. I chop it down to nothing in the fall and by the end of the following summer it’s as big as a car.
Good one Nick. I knew nothing about this one. Never to old to learn 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
wow, I had no idea.
I live in a lantana infested area. I make compost out of it, and it is great for that purpose. Thankfully, it does not have viscous thorns like blackberry - they have a sort of bristle that is not so dangerous, but still it is difficult to handle without gloves. My friend told me that Lantana is a 'scab or scar tissue' plant which quickly covers bare ground after clearing or logging operations and it is good at improving the soil. Thanks for the info regarding its inhibitory affect on native species, I was not aware of that. Between Privet and Lantana added to the forest fuel hazard, we have everything we need to make millions of tonnes of premium grade humus. All we need is a permanent green corps to do this essential task.
Do you have any issue with it growing back in your compost? I've been thinking about running it through my chipper
@@ashman4809 I have hammermilled Lantana and I have chipped both Lantana and Privet. Now I use a chaff cutter run with an old electric motor, and I have found the coarser cut works very well with big heaps. I usually make compost heaps around three to five tonnes, and I do at least three turn and fluff operations on it. I have never had any problems with seeds of either Privet or Lantana or any other weeds.
If you are not making the compost properly, then there is certainly a risk. My compost heaps get pretty hot, and if turned thoughtfully, all the mass will be rendered nearly sterile except for some fungal strains that like finished humus. I am doing fire prevention work in the forest, and I make premium grade humus from the forest fuel hazard materials. The forest thrives on a bit of tidying and maintenance.
@@kenbellchambers4577 Thanks for the tips. I've pulled and burnt heaps and still have heaps on my 58 acres of mostly bushland so this will work out good during those hot summers when I can't burn anything.
@@ashman4809 I have found that Lantana is well worth processing. As a forestry worker, I have learned to treat all previously unwanted organic material as a crop. This approach works. Burning organic material unnecessarily is both wasteful and polluting in too many ways.
I do use the large pieces of Privet for firewood, so this works as an incentive to clear the Privet. The small branches are run through the chaffcutter. The ancient chaff cutter is free to run off of solar energy, is quiet and works for a wide range of materials.
Looks like you surprised a lot of us with this one. We come away with more knowledge once again 🐍😊
Great videos Nick! You Rock!!!
Thank you, Nick!
God bless you and your critters!
G'day, Nick!
It's ironic how something so pretty can be such a menace. I'm not sure if we have that plant in the US or not; if we do, it's probably in the South. I don't think it could survive in the North, where winters are so brutally cold. For instance, it's 1830 as I write this, and the temperature is already down to -4°C! It will get colder still tonight, unfortunately. My mum is finally becoming less tolerant of the cold. I told her, now you know how I feel!
Hope you get to go to England one of these days. I was just talking to my cousin, and she wants to go to Longleat, too and see the koalas. I'm going to stsy with my cousins for most of the summer. We are happily planning my trip out. I'm so excited to go. I will definitely send you pics of me with the koalas, and I will be vlogging my trip and posting it on my own YT channel, ecclestonsangel. I hate to wish my life away, but I'm so excited and can't wait to go!💖💖💖💖🐨
cheers mate, went to the city for studying and needed a refresher on what it looks like for the property
Here from the Night Cap in the future! Love the videos!
This is being a fascinating series, thanks for doing it.🖤🇨🇦
Lantana are the main peskiest species in our area, it spreads really quickly and our community have had to recover acres of the plant,
Never thought it's a problem in Oz. Smarter everyday. Thanks!
God I hate this stuff. It's not that hard to pull out with a tractor or ute and a chain but it is really hard to deal with after it is pulled out. A big tangled mess. I usually dry it and burn it. If you leave pulled plants in contact with the ground, they put out roots and off it goes again. It is so invasive. To my surprise, I have heard officers of an environmental authority speak of it as not so bad because, they say, it provides habitat for various birds and critters. I'm pretty sure the vegetation it displaces would do just as well in that regard.
Wow I've never heard of lantana before, very interesting & awful! Horrific what it's doing to Australia, can't they combat it somehow? Thank you Nick for another great video 😊
This is one of my fave flower!
Lantana is not a plant I’m familiar with, glad to be able to learn some more interesting things about a species new to me.
- Harrison and Evan
We need goats and lantana getting to know each other.
Called it!
Mate your a fcking ledgond love all your stuff 🍻
Surprised it isn’t #1. Frustrated there doesn’t seem to be anything to do than cut, poison or burn. Love to eliminate this from our district.