Do y'all apply remedy in the winter? I looked at the label and think it said cut stump application will work year round but have also read that it should be applied when temps are over 55 and yaupon actively growing. Maybe that's just for foliar spray?

Anyway, I've never applied in winter but seems a better time for clearing yaupon from under oaks etc.

Thoughts or experience?

Think you need active growth for it to be effective.
Don't know how it transmits otherwise.

Obviously not ideal in late fall-winter but diesel and remedy stem(basal) spray is said to work any time of year.

https://texnat.tamu.edu/about/brush-busters/tallowtrees/stem-spray-method/#:~:text=Mix%20Herbicide%20with%20Diesel&text=Pour%20the%20required%20amount%20of,younger%20trees%20or%20undisturbed%20plants.

I would think as warm as it is right now go for it.

Cut stump can be applied any time of year.

Thanks guys

Any thoughts on used motor oil for cut stump method in place of remedy & diesel?

will.mcg said:

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Any thoughts on used motor oil for cut stump method in place of remedy & diesel?

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The diesel is the carrier that transmits the remedy into the cell tissue.
Motor oil is too thick and does not have the same qualities to allow solution to absorb.

I always had best luck with new growth in late spring until July 4th .

will.mcg said:

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Any thoughts on used motor oil for cut stump method in place of remedy & diesel?

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Any reason why you're wanting to use motor oil? Most people use diesel because it's cheap. But, you can use vegetable oil as well.

You can do basal/stump treatment anytime of the year. I prefer to do it in winter after a freeze because the grass has died back, and it's not so friggin hot.

HTownAg98 said:

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will.mcg said:

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Any thoughts on used motor oil for cut stump method in place of remedy & diesel?

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Any reason why you're wanting to use motor oil? Most people use diesel because it's cheap. But, you can use vegetable oil as well.

You can do basal/stump treatment anytime of the year. I prefer to do it in winter after a freeze because the grass has died back, and it's not so friggin hot.

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I've wondered about vegetable oil...

I still have peanut oil from frying last Thanksgiving's turkey, and I've wondered if I could use it as a carrier for remedy. The two things holding me back are that I don't want to waste expensive chemical, and I wonder if it would clog my sprayer because of the particulates left behind that were too small to filter out.

Maybe I'll try it with some generic triclopyr at some point.

I'm saying used motor oil with no other chemicals for cut method. I ask because where I've SEEN it spilled nothing seems to grow in that spot for quite a long while.

Hodor said:

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HTownAg98 said:

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will.mcg said:

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Any thoughts on used motor oil for cut stump method in place of remedy & diesel?

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Any reason why you're wanting to use motor oil? Most people use diesel because it's cheap. But, you can use vegetable oil as well.

You can do basal/stump treatment anytime of the year. I prefer to do it in winter after a freeze because the grass has died back, and it's not so friggin hot.

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I've wondered about vegetable oil...

I still have peanut oil from frying last Thanksgiving's turkey, and I've wondered if I could use it as a carrier for remedy. The two things holding me back are that I don't want to waste expensive chemical, and I wonder if it would clog my sprayer because of the particulates left behind that were too small to filter out.

Maybe I'll try it with some generic triclopyr at some point.

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Used peanut oil would be just fine, but it does need to be fairly clean for the reasons you mentioned.