Passenger Trains > Wine Train right-of-way

Took a drive up the Napa Valley and observed the Wine Train's trackage. I know that they haven't run since March and we had some late rains, but to look at it you'd think it was abandoned. In many places the track is covered with weeds as much as three feet high. Their website says they plan to start operations July 1; hopefully they'll send out a weed sprayer before then.

pesticdes are not good for wineries

Goats. Herds of goats. I'm not sure if they're available in Napa Valley Wine Train colors, however.

Seriously, rent-a-goat brush and grass mowing services are avavilable, complete with a portable electric fence to keep the goats where they belong. No problem with pesticides, and very effective on steep terrain, poison oak, dry grass, etc.  They're often used alongside freeways.

- Doug Debs
 

Or just drive a tractor with a brush mower attachment up and down the right-of-way.
More then a few contractors out there to do the job. And you don't need a spray permit either.

I think not running out of money,  before they have sustainable customers again, is a slightly higher priority than grass on the row.

dan Wrote:
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> pesticdes are not good for wineries

What does pesticides have to do with weeds and vegetation overgrowth?

jst3751 Wrote:
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> dan Wrote:
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> > pesticdes are not good for wineries
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> What does pesticides have to do with weeds and
> vegetation overgrowth?

Many people ocnfuse pesticide with herbicide. "The media" does it ott, contributing to the lack of knowledge since lots of people get whatever they know from "the media.".

TAW

Got to go with the goats.  There has been a 'herd' working various parts of Elk Grove for the past week or so;  taking those weeds right down to the ground !