The first thing I tell my clients interested in what is under arrays is to call the professionals.These folks are in most states and all over the world.
Maui Master Gardener Helpline. Day: Monday, Wednesday, Friday Time: 9 am to noon. Phone: (808) 244-3242 ext. 228 email: mau...@ctahr.hawaii.edu They also have a websites and are on Facebook. Good Luck! Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 On Wed, 13 May 2020 23:07:18 -0400, Ray <r...@solarray.com> wrote: > Goats are definitely off, I found they ate everything except what you > wanted them to. Very cute though. The low profile "Robo mower" idea > has merit. > > The best I've seen was a wild flower seed mix, that all grew only a > couple of feet high max. They probably needed some weed wacking a few > times a year, but much less than grass. Totally depends on the > location. On the wet side of Maui, you would have the array disappear > into the jungle in 6 months, never to be seen again. In the desert, it > might be sage brush after 10 years. > > I worked on a project once that used 4" deep gravel spread over 160 > acres. Total disaster in my opinion; think how many cubic yards had to > be trucked in. Vehicles got stuck in the loose gravel, it slowed > everyone down, and 3 ft high weeds were growing up out of it in 6 > weeks. Then when you went to weed wack, you had gravel projectiles sent > flying into the glass. > > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 5/13/20 9:28 PM, Jay wrote: >> Have you thought of sheep? >> >> Goats can be tough as they like to eat wire and climb on the panels. But >> if the modules are off the ground high enough might work. >> >> Jay >> >> Peltz power. >> >> >>> On May 13, 2020, at 6:22 PM, Corey Shalanski <coreso...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> This is not so much a "wrench" question--more like a "lawnmower" >>> question... >>> >>> For anyone involved with large-scale ground mount systems, I am curious >>> about the various methods being used to control vegetation. My sense has >>> been that O&M service providers generally gravitate toward gas >>> mowers/trimmers with spot application of chemical herbicides. Does >>> anyone have any experience with alternative methods, such as specialized >>> seeding (e.g. pollinator-friendly), groundcover plants, goat herds, >>> maybe even robotic GPS-guided mowers? I'm especially interested to hear >>> from anyone who has analyzed the pros/cons of different methods or who >>> can speak to any approaches that might be site-specific. >>> >>> -- >>> Corey Shalanski >>> Jah Light Solar >>> Portland, Jamaica >>> _______________________________________________ >>> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >>> >>> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >>> >>> Change listserver email address & settings: >>> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >>> >>> List-Archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >>> >>> List rules & etiquette: >>> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >>> >>> Check out or update participant bios: >>> www.members.re-wrenches.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
