Before you do anything of course check with the program people,you may get yourself in trouble if you spray. Locust is tough,but they are a legume type of plant,thats why they grow where nothing much else will. They are one of natures soil builders that add nitrogen to poor soils. As such they are suseptable to high nitrogen fertilizers much like clover and alfalfa is. Ive been out of the conservation reserve program for a long time,so i am not current on their regs but I think you can fertilize,but maybe not spray,even though spraying would be much cheaper. I currently dont have a problem with locust,sold that place,but i used to use roundup brush killer,mixed about twice the normal rate to kill it there. And it did a pretty good job on the smaller trees (the larger trees ,it was more of a problem getting enough coverage i think).As far as keeping them from spreading into pastures i would fertilize very heavy along the borders. I do however have locust groves on some places planted years ago intentionaly to make posts that i farm around.Those mostly i plow around with a moldboard plow to keep the roots out while farming and when i fertilize for the crop give the edges a little extra. Has kept them contained for nearly 70 years. And just fyi,august is the time to control weeds by whatever means. The scientific reason is that weeds etc are generaly stressed more during that time.Annual and pereinial weeds are trying set seed,its normally hotter and dryer,and if you deal with them then they simply dont have time to grow again and set seed before winter so you get better weed control next year. BUT your idea of doing it in the light of the moon may have some true benifits also.First since its normaly dryer and hotter during the day,weeds sort of shut down to avoid losing moisture,but since there is also dews at night they work harder to absorb it then.If of course you spray then you get a better kill. but also theres the old sign thing too, that my grandad swore by. Since it works,it hard to say its a old wives tale,maybe simply another way of marking the seasons for old folks who were closer to the land.
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