[MAIPC] Native meadows

[Stephen Hiltner]

In several instances--not on meadow restorations--I've observed that lambs
quarters can grow very densely the first year after soil is disturbed, then
largely disappear in subsequent years without any efforts to discourage it.
Can't say whether any other weedy species have that deceptive first year
surge.

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Brian Campbell <bmc at kinlochfarm.com> wrote:

>  Hi everyone,
>
> I am in the process of converting some fescue pastures to native
> wildflower/grass meadows. I use glyphosate to kill off each pasture 3 times
> (spring-autumn-spring) then seed it. I understand that flushes of dormant
> weeds (foxtail, oxeye daisy) are common during the meadow establishment.
>
> Biennial thistles (e.g. bull thistle) are showing up in amazing numbers
> following our 1st seeding. Should I devote as much energy as possible to
> killing thistles in our native meadows or will they decrease once the
> native plants get established?
>
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> *Brian Campbell*
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