[MAIPC] Native meadows

[Marc Imlay]

Some folks consider lambs quarters native even if global. 

 

Marc Imlay, PhD, 

Chair of the Biodiversity and Habitat Stewardship Committee for the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club

 

 

 

From: MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Hiltner
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 4:25 PM
To: Brian Campbell
Cc: maipc at lists.maipc.org
Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Native meadows

 

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 <mailto: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?

Thanks to everyone who uses & contributes to this mailing list!

-- 
Brian Campbell




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