[MAIPC] Garlic mustard

[Mark Frey]

Those are the over wintering rosettes. They will bolt next year. The winter
is a great time to herbicide these plants because so few natives are green
on the forest floor.

Mark

On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 4:19 PM Susan Gitlin <
susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu> wrote:

> Today in Rockbridge County, VA, I noticed myriad bunches of large-leaved
> garlic mustard.  I do not recall seeing them this last in previous years,
> but, then again, I never remember that in the fall it gets dark so early.
>
> The garlic mustard seems to be enjoying the lack of competition for the
> sun's rays, as the trees around shrubs around it have lost their leaves to
> autumn.  I am wondering whether this garlic mustard is still in its
> first-year stage and just has not yet died back, or whether it is second
> year growth coming in early and could possibly bolt and flower soon.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Susan
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