[MAIPC] Garlic mustard

[Susan Gitlin]

Thank you, Mark.  I hadn't recalled seeing the rosettes overwinter in the
past.  I thought they died back.  But, as you note, it sure is easy to find
them now.

On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 5:23 PM Mark Frey <runcator at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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