[MAIPC] Garlic mustard

[frazmo]

My personal observation here in Arlington VA is that there seem to be more
in number and more robust GM rosettes. I suspect our very wet year may have
been conducive to their first-year growth, and they will be primed for
rapid growth this spring. In the meantime they are excellent targets!
Cheers, Steve Young

On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 5:26 PM Susan Gitlin <
susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu wrote:

> 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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