[MAIPC] weed whacker plastic

[Rod Simmons]

Agreed!  Susan is one of our most diligent and caring of land stewards!  Lucky to have her at EPA.

If only we could get our elected (and otherwise) officials to care as much.

I like Milo’s recipe for Microstegium, non-native Cirsium, and Kummerowia (one of my all time detested plants).  Throw in Persicaria  longiseta - the inexplicable, now-constant companion of Microstegium (almost as if Micro. morphs into a dicot along trails just to vex us).

Also appreciate the R&R values of mechanically bludgeoning Micro. and other late season annuals with antique farm tools - good stuff!


On Sep 14, 2018, at 8:35 PM, Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen at gmail.com<mailto:jilswearingen at gmail.com>> wrote:

Susan, I don't think you're losing that much plastic from the whacker. I wouldn't worry about it. Jil

On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 5:52 PM michelskm2016 <michelskm2016 at gmail.com<mailto:michelskm2016 at gmail.com>> wrote:
Thr stilt grass will bloom ans seed anyway no matter how low or often you cut it. Unless you pull it. We gave up on cutting - thr only solution is to  pull it- or if you really want  to whack those old fashioned metal corrugated hand whacker are efdeceive and oh so satisfying  as you swing it like a scythre  through the nasties.



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-------- Original message --------
From: Susan Gitlin <susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu<mailto:susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu>>
Date: 9/14/18 4:54 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Ben Fischler <brf57 at yahoo.com<mailto:brf57 at yahoo.com>>
Cc: maipc at lists.maipc.org<mailto:maipc at lists.maipc.org>
Subject: Re: [MAIPC] weed whacker plastic

Yes, I guess I should have mentioned that I realized that plastic was being spread all over.  But I wonder if you have discussed the ramifications of this.  I have land that I am trying to restore, and I live in a floodplain.  What are the ramifications for soil and water?


On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Ben Fischler <brf57 at yahoo.com<mailto:brf57 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
Little bits of plastic are spread over your landscape.


On ‎Friday‎, ‎September‎ ‎14‎, ‎2018‎ ‎04‎:‎22‎:‎55‎ ‎PM‎ ‎EDT, Susan Gitlin <susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu<mailto:susan.mclaughlin at alumni.stanford.edu>> wrote:


As I spend yet another afternoon whacking stiltgrass here in Rockbridge County, Virginia, I wonder about where all the plastic from my line is going.  Is this a topic that y'all have discussed?

Thank you!

--Susan Gitlin
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