[MAIPC] Garlic mustard disposal

[Diana Carter]

I’ve seen the pulled plants rear their ugly heads and ripen seeds even when laying on dry hot pavement. You almost have to admire their will to live. 

Diana Carter

On Apr 15, 2021, at 2:45 PM, Mike Van Clef <mike.vanclef at gmail.com> wrote:


Similar idea avoiding trash bags is to remove the seed/flower heads from the pulled plant to assure that immature seeds cannot ripen.  Usually only in shady or damp conditions, nearly ripe seeds can ripen from a pulled plant. If too far along, then just bag the seed heads.

-Mike

Michael Van Clef, Ph.D.
Stewardship Director, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space
Program Director, New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team
Principal, Ecological Solutions, LLC

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On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 1:27 PM Stephen Hiltner <stevehiltner at gmail.com> wrote:
> One idea, in order to avoid lots of bulky heavy bags of garlic mustard that must be hauled away and tossed in the trash, is to have all volunteers make one big pile of the pulled plants, preferably in a spot where the seeds won't be washed into new locations. That way, if any seeds do mature, they will be concentrated in one location, which will make subsequent workdays easier. Not ideal, but better than generating loads of trash.
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> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 12:31 PM Marc Imlay <ialm at erols.com> wrote:
>> Over a decade ago it was found that garlic mustard is one of the few invasive plants that will regrow if left in a pile.
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>> From: MAIPC <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> On Behalf Of Kenny, Colleen
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>> Hello everyone,
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>> Does anyone have experience pulling garlic mustard and piling it on site? I am having a large volunteer event to pull it, and am limited in how much we can cart out. I'm hoping if we pile it up it will decompose and not reroot or spread. Has anyone had a positive or negative experience if not bagging and removing?
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>> Thanks!
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>> Colleen Kenny
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