[MAIPC] Garlic mustard disposal

[Mark Frey]

I am not a big fan of the practice of leaving on the trail because if seeds
form then the trail users move the seeds around.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 1:43 AM Jil Swearingen <jilswearingen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I agree with the other's and suggest also that if you pull the entire
> plant and pile it up, whether it has viable seeds or not, piling it up
> concentrates the plants in one spot where it can be tended to on future
> visits. I often pull GM plants and lay them in a nearby well traveled path
> because they will be trodden upon even if they do germinate. This has been
> very successful.
>
> Jil
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 6:47 PM Tim Maywalt <temaywalt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Carry hand pruners, hand pull and cut the stem below the seed heads.
>> Leave cut portion on forest floor - only bag seed heads. You can carry a
>> lot this way before it gets heavy.
>>
>> Discard bagged seed heads as garbage.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 3:03 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Marc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* MAIPC <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> *On Behalf Of *Kenny,
>>>>> Colleen
>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:44 AM
>>>>> *To:* MAIPC at lists.maipc.org
>>>>> *Subject:* [MAIPC] Garlic mustard disposal
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Colleen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Colleen Kenny
>>>>>
>>>>> Natural Resource Manager
>>>>>
>>>>> Upper Dublin Township Parks and Recreation Department
>>>>>
>>>>> 267-615-3731
>>>>>
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