[MAIPC] Garlic mustard disposal

Sat Apr 17 04:18:48 PDT 2021

I agree with Marc. I pull the first years every chance I get - then this
issue of what to do with the second years that flower and seed  never
arises!

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 9:07 AM Marc Imlay <ialm at erols.com> wrote:

> Only pull the second year plants that will bloom that year. The young
> first year seedlings can wait for next year.
>
>
>
> I actually remove first year seedlings in the Fall as I come across them
> while removing fall invasives. This does reduce my work load next year. Marc
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> *From:* MAIPC <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org> *On Behalf Of *Risa
> Marmontello
> *Sent:* Friday, April 16, 2021 8:56 AM
> *To:* Mark Frey <runcator at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* MAIPC Listserve <MAIPC at lists.maipc.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [MAIPC] Garlic mustard disposal
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>
>
> I have had hands on experience with garlic mustard removal for over 20
> years.
>
> These are my recommendations .
>
> 1. Get the plants when they are small.
>
> 2. Only pull the second year plants that will bloom that year. The young
> first year seedlings can wait for next year.
>
> 3. Pull the entire plant out. Taking only tops off or weed whacking the
> blooms will only produce more sprouts and the plants will be harder to pull
> out.
>
> 4. Do not let plants lay in the park or on the trail.
>
> 5. Prioritize removal of garlic mustard that grows along the trails to
> minimize the spread  of seed to other areas. If you weed whack the edges of
> your trail, make sure The garlic mustard is pulled out first.
>
> 6. We have created a dumping pit in an old foundation where we dump the
> bags every year.  Nothing spread from there.  You can also leave in the
> bags until later in the year or next season and the plants will die inside
> the bag... much less bulk that fresh plants.
>
> Good luck!!!
>
> Everyone.
>
> Risa Marmontello
>
> Monocacy Hill Comservation Assn
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Apr 16, 2021, at 4:26 AM, Mark Frey <runcator at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
>
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> 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
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> 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.
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>
> 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
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> Principal, Ecological Solutions, LLC
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> Office: 609-730-1560
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> Mobile: 908-528-6674
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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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