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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Near the Susquehanna River the garlic mustard was
in good bloom last week.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>I pulled some garlic mustard earlier when it was
in the rosette stage, before it started shooting up. But on March 25 the
plants in bloom had very tender and stems would break if I did not pull at
the base and even then sometimes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>I imagine that unless we have very dry weather in
June or the site is prone to drought, the plants will still dry out and the
seeds start to shatter at the normal time, which here in Lancaster, PA (SE PA)
is the last week in June. The plants probably will just grow larger and
produce more seeds. So there still should be almost 3 months during which
it can be pulled. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Of course once it flowers, it has to be bagged
and removed from the site. I like to use the heavy-duty 45 gallon
Contractor's Choice bags from Lowes. They do not tear easily and so seeds
in the soil around the roots does not get spread around as easily.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>John Ambler</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=steveyoung@aol.com href="mailto:steveyoung@aol.com">Steve Young</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=maipc@lists.maipc.org
href="mailto:maipc@lists.maipc.org">maipc@lists.maipc.org</A> ; <A
title=RiP_Arlington@yahoogroups.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 25, 2012 8:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Maipc] Garlic Mustard Blooming
Alert!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>With the unseasonably warm weather we've been having in the
mid-Atlantic, this probably shouldn't come as a big surprise -- this weekend I
found Garlic Mustard already in bloom at Long Branch Nature Center in
Arlington, VA. Some of us may need to modify our plans to anticipate that the
plants are close to 4 weeks ahead of schedule and will be setting seeds fast.
Cheers,<BR><BR>Steve Young<BR>
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