<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpff1f1521yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I would dig up the roots first. Beef steak plant has a different root structure. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And it is poisonous to cattle, so no, I would not purposefully introduce it.. you never know who will misunderstand that recommendation. The landscape use of a site changes over time and ownership. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Stilt grass is not poisonous. </div><div><br></div><div class="ydpff1f1521signature"><div style="font-size:medium;font-family:new times, serif;"><div>Melissa A. Bravo, M.S. Weed Science, B.S Livestock Production | Agronomist,</div><div dir="ltr">Meadow Lake Farm Consulting Services |814-574-4067 | bravomelissa@yahoo.com | <span class="ydpf7de09a2pasted-link"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-bravo-76991788/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-bravo-76991788/</a></span></div><div><br></div><br><br><div><div><br><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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On Monday, August 31, 2020, 12:01:05 PM EDT, James Remuzzi <james@sustainablesolutionsllc.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011"><div><div dir="ltr">We also noticed this in the field Marc.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>For whatever reason- Perrilla seems to outcompete JSG.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1" color="#274e13"><b></b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13"><b>James R. Remuzzi</b></font><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13" style="background-color: inherit;"><b>President</b></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#274e13" size="2" style="background-color: inherit;">c:202-746-1649</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#274e13" size="2" style="background-color: inherit;">o:855-478-7824</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#274e13" size="2" style="background-color: inherit;">f: 202-706-6063</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13" style="background-color: inherit;"><img src="https://docs.google.com/a/sustainablesolutionsllc.net/uc?id=0Bynd-1KX8zwzOXhYczVrdHlDLTQ&export=download" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" class="" style="width: 200px; max-width: 0px;"><br clear="none"></font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1" color="#274e13" style="background-color: inherit;"><a shape="rect" href="http://sustainablesolutionsllc.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>sustainablesolutionsllc.net</b></a></font></span></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011gmail_quote"><div class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011yqt1759336597" id="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011yqt42260"><div class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 8:37 AM Marc Imlay <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011gmail-m_-7051172010536785381WordSection1"><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Microstegium versus Perilla<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I came across a huge mono-culture of Japanese stiltgrass about 25% of an acre. In the middle of the patch was a monoculture patch of Beefsteak mint about 15 feet x 20 feet with almost no stiltgrass. There were two other beefsteak patches about 5 x 10 feet with no Microstegium. Is this just one non-native invasive outcompeting another one? Or is there another possibility that could be explored? For example, reintroduce Mentha arvenis. Any potential biocontrol?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">Marc Imlay, PhD<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">Conservation biologist, <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">Board member of the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">,<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">Natural Places Committee<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;">for the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="ydp7a6cfcd2yiv5689709011gmail-m_-7051172010536785381DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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