<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-size: 13px;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Mark,<div><br></div><div>Are you aware of any literature on the length of chickweed's seedbank?</div><div><br></div><div>Jim<br><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: #0000ff 2px solid; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial,sans-serif; color: black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: Mark Frey <runcator@gmail.com>
<br>Sent: Nov 25, 2020 6:15 AM
<br>To: Susan Gitlin <susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu>
<br>Cc: MAIPC Listserve <maipc@lists.maipc.org>
<br>Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Stellaria media
<br><br><div dir="ltr">Susan<div><br></div><div>That is a good question. Especially in floodplain forests where there is extra disturbance there are a handful of weeds that I associate with lawns (especially chickweed, veronica, and creeping charlie) that can grow very thickly in some areas. These all seem to take advantage of the early spring sunlight and are therefore growing while the spring ephemerals are active. Anecdotally it seems like they are competing with the natives so I would consider treating. Luckily chickweed is relatively easy to kill with a glyphosate or triclopyr foliar application. The fall is likely a good time to treat because there will be fewer non-target plants in leaf.</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 6:45 PM Susan Gitlin <<a target="_blank" href="mailto:susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu">susan.mclaughlin@alumni.stanford.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello. My property in Rockbridge County, VA is heavily infested with chickweed. Where grasses are tall and thick, the chickweed stays at bay, but the floor of my wooded area -- about 5 acres -- is green as far as the eye can see. It starts to appear in the early fall and sticks around until spring. (I am assuming this represents multiple generations, although I could be wrong.) Moreover, anywhere that I disturb the soil during the warm months in the interest of getting rid of any number of invasives, Stellaria media shows up in the fall. Should I even bother battling it? If so, how?<div><br></div><div><div>Thanks for any suggestions that you can provide.<br></div></div><div><br></div><div>--Susan Gitlin</div></div>
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