<div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>-Mike</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Michael Van Clef, Ph.D.<div>Stewardship Director, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space</div><div>Program Director, New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team</div><div>Principal, Ecological Solutions, LLC</div><div><br></div><div>Office: 609-730-1560</div><div>Mobile: 908-528-6674</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 1:27 PM Stephen Hiltner <<a href="mailto:stevehiltner@gmail.com">stevehiltner@gmail.com</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">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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 12:31 PM Marc Imlay <<a href="mailto:ialm@erols.com" target="_blank">ialm@erols.com</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 lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Marc<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MAIPC <<a href="mailto:maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank">maipc-bounces@lists.maipc.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kenny, Colleen<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:MAIPC@lists.maipc.org" target="_blank">MAIPC@lists.maipc.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [MAIPC] Garlic mustard disposal<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Hello everyone,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">Colleen<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Colleen Kenny</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Natural Resource Manager</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Upper Dublin Township Parks and Recreation Department</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">267-615-3731</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div id="gmail-m_-1516317965288663362gmail-m_1719826505846784600DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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