<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I have had hands on experience with garlic mustard removal for over 20 years. <div>These are my recommendations . </div><div>1. Get the plants when they are small.</div><div>2. Only pull the second year plants that will bloom that year. The young first year seedlings can wait for next year. </div><div>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. </div><div>4. Do not let plants lay in the park or on the trail. </div><div>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. </div><div>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. </div><div>Good luck!!! </div><div>Everyone.</div><div>Risa Marmontello</div><div>Monocacy Hill Comservation Assn</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 16, 2021, at 4:26 AM, Mark Frey <runcator@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 1:43 AM Jil Swearingen <<a href="mailto:jilswearingen@gmail.com">jilswearingen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">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. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Jil</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 6:47 PM Tim Maywalt <<a href="mailto:temaywalt@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">temaywalt@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"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">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.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Discard bagged seed heads as garbage.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 3:03 PM Mike Van Clef <<a href="mailto:mike.vanclef@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mike.vanclef@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">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"><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" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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" rel="noreferrer">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" rel="noreferrer">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" rel="noreferrer">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="m_5677300415277840030gmail-m_-1502725825378115858gmail-m_8952344540289252859gmail-m_-1516317965288663362gmail-m_1719826505846784600DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
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