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April 19, 2024

This berm has been seeded twice, and is now covered with Kentucky Bluegrass. I’ll work in patches to clear it again, and hopefully no more bobcat machinery to spread the grass seed!
Tough to remove. Will need a 2nd pass of herbicide.
Spring Beauties, a welcome sight!
Brushed Wintergreen with herbicide, but expect to have to spray more heavily before finally pulling.

First Large Multi-Flora Rose Removal

METHOD EXPERIMENT

I purchased a pair of long-handled pruners, and cut back the stems first. Using the pruners, I bundled the rose into a tarp and hauled it out without spreading any pieces. Then cut the trunk, and brushed with herbicide.This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 20240419_141913.jpg

After purchasing a large batch of seedlings from our local CISMA, I needed to plant them fairly soon; so I chose areas that were fairly clear. I’m interested to see if Nannyberry does well around the vernal pool before removing invasives from this area.

I don’t have room for the Oak seedlings yet, so I placed them in an area that I can enclose and protect for now…hopefully a good start.

MORELS!

(20 in this one small area.) Unfortunately, they are growing around invasive and poisonous Lilly of the Valley. I’ll check on possible danger–otherwise the deer will be happy!

Amids the invasives, Snowdrops. Apparently Naturalized, but at least not aggressive.

Lilly of the Valley

This will be one of the most difficult removals. Gloved Herbicide application, and dropping a bit into the leaflets had no effect several days later. I will try digging next, but it’s a large area, so I’ll wait until it’s warm enough to seed with Grasses immediately afterward.

Tarped Lilly of the Valley Experiment
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