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Bolting Forbs
Bolting marks a distinct transition in the life cycle of many forbs in which survival of the individual, as expressed in the growth of leaves and roots, shifts…
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Drawing the Line on Vinca and Hedge Bindweed
A weed break is a narrow line of cleared ground separating the forest from invasives that spread by rhizomes — like Vinca and Hedge Bindweed.
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Garlic Mustard or Money Plant? And Does it Matter?
I almost panicked the other day when I found the fall rosette of a plant that I thought might be Garlic Mustard, a Class A noxious weed in…
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Transplanting a Native Trailing Blackberry
Today, a small Trailing Blackberry was the only native plant growing in a place where I wanted to put a new compost heap, so I decided to move…
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Establishing a Trail to My New Worksite
Such a still morning yesterday, as if the fog had paralyzed all movement. Except for me, groping my way my through a maze of fallen trees and a…
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How Old is Old-Growth Ivy?
While sawing through a 3 ½ inch diameter Ivy stem yesterday, I wondered how long it had taken to get so big. It was the largest of several…
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After a September Rain – A Good Time to Weed a Sunny Edge
We had some good rain in the last few days — a good time to weed a sunny edge.
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