Re:eradicating star thistle

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re:eradicating star thistle
• From: M* H*
• Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:43:56 -0800

At 08:12 AM 01/13/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Yellow star thistle is my biggest problem here in this dry Sacramento 
>valley.  It hurts when it catches the legs of my young grandchildren.  I am 
>hoping to eradicate it before it gets too large this year.
>L


As a ten year veteran of the star thistle wars, I have found that it is
best eradicated either by hand pulling the plants when they are about 6
inches tall and the ground is still somewhat soft, or by torching dry grass
areas after the rains have just started.  This, obviously, needs great care
for safety and containment.  The real trouble is that the seed is
windborne.  If your neighbors have it and don't eradicate along with you,
you will have an on-going problem.

Regards--Madelin

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