Re[2]: oxalis
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu"
- Subject: Re[2]: oxalis
- From: D* L*
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:05 -0800
Richard,
Good suggestions both. But the property is in the urban lower Oakland hills.
So no burning allowed. Hmmm... does anyone know if goats will eat Hedera
(without becoming ill)?
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Subject: Re: oxalis
Author: johnsaia@dnai.com (Richard Starkeson)
Date: 1/23/00 5:33 AM
Deborah Lindsay wrote:
> What methods have been tried there to eliminate the Oxalis? I am working on
> a small restoration project on a quarter acre here I bought last summer which
> is now completely covered with you know what. I expected some but not every
> square inch to have it...My plan had been to sow native grasses and
> wildflowers this fall after clearing the ivy, blackberries, etc. but there is
> no point in doing that unless I can get rid of the Oxalis first. Any ideas?
Have you thought of burning? I don't know whether the oxalis in question would
be fire-resistant or not. Being bulbous, it might survive fire - but if it
evolved in a non-fire areas, it might not. Burning is, however, a good way to
get rid of non-native grasses that will also be competing with your native
grasses and wildflowers (which will survive fire quite nicely).
Or you might rent or borrow a goat or two, since oxalis comes up here before the
native grasses and wildflowers anyway. I assume goats eat oxalis - they seem to
eat anything, including young thistles and blackberries (which I presume you
also don't want).
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