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Re: Goldenrod

Rome:
Burning our Survey prairie every 1-2 years has enhanced the grasses
tremendously, but it has not brought this weedy, native goldenrod under
control at all.  All you see there is Big Blue, Indian Grass and this weedy
Solidago.  There are other forbs there, but they are not speading as hoped
by this time.  We have raked many pounds of forbs seeds into this site
after burning and in
the fall, but the forbs have not gotten established at this site,  It is over
10 years old.  My advise on burning less often, pulling the flowers prior
to going to seed, and herbiciding large dense stands and sowing thickly
with other forbs came from a botanist at Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie.
Ruth

 >Joan:
>
>As the Goldenrod is native to your location, leave it.  If there
>seems to be an over abundance of this species, burning
>will reduce the populations and allow the grasses and other
>forbs room to grow.
>
>Rome Hutchings
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joan Lane <jml@prairienet.org>
>To: Prairie@mallorn.com <Prairie@mallorn.com>
>Date: Friday, February 06, 1998 12:27 PM
>Subject: Goldenrod
>
>
>>Thanks to everyone for all the advise on honeysukle and the dreaded kudzu.
>>
>>To futher the discussion about notious plants in the prairie, I am
>>wondering about all the golden rod that I have popping up all over the
>>place.  I live in East Central Illinois and have about 4 acres in prairie
>>grasses with some forbs and about another 3 acres that was farmed and then
>>put into brome and alfalfa.  Both of these areas have been burned for three
>>years but not last year. I have another 10 acres, that has little trees on
>>it and has never been burned.
>>
>>I am seeing so much goldenrod.  Will this pass as  did the giant ragweed
>>and foxtail? Or, do I need to be doing something about it?  I actually like
>>the look of it. It seeems great for the the insects and butterflies. (Has
>>great galls for dried flower arrangements).
>>
>>We are planning on burning some this March...wondering if I should be
>>planning to do something about all the golden rod?
>>
>>Thanks for the free advice.....Joan
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Ruth A. Green, Greenhouse Manager; Supportive Scientist
Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity,
607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL  61820
Office:  217-333-7091   FAX:  217-333-6294
Email:  rgreen@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu


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