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Re: Goldenrod


About the goldenrod, if it remains a problem, and you want to keep it from
going to seed, but the thought of pulling all those seed heads off is
overwhelming, you might try mowing with a sickle mower set quite high, if
that would be available you.  Mowing won't hurt the other plants if done
high enough, and might be more efficient than doing by hand if you have a
large area to cover.



At 05:30 PM 2/6/98 -0600, you wrote:
>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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