Re: Re: Prairie Restoration

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• Subject: Re: Re: Prairie Restoration
• From: k*@madison.tdsnet.com (Nick Kaufmann)
• Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 09:35:57 -0500 (CDT)

PLEASE DISCONTINUE MY PARTICIPATION ON THIS LIST. THANKS



>I would like to second Carl Kurtz observations, "Two
>things are required [in the removal of reed canary grass], persistance and
>good plant diversity." 
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>One thing that I would add: it is very important to herbicide before the plant
>has bolted out.  All too often I have seen herbicide applications occur after
>the plant has bolted out, thereby allowing the seeds to mature while the plant
>is dying. This in turn allows a fresh crop the next year.  While this is
>somewhat o.k. - in so far as you then have smaller plants to deal with - you
>still have a problem that requires a fair amount of attention.  If you
>herbicided before the plant bolted (or cut and removed the seed heads), then
>you only have to deal with the 20% (of what you attempted to kill the first
>year) or so that will come back in the second year.
>
>Patrick Daniels, The Prairie Enthusiasts, Prairie Bluff Chapter
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Nick Kaufmann, Executive Director
OSLO
Wisconsin Out-of-State Land Owners Ass'n, Inc.
Box 46108
Madison, WI 53744 

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