Tip of the Week: Removing Invasive Japanese Stilt Grass
Posted in Gardening Tips on September 20th, 2010 by Sonia Uyterhoeven – 1 Comment |
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This past summer I attended a workshop given by NOFA Organic Land Care on the organic management of invasive plants in the landscape. I want to share some of the information I learned, especially as it relates to Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum), which I wrote about last week.
Since Japanese stilt grass is an annual grass, the primary goal is to prevent it from producing seeds. Let’s look at how to work with its life cycle in order to get rid of it.
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