Cap Sauers Holding Saturday August 16
We had a decent group at Cap Saturday, collecting seed while Joe and members of Palos Resource Management crew were off spraying weeds.
We focused on woodland grasses, primarily bottlebrush which ripens early and is one of our abundant woodland grasses. We also gathered some rye, though many of those flowers were not yet ready for collection. It was a decent morning to be out there. Thanks, first-time Palos volunteer Daniel, for joining us!
Black Partridge Woods Sunday August 17
Overnight rain and an overcast sky made me think it would be an easy day, spent collecting seed then deadheading teasel plants. About the time we shifted from the former to the latter task, the sky began clearing and we began feeling the heat. By 11:00 I was soaked with sweat, and since we had bagged all the teasels in our little pasture we decided to break off early.
One month ago we attacked teasel in the same location, cutting flowers as we did on this day. John could not herbicide due to rain, so many of the flowers were from plants we'd already be 'deflowered' once. The instructive part is that in one month, while able to produce new flowers, none had yet gone to seed.
Better to herbicide and get rid of 'em, of course, but good to know they need more than a month to move through the flower/seed cycle.
We had a decent group at Cap Saturday, collecting seed while Joe and members of Palos Resource Management crew were off spraying weeds.
We focused on woodland grasses, primarily bottlebrush which ripens early and is one of our abundant woodland grasses. We also gathered some rye, though many of those flowers were not yet ready for collection. It was a decent morning to be out there. Thanks, first-time Palos volunteer Daniel, for joining us!
Black Partridge Woods Sunday August 17
Overnight rain and an overcast sky made me think it would be an easy day, spent collecting seed then deadheading teasel plants. About the time we shifted from the former to the latter task, the sky began clearing and we began feeling the heat. By 11:00 I was soaked with sweat, and since we had bagged all the teasels in our little pasture we decided to break off early.
One month ago we attacked teasel in the same location, cutting flowers as we did on this day. John could not herbicide due to rain, so many of the flowers were from plants we'd already be 'deflowered' once. The instructive part is that in one month, while able to produce new flowers, none had yet gone to seed.
Better to herbicide and get rid of 'em, of course, but good to know they need more than a month to move through the flower/seed cycle.
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