One of our last garlic mustard days was a very productive one. The upland at McClaughrey, while hosting a rich variety of natives, also shows more than its share of GM. A small number of pickers emptied multiple bags onto a compost pile that grew and grew over the course of the morning.
Sheri Moor, as relentless a hunter of the weed as I've seen, even admitted to a certain waning of enthusiasm last week. Can't say I blame her; she's been out every weekend since the GM season began. The coming weekend we'll be looking for other invasives in addition to garlic mustard.
The pictures below are a sampling of sights seen during the morning. The final one shows how big jack-in-the-pulpit leaves become after flowering - the plant itself is about 18" tall and the glove is a XXL.
Sheri Moor, as relentless a hunter of the weed as I've seen, even admitted to a certain waning of enthusiasm last week. Can't say I blame her; she's been out every weekend since the GM season began. The coming weekend we'll be looking for other invasives in addition to garlic mustard.
The pictures below are a sampling of sights seen during the morning. The final one shows how big jack-in-the-pulpit leaves become after flowering - the plant itself is about 18" tall and the glove is a XXL.
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