Garlic Mustard

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  • 05/20/2002 at 1:20 pm #1720869

    Cheesehead Dave
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    The DNR site has an article about garlic mustard, a non-native plant which is growing out-of-control and choking out the native plants in Wisconsin. Apparantly it is now flowering and easy to spot, and the DNR is encouraging people to pull it from the ground and dispose of it if you find any.

    This might be a good thing for us to keep an eye out for while we’re out in the woods. If you’ve never seen it before, there are pictures at the site.

    Maybe if someone lives near an area that is infested, they could set up a “garlic mustard cache” and encourage people to yank up the weeds as they search for it.

    05/20/2002 at 1:59 pm #1744855

    GrouseTales
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    While caching at the Wisconsin Geo-Campout this past weekend, I noticed mustard growing everywhere!

    I saw some places that people uprooted the plants and let them lay on the ground.

    I hate to imagine what my back would feel like had I started pulling while caching

    05/21/2002 at 12:02 am #1744856

    sbukosky
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    I wonder how effective that would be? Doesn’t do much for dandelions.

    Steve Bukosky
    Waukesha

    05/21/2002 at 6:11 am #1744857

    Yawningdog
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    I know this is going to sound wierd to some of you, but I have found one great way to rid our state of Garlic Mustard.
    EAT IT!
    This stuff tastes GREAT!
    I made a salad lunch of it a couple of weeks ago and found it to be crunchy and delicious, with a wonderful after-taste.
    No, I’m not kidding. Try it!

    05/21/2002 at 1:07 pm #1744858

    GrouseTales
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    Eating garlic mustard weeds, munching on puffball mushrooms, I suppose next your going to tell us to eat the rocks in “stone soup”

    05/22/2002 at 12:26 am #1744859

    sbukosky
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    Found some in Illinois while working and checking out the Benchmark caches. It’s pretty distinct. If Yawningdog is around after a few days, I might try it with some dressing.

    Steve Bukosky
    Waukesha

    05/22/2002 at 4:54 am #1744860

    Yawningdog
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    Still here, Steve!
    Skip the dressing, buddy. It has a delicate, yet full flavor and you won’t want to ruin the aftertaste.

    05/23/2002 at 4:01 am #1744861

    sbukosky
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    I guess you are the Euell Gibbons of the group! I have the day off tomorrow, so after some grandfatherly business to tend to, I’ll be hitting the trails. Guess I won’t have to pack a lunch this time!

    Steve Bukosky
    Waukesha

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