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  • From: "breck" <bcarden AT breckinridgegroup.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Dodder
  • Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:03:29 -0400

Here is some good info on dodder, just in case you haven’t seen it.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7496.html


Breck

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Subject: [Market-farming] Dodder

We've been seeing a large instance of dodder (Cuscuta Grammica) in our
fields this year - maybe 1/2 a dozen patches, but as I can't find much
information about it, and it spreads so voraciously I'm getting worried.  2
of the patches have gone to seed due to lack of labor to weed (or see the
patches to begin with).  I've read that burning it will destroy it, but am
not sure how to burn a bunch of living plant material, or the safety of
starting a fire of dead plant material in the middle of a field.  It looks
like weeds are helping it grow, as they host it when it emerges, but clean
cultivation is a near impossibility with the labor we have.  Any suggestions
on how to deal with it?  We are going to clear out all vegetation near the
patches, but I know it will be back.  I don't know any organic growers who
have had to deal with this problem.  Thanks in advance for any info..
.John DiZazzo
Keswick, VA






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