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- From: "Chuck Evans" <mongotrout AT mchsi.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] organic thistle control
- Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:56:16 -0500
You might want to look at this http://attra.ncat.org/new_pubs/attra-pub/thistlecontrol.html?id=Pennsylvania We had these weevils take up residence last year, and they killed almost all of our thistles. I hope that they come back next year. The only problem is that you need to leave the live thistles in the field for the weevils to eat in order to carry over more of the friendly bugs for next year. If you dig or otherwise kill the thistle plants the weevils will disappear. I have seen the weevils for sale on line, but cant remember where.
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We have one field with a tremendous thistle problem and low organic matter.
I applied heavy amounts of compost this week based on the weeds denote imbalance principle.
We also have a spader that can till 10 inches deep.
Any suggestions for strategy? Thanks,
Scott
Scott Breneman
Farm Manager
Goodwilll at Homefields Farm
PO Box 38
150 Letort Rd
Millersville, PA 17551
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[Market-farming] organic thistle control,
Scott Breneman, 04/14/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] organic thistle control, Chuck Evans, 04/14/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] organic thistle control,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 04/14/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] organic thistle control, Owsley lucy, 04/15/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [Market-farming] organic thistle control, MRT, 04/14/2009
- [Market-farming] organic thistle control, Liz Maynard, 04/15/2009
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