May 8, 2010
Garlic Mustard Weedout
In spite of wind and rain today, Rebecca Ramsay and Betsy Meyer tackled the proliferating Garlic Mustard near the Weir Meadow. Garlic Mustard (Allaria petiolata) is an invasive alien weed which chokes out native species and produces a chemical that destroys the mycorrhizal fungi that are symbiotic with the roots of native tree species, and important for the trees' uptake of nutrients.