Its hard to believe that we are already looking at the end of November, where has the year gone? Sorry its been a while since I last posted, I have been up to my ears with year end work and budgeting along with early order programs. I promise to get back on track through the next few months.
Well the weather has been mildly warm the last few weeks, leaving the door open for us to work on some of our winter maintenance outside, we have started prepping areas in the natives that will either be burnt or mowed down this year. I stated in the newsletter, if anyone has contact information to anyone that might be interested in swathing and bailing the native grass this year, to please get into contact with me. We used a few areas last year to see if burning helped or not? Our conclusion was that burning the natives definitely cleaned up all of the dead material, it allowed open voids in the soil for weed seed germination. Areas we did not get burnt last year rarely needed any maintenance besides the woody growth, but it also seemed to thin itself out a little. So this early spring we will be burning areas we have been fighting, but in the same time alowwing other areas to be mowed. Some might wonder why we dont continue burning? The burning definitely helps the grasses, it may cause to much thickening and we have seen the diversity of species that were once in the native get to be a minimal stand of plants. I guess you could look at it like the "survival of the fittest" I will keep you updated on the process when the time arrives.
I would like wish everyone a Happy and Safe Turkey Day!!
