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Meddlesome Mallow
In January I visited a small property to help identify various plants that had taken over an acre of unirrigated land. The property owner wanted to know how to manage the weeds, and if horses could safely graze them. Among some residual annual grasses, there was a surprising amount of mallow,...
Silverleaf nightshade - nearly indestructible
Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is a perennial subshrub native to the American Southwest, southern states, Mexico, and South America. It's a member of the Solanaceae, thus a relative of tomatoes, potatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, and tobacco, as well as weeds such as tree tobacco,...
Silverleaf nightshade reemerging after disking
Silverleaf nightshade flowers
Presentations from Weed Management for Small Acreages workshop
From the Livestock and Range blog Did you miss the Weed Management for Small Acreage Workshop? Don't worry! Here's the link to all the presentations: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLjlfxpbNglYGn38KY94aoo6z3pLjo7E4. Topics Included: Poisonous Plants Yellow Starthistle...
Weeds from Droughty Winters
As of February 20, fiddleneck (Amsinckia spp.) was flowering in Fresno County. Zero rain fell in the city of Fresno during the month of February. By February 27, a date when the temperature reached 79°F in Fresno, the U.S. Drought Monitor had declared most of California's Central Valley to be...
Managing Weeds on Public Lands
Many factors make weed management on federal public lands an interesting challenge. In September I was invited to join one of the Sierra National Forest Rangeland Management Specialists to explore a medusahead infestation in one of the grazing allotments she manages. The infested meadow used to be...
