I'm no botanist, but I have what might be an elementary question about weeding.
I've got about 1200 sq. ft. of star thistles growing on my property in
California. It's in the flowering stage. It would seem to me that cutting the
plant before it can seed would stop it from propogating, and then applying a
healthy dose of round up would kill the remaining plant.

Perhaps gathering up the cut pieces and disposing of them would be necessary to
assure no seeds get propogated. I'm assuming that seeds begin pretty quickly
once a plant has been pollenated by bees. If it takes a week or two to develop
seeds, then I would think the cutting idea would be pretty successful and
minimze the need to dipose of the cut plants.

Comments?
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Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
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Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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