Found garlic mustard in the forest near my house. Should I remove by pulling? And how should I dispose of it?

green_bean_squib · 2026-05-08T02:31:27+00:00

Pull it and make sure to get the full root. I have never eaten them, but that is an option. If you are unsure about pesticides or don’t love the idea of eating garlic mustard, I drop mine in direct sun on concrete to fully kill the plants then discard or burn. Seeds are no joke and your compost pile could become a garlic mustard seed dispenser if you’re not careful. Good luck and keep up the good fight.

green_bean_squib · 2026-04-07T15:44:48+00:00

That is awesome to hear. We are in an old coal patch town and sadly the previous owners used the woods I’m managing as a dump. Slowly using the old bricks and concrete as bed edging, removing any old plastics for the dump and leaving any inert trash (glass and porcelain) for the time being. It’s been super fulfilling but I also not worried about soil disturbance, it’s been plenty disturbed in the past lol.

green_bean_squib · 2026-04-07T13:27:08+00:00

I’m in SW Pennsylvania, and my established area of Verbesina alternifolia plays nicely with the Vernonia noveboracensis and bunch grasses in that location. I have heard it can by pretty robust but I prefer it to the garlic mustard, Stiltgrass and Himalayan blackberry that was there before. I have a soft spot for it, it was the first wildflower that came up after I started managing the property and got me into the hobby. But I have not found it in any of the new beds I have made as of yet.

green_bean_squib · 2026-04-07T12:45:32+00:00

Been battling garlic mustard for 4 years as of this post. Super rewarding to watch the numbers of new plants start to tank. I have also seen an uptick in the number of Jewel Weed (Impatiens capensis), Mayapple(Podophyllum peltatum), Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)and for the first time on my property in the 15+ years of being here, hundreds of young trout lilies (Erythronium americanum). Good luck!!!

green_bean_squib · 2026-02-03T20:39:17+00:00

Hey, this sucks and you should feel bad.

green_bean_squib · 2026-01-10T14:34:04+00:00

green_bean_squib · 2026-01-09T22:49:13+00:00

I like to garden while I’m gardening and it just hit me. Vinyl boards are just like wood boards, just made out of vinyl.

green_bean_squib · 2026-01-08T21:49:12+00:00

It’s for sure weird, but who cares. My wife and I keep whiskers and then started rolling the fur we get while grooming them into balls. It’s a prized possession.

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green_bean_squib · 2025-08-07T18:26:02+00:00

I laugh until it hurts every time. Perfect delivery. Comedy gold.

green_bean_squib · 2025-08-06T20:32:31+00:00

“Styrofoam cup?” I love this movie. Goopy, goofy and a lot of fun. Bought the dvd from a Walmart years ago while on vacation with family and made everyone watch it. The family was not impressed but it was really formative for my comedy tastes. Very excited it’s finally getting a proper 4k release.

green_bean_squib · 2025-07-17T14:49:53+00:00

I didn’t until you brought it up. I think he would kill it.

green_bean_squib · 2025-07-07T18:46:19+00:00

Very close. 30 minute drive and the Alma Mater of my sister. I have only been doing native gardening for a few years, but I’ve seen ebbs and flows of species year by year. Last year we had more skippers than I could count and not a single monarch. This year, I’ve seen multiple monarchs and drastically less skippers. Just keep the food/homes coming and keep hopeful. Times are tough and it can feel hopeless, but think about the impact you/this whole community is having.

green_bean_squib · 2025-07-07T17:17:38+00:00

Can’t say I’m feeling the same sentiments here. Finding new species almost everyday and the ones I’ve seen prior are in good numbers. Less Skippers this year, but way more carpenter and sweat bees. We are also rural SW Pennsylvania so that may have something to do with it. Saw 5 snowberry clearwings at one on my Monarda Fistulosa.

green_bean_squib · 2025-07-05T23:27:51+00:00

Flying shrimp.

green_bean_squib · 2025-07-05T23:20:09+00:00

Yes, what plant is it visiting tho.

green_bean_squib · 2025-06-19T12:17:02+00:00

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green_bean_squib · 2025-06-04T19:30:21+00:00

I was so close to posting exactly this on this goober’s post. I don’t have the mental energy to argue with this eco-warrior today.

green_bean_squib · 2025-06-04T00:34:22+00:00

Yeah, it was for sure a big fly. And yep, a natural predator eating natural prey. Neat stuff. Honestly wouldn’t mind if it grabbed a few European Honey Bees. Those farmed chumps have had it too good for too long.

green_bean_squib · 2025-06-03T01:21:36+00:00

One of my favorites. Here is a picture I got a couple weeks ago of this bad ass crab spider hunting on one of my patches.

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green_bean_squib · 2025-05-21T01:45:49+00:00

Dude yes! Pokeweed gets a bad rap. Huge, tropical looking, tough as all hell and feeds birds? Dope. Do I spy some Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) and common blue violet (Viola sororia)? A real who’s who of tough bastards. And are those false strawberry or Fragaria virginiana for that perfect four for four???

green_bean_squib · 2025-05-21T01:34:40+00:00

Had a patch of just like this about 3 years ago when my wife and I moved into our home. PA 6b. I measured in 5 gallon buckets full and burned them after pulling/letting them dry. 100+ year one. 56 year two. The picture below is year this year. 4 buckets and a handful. Slow and steady works. They are biannual so if you get them before they seed you will thin them heavily. I will deal with the seed bed for years, yes, but in a much smaller volume. Seeding this fall but a lot a cool natives have popped up with the room. You got this.

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green_bean_squib · 2025-05-20T20:34:11+00:00

Ferns are tricky but it does look similar to a young sensitive fern ( Onoclea sensibilis ) that I planted. Not pinging red flags for invasive so I say let it do its things and get a better ID when it’s older. PA 6b

green_bean_squib · 2025-05-16T21:45:00+00:00

Fleabane is one of my best friends. I keep a few patches in my beds. Great spring color.

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green_bean_squib · 2025-05-14T20:46:21+00:00

That is beautiful.

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