Berit Talan
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I know lots of people love Scilla. It's so pretty. But please don't plant it! It's horribly INVASIVE and already causing a lot of problems in MN woodlands. Probably worse than garlic mustard invasive.

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06:37 PM - Apr 29, 2023
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Berit Talan
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(2/4) If you have scilla, please eradicate it. Here are some tips:
1. The next TWO YEARS worth of seeds are already waiting in the ground, so there is no point in digging them at first - it only disturbs the soil and guarantees a "good crop" the next 2 years.

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06:39 PM - Apr 29, 2023
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Berit Talan
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In response to Berit Talan.
(3/4) Instead, break all the flowers off for 2 years in a row, then in the 3rd year dig the bulbs. The following spring you will have only bulbs that broke off to go after, and not a fresh crop of thousands of seedlings.
2. Only a small percentage of the bulbs end up dividing.

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06:41 PM - Apr 29, 2023
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In response to Berit Talan.
(4/4) They also only live about 7 years. It takes longer in terms of years, but far less long in terms of hours expended, to pick flowers off every year until most of the bulbs age and die, then dig the few that are left.
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06:42 PM - Apr 29, 2023 (Edited)
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