This is the third year we have been assisting CF&G with this Restoration Project.
June 27, 2024 "Daisy Days" at CF&G!
Mary Schueller joined us to pick some daisies several times this year... and took the time to capture the beauty of nature while doing so! But even if you don't have a camera (or Mary's great photographic eye), the beauty is everywhere to see and enjoy while picking daisies!
Photo submitted by Mary Schueller
We returned to the field just five days later... and lots more daisies had popped up! But another crew, including Mike (co-survivor) and Linda (survivor) Ansay!
Like in most things in life... persistence is key!
We'll be back! Contact Tim (trenzelmann@physhealthnet.com or 920.457.2223) if interested in getting involved!
The "BEFORE" Photo! This is our 3rd year attempting to control the ox-eye daisies in one section of the property. As Rob of the CF&G indicated,
"Last year during this time, we had several ozone awareness weeks which made it difficult to get volunteers. I sure can tell the impact of loss of the group’s efforts as we all saw the population increased. Nonetheless, I think we can get a pretty good handle on it with combined efforts.
The ox-eye daisy is a tricky one to control once established. Not only does it spread by seed, but by rhizomes, which means they establish a root system that promotes future reproduction and choke out other plant communities. The best is getting the whole plant out with root but preventing the seed alone from spreading is also beneficial. Apparently, the flower will produce 150-200 seed per plant. So they are an aggressive little being. Cattle can get sick from grazing on pasture with ox-eye and they have tendencies to spread disease to agricultural crops. They are pretty little flowers, but not all that is pretty is good."
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