HUGE Wild Parsnip Plant - And How to Kill It
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Wild parsnip is an invasive species that can give you a nasty burn called photodermatitis if you get its sap on your skin. In this video I talk about my experience managing a wild parsnip infestation on my rural property near Ithaca NY. The biggest plants might look scary, but they are easy to spot and they aren't the ones you really need to worry about. Smaller plants can be much harder to spot, but still generate seeds that can survive in the ground for years - giving you a long-lasting infestation that is a pain to manage. I have found that pulling out individual, isolated plants and mowing large patches after the plants flower (but before they go to seed) is the best way to manage the infestation without herbicides like Roundup.
Disclaimer: I am a mechanical engineer and not an expert on this topic. Most of my information is from the NYS DEC website: www.dec.ny.gov.... This video is just about my experience applying their advice on my property. I have another video about wild parsnip here that talks a bit more about the plant's life cycle: • How to Get Rid of Wild... .
Have your own wild parsnip experience? Leave a comment!
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I wonder how they got pulled over in the first place. I wonder if they sell them in those wild seed mixes that people think they’re helping by dumping them all out all over the place.
First - thank you for using a non-poison method that would harm native plants and animals that do feed on the Wild Parsnip.
These are very hardy plants. Are we sure cutting up the stock, root included is sufficient to prevent the plant from taking root again? Also, what about the flower head/seeds with regards to bagging them - where do they go after that? Local landfill? What about the burn pile for the stalks and seeds?
I'm not an expert, but anecdotally I have not seen them take root again if I break the root off. I have not tried burning them because I didn't want to risk any of the very small/light seeds popping out of the fire or getting spread around on an updraft. I guess in theory if the plastic bag rips open, they could just get spread around in the trash/landfill, so honestly I'm not sure what the best approach - but supposedly if you leave them in the bag in the sun long enough it will kill the seeds anyway.
we have ones that had been left for some time. the stocks are extremely thick and some of the plants are over 8ft tall. This is remarkable as they are only supposed to grow to around 5 feet but our soil is very fertile! We are in the process of cutting off all the flowers and bagging them but bagging the stocks isn't realistic. in places where we can't dig them out, can we just chop and drop the stocks?
Yes, just make sure you get the root out and chop it up - I've had plants re-flower later in the season if all I did was mow and cut the stalk but not get the root out. Sometimes even if I just pull them out and toss them to the side (without breaking or cutting off the root) they will continue to flower.
Parsnips are amazing…
How do you kill a large amount of wild parsnip effectively? I have like a acre of it..
I go into a little more detail in my other video: ruclips.net/video/b0ed5FuLTQY/видео.html. With that much, if you don't want to use herbicides, you need to mow it - but earlier in the season before the plants have seeds. If you mow it this late you will just spread the seeds everywhere and make the problem worse.
Gaint hogweed video next please
Thankfully we don't have any of that here!
@@BenFinio Lucky I guess! It's never bothered me nor has a wild parsnip. It grows all over the fens and other wetlands around here.
What kind of conspiracy is this? Wild parsnip is edible and it's a staple in my diet
I was told they're poisonous, so for the 8 years I've lived here, I've tirelessly tried getting rid of them, and they just come back every dang year.
I just learned I can eat them and I won't die. Now I'm excited to have so many. 😂😂
Food security!
The roots are edible. However there are different types of wild parsnip.