2 Years ago put a load of wood chips over some Canadian Thistles (CT's) ~4 feet deep. They grew up through 4' of wood chips! A layer of mulch will not snuff out CT's.
Canadian thistle is the worst - no argument here. Between the seeds and spreading horizontally it’s so important to not let it get out of control. Were you able to kill it or is it still there?
I love thistles. I allow them to grow in places other plants don't because the pollinators absolutely LOVE them! It's butterfly, bumblebee, and honeybee CENTRAL around my thistle.
Thank you for sharing - this is a judgment free zone. To be honest, I don’t buy-in to the “invasive” hate. I believe invasive plants are thriving in the high carbon world we created and we should not fight them. Let them play their role to collect more carbon than the other non-invasive plants. Topic for another video. The goal of this video is to help reduce the chemicals used for anyone who decides they do not want thistle.
@@soilshepherds - Here's a tip - Scalding water! Put a pot of water over a fire and douse your weeds with a ladlefull. Kills them dead with no chemicals! Both effective, environmentally friendly, and FREE!
@@soilshepherds - Don't worry about our "high carbon world". During the Eocene, tempertatures were 15 degrees F hotter, and both plants and mammals absolutely THRIVED! Seriously, look it up!
Truth to be told, I like a lot of other "invasive" species to help the pollinators. Both honeysuckle and creeping charlie are excellent plants to give the bees some early / mid spring food sources! And who decides invasive anyway? EVERYTHING was invasive the first time it established itself in the environment, if you go back in time far enough!
@@jimisparx6953 I agree completely! The video was not intended to be anti invasive. The video is anti chemical. I need to make a broad video on invasives because 90% of content is anti invasive and there is definitely another side to the argument.
2 Years ago put a load of wood chips over some Canadian Thistles (CT's) ~4 feet deep. They grew up through 4' of wood chips! A layer of mulch will not snuff out CT's.
Canadian thistle is the worst - no argument here. Between the seeds and spreading horizontally it’s so important to not let it get out of control. Were you able to kill it or is it still there?
I love thistles. I allow them to grow in places other plants don't because the pollinators absolutely LOVE them! It's butterfly, bumblebee, and honeybee CENTRAL around my thistle.
Thank you for sharing - this is a judgment free zone. To be honest, I don’t buy-in to the “invasive” hate. I believe invasive plants are thriving in the high carbon world we created and we should not fight them. Let them play their role to collect more carbon than the other non-invasive plants. Topic for another video. The goal of this video is to help reduce the chemicals used for anyone who decides they do not want thistle.
@@soilshepherds - Here's a tip - Scalding water! Put a pot of water over a fire and douse your weeds with a ladlefull. Kills them dead with no chemicals! Both effective, environmentally friendly, and FREE!
@@soilshepherds - Don't worry about our "high carbon world". During the Eocene, tempertatures were 15 degrees F hotter, and both plants and mammals absolutely THRIVED! Seriously, look it up!
Truth to be told, I like a lot of other "invasive" species to help the pollinators. Both honeysuckle and creeping charlie are excellent plants to give the bees some early / mid spring food sources! And who decides invasive anyway? EVERYTHING was invasive the first time it established itself in the environment, if you go back in time far enough!
@@jimisparx6953 I agree completely! The video was not intended to be anti invasive. The video is anti chemical. I need to make a broad video on invasives because 90% of content is anti invasive and there is definitely another side to the argument.