Hello All, I’m sure this is covered somewhere but after searching for a while I can’t find exactly what I’m looking for.
I recently bout a house in Western Massachusetts with about 3 acre of meadow. It is currently dominated in large patches by oriental bittersweet, grape, and dewberry. I know there are ecological ethical questions about “invasives” at play and I’m sure they are important, but in this case I would just really like more grasses and wildflowers (goldenrod and black-eyed susan are the dominant ones in my area). Also, the dewberry is a pain to weed out of the vegetable garden which borders the meadow area.
I have thought of a few management ideas and I’m wondering if anyone can chime in on the best way to reduce these invasive vines and allow the grasses and wildflowers to thrive.
- Mow more. The previous owner did one annual mowing in the fall
- Sheet mulch and seed
- Tarp and seed
- Something else?
This is a large area so with any of these options I would probably try to tackle small areas each year
Thanks for any resources or ideas!
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