It can form a dense, thick, mat of turf and crowd-out all of the desirable native plant species. Nobody eats it. It looks like hell. It serves no useful purpose. Therefore, it must die.
Easy to say.
After almost a couple of decades I will tell you it cannot be killed. You can burn it, spray it, mow it and short of digging it out with a back hoe - it eventually comes back.
Yesterday I mounted my big sprayer on the quad and did battle with the RCG. The sprayer holds 15 gallons of Rodeo mixed with a surfactant and some turf dye. The blue dye is marvelous for helping to know where you've sprayed and where you haven't.
Now is the window of opportunity for spraying. Many of the natives are still slumbering in the soil while the cool season grasses are lush, green and vulnerable If I can knock-back the RCG - long dormant seeds and plants will be released.
Tough work. Had to maneuver the ATV into some remote areas, fording water while driving in low gear with the four-wheel drive engaged. Tall, rubber boots too. By the end of the day I applied 45 gallons of herbicide with high hopes of giving some of the natives an opportunity to spring-forth.
Like this Marsh Marigold.
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