Do nothing about invasive plants
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (exotic invasive species). Photo: Heather Spaulding via Flickr Apr 09, 2021 — Until recently, ignoring problems in hopes they’ll go away hasn’t served me well. However, a decade-long study done by Cornell University researchers has clearly shown that avoidance is the best way to manage garlic mustard ( Allaria petiolata), a pernicious exotic plant. Evidently I’ve been doing a great job in the fight against this aggressive and troublesome invader. Native to most of Europe and parts of western Asia and northwestern Africa, garlic mustard is in the cabb...