Ask the Master Gardener: You need persistence to control the spread of garlic mustard

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Ask the Master Gardener: You need persistence to control the spread of garlic mustard

Dear Master Gardener: Our city newsletter said residents need to be on the lookout for garlic mustard on our properties and eradicate it. What is it and what does it look like? Answer: Garlic mustard is a Minnesota Department of Agriculture-restricted noxious weed, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources defines it as an invasive terrestrial species. It was probably brought to the United States for food or medicinal purposes in the 1…