Stone Mountain Propagation Project
The Stone Mountain Propagation Project is on line. We removed many exotic invasives from the Wildlife Trails area and from uphill that might seed in. Exotic invasives will continue to be removed: privet, Vinca major, various trees to add sun and many regular weeds, creeping Charlie and vetch.
We have planted the following to naturalize for harvest in the future:
Beautyberry
Deciduous (Canada) Ginger and Asarum ginger
Florida Anise
Hayscented fern
Pachysandra
Alumroot
About 36 buckeye seedlings were moved from 4" to 1/2 gallon pots (never start in 4" pots!).
There, but yet to be planted: galax, gentian, chalk bark maple, swamp laurel, Virginia spirea, Silene ovate, hearts a bustin, more beauty berry, Georgia aster, alum root, and devil's walking stick.
We are working every Friday at 11:00 and every Saturday at 9:00. Martin has been working on compost bins, planting, removing privet root sprouts and killing paulownia.
108 species of seeds were collected at the propagation workshops (at Chattahoochee Nature Center), our membership meeting in November and at Perimeter College Native plant garden. Barbara did a great deal of work researching the germination requirements of all species. So far, we've planted about 15 species and some small rooted cuttings of Florida Anise. Other seeds were given to GNPS members that have the ability to germinate seeds on their property. The remaining are being stratified in the refrigerator, and/or stored for proper planting times. Please contact me for a copy of the seed list.
On February 2, we had the cookout and open house. We had about 40 members attend and had many fine donations, including 2 rain barrels, many pots of various sizes, 3 wheel barrows, 5 bags of nature's helper, 6 chairs, a pickup truck bed full of soaker hose, 2 maddocks, and a weeder, a bike pump and about 50 cat litter containers.
The first job list includes: seed database manager, the volunteer hour database and log, water management (donations, possible gutter construction, pond management), builder of more compost bins, planters, (seeds, cuttings and mother plants), research team (germination from seed and propagation from cuttings), plant disbursement coordinator (analysis of success and ultimate distribution), Exotic pest plants (removal expert and analysis of total property usage).
Submitted by Veronica Hawk
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Beginning invasive removal with the help of Karen's weed wrench |  |
Cleaning seeds |
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Planting beds |  |
The Cookout. Joyce and Jimmy Stewart had a great spread (thanks!). Greg just got a new camera. |
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Bob and Susan Todd near the pond that may provide water for the project |  |
Enjoying the cookout |