Sedge Transplanting Experience

Would you like to learn how to transplant sedges? Join sedge specialist, Gabriel Bertilson in transplanting Pennsylvania sedge in an oak woodland near Afton, MN.

Sedges are a vital part of oak savannas and prairies tolerating shifting sunlight, inhibiting shrub and weed encroachment, stabilizing the soil with their dense roots, and providing overwinter homes for bumble bees and food for birds and beneficial insects.

Sedge seeds are difficult to collect and germinate, so transplanting runners is a more effective method to enlarge plantings. During this transplanting activity we will explore a beautiful top bluff on this unique private property. This is the first in a series of activities and workshops on sedges being offered by Gabriel this summer.

Date: April 8 (Wednesday)
Time: 4-6 pm
Location:  Afton, MN

We will meet at the gate on the cul-de-sac at the south end of the property: at the far eastern end of 42nd St. S in Afton, MN. There is plenty of room to park.

Map to location

Bring:  Garden gloves and a trowel or digging knife (hori hori type tools).  No spades because we are digging rhizomes that are pretty shallow and we don’t want to disturb much soil.