[APWG] What caused surprise results in Poppy Project?--Still none of the guesses got it so far.

[craig at astreet.com]

Dear Robert and All,
Thanks for your latest guess, but the mulch
content was the same in both pots.  
However, what made the
difference between the two pots, is a major key to the success or failure
of getting natives established, especially here in the arid West.
 
And the difference in the two pots is a common problem which
helps create infestations of weeds covering tens of millions of acres here
in California and the Great Basin.  
The acres here in the West
currently covered with cheatgrass, star thistle, or medusa head grass will
be covered for eons, and you will not be able to get any native
established in their place, until you correct what killed the seedlings in
the first pot.
Any more guesses?
Sincerely,  Craig
Dremann (650) 325-7333
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