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+ | ===== Loathesome weeds ===== | ||
+ | I call out several weeds as most pernicious and insidious because they have particular characteristics that make them very difficult to control. They are persistent, prolific and cling to life with a preternatural tenacity. They are strongly predisposed to living through their life cycle! | ||
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+ | Every weed before its time! | ||
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+ | There are the two most loathsome, sheep sorrel and perslane. | ||
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+ | ==== Sheep sorrel ==== | ||
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+ | Sheep sorrel has taken the place of perslane as the most insidious weed in my garden. Last year I didn't see any sign of sheep sorrel. This year it's a major problem. The plants abilities to go wide and deep, with rhizomes, deep tap roots, and clouds of minute seeds allow it to spread quickly and establish itself firmly in the soil. | ||
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+ | === Possible use === | ||
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+ | Some claim medicinal uses for sheep sorrel that sound interesting. I've also read of using sorrel in salads. So I wonder how one would have a plot of sorrel and still have other plants. Left to its own intention sorrel can take over a garden. | ||
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+ | Perhaps limiting it to raised beds and removing flowers before the plant spews its minute seeds would keep sorrel in check and allow regular harvest for preparing. I'm not interested right now in trying this because I've seen how rapidly sorrel can spread and how invasive it is. But something to think about.... | ||
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+ | ==== Purslane ==== | ||
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+ | Purslane, formally //portulaca oleracea//, and informally as little hogweed, isn't strictly a weed - some growers cultivate it as a gourmet succulent herb. I've read that purslane contains heart-healthy Omega-3 fatty acids and beta carotene. But I say if you want to grow purslane, you might as well forget growing anything else because it can take over a garden. | ||
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+ | I don't leave these weeds lying on the ground and I don't put them in a compost pile. The place for these loathsome weeds is in yard waste that is hauled **__far far away__** from the garden. | ||
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+ | Larger uprooted plants can mature seed even without re-establishing root systems in the soil. The plant is self-pollinated, |