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Can You Show Me Some ID, Please?
Deb in Cedar Falls sent me a picture the other day of a plant that a friend had given her a few years ago. She didn’t know what kind it was, so she asked me. Space alien in a Cedar Falls garden. I...
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What is this?
Ruth sent me a picture of a plant that came in with dirt that she had delivered to her place. She asked many people, but they didn’t know what it was, so she turned to me. I opened the file and...
View ArticleIowa’s Noxious Weeds Series… The Beginning
Now that Mother Nature has seen fit to let stuff start growing, it is time to start looking out for all those weeds. With the ground still wet, these should be easy to pull out. Dandelions are nice...
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Iowa Noxious Weeds…. Quackgrass
Ah. Quackgrass. My husband’s nemesis. That infernal weed that only an all-out plant killer will take out. Or, I suppose, we could spend our lives trying to dig every little bit of that evil little...
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Iowa Noxious Weeds…. Perennial Sowthistle
The next in the Noxious Weeds series is the Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis). There is an Annual sowthistle (Sanchus oleraceus). They look similar to me, but the annual (S. oleraceus) has a...
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Iowa’s Noxious Weeds…. Canada Thistle
The Iowa Weed Law says that all thistles in the Carduus and Cirsium genus are considered noxious, so there are several on the list. The first to come up in this series is the Canada thistle (Cirsium...
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Iowa’s Noxious Weeds…. Bull Thistle
The Bull thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum or Cirsium vulgare) is a member of the Aster family. The flower certainly looks a lot like the asters I have in my garden. Plus the butterflies love it. Too bad...
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Can You Show Me Some ID, Please?
Deb in Cedar Falls sent me a picture the other day of a plant that a friend had given her a few years ago. She didn’t know what kind it was, so she asked me. Space alien in a Cedar Falls garden. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What is this?
Ruth sent me a picture of a plant that came in with dirt that she had delivered to her place. She asked many people, but they didn’t know what it was, so she turned to me. I opened the file and...
View ArticleIowa’s Noxious Weeds Series… The Beginning
Now that Mother Nature has seen fit to let stuff start growing, it is time to start looking out for all those weeds. With the ground still wet, these should be easy to pull out. Dandelions are nice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iowa Noxious Weeds…. Quackgrass
Ah. Quackgrass. My husband’s nemesis. That infernal weed that only an all-out plant killer will take out. Or, I suppose, we could spend our lives trying to dig every little bit of that evil little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iowa Noxious Weeds…. Perennial Sowthistle
The next in the Noxious Weeds series is the Perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis). There is an Annual sowthistle (Sanchus oleraceus). They look similar to me, but the annual (S. oleraceus) has a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iowa’s Noxious Weeds…. Canada Thistle
The Iowa Weed Law says that all thistles in the Carduus and Cirsium genus are considered noxious, so there are several on the list. The first to come up in this series is the Canada thistle (Cirsium...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iowa’s Noxious Weeds…. Bull Thistle
The Bull thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum or Cirsium vulgare) is a member of the Aster family. The flower certainly looks a lot like the asters I have in my garden. Plus the butterflies love it. Too bad...
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