[Magdalen] In the weeds

[Charles Wohlers]

Good for you! I tend to just mow the dandelions and leave it at that. 
However, a few days ago I went down to the road and took my machete to a 
large stand of Japanese knotweed. And then I took my trimmer to a 
neighboring stand of wild chervil. Both are noxious invasive weeds - the 
wild chervil having arrived in Vermont only recently. I know the Japanese 
knotweed is probably a lost cause, but hopefully if I can keep the wild 
chervil from setting seed (it's a biennial related to Queen Anne's lace), it 
will go away.

Chad Wohlers
today in
East Bridgewater, MA USA
but tomorrow back in Vermont
chadwohl at satucket.com


-----Original Message----- 
From: Susan Hagen
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 9:24 PM
To: magdalen
Subject: [Magdalen] In the weeds

I weeded and weeded and weeded today and I have my back rose back,
more or less.  We had a big storm a couple of nights ago that softened
up the soil and I was able to get the awful tap-rooted dandelions out
without much of a struggle.  I still have work to do but the worst is
over.

-- 
The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:34