Re: poke, immortal weeds

In a message dated 1/14/03 9:36:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
Aplfgcnys@aol.com writes:


.  You have expressed distaste for 
Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy), 

There is no horticultural list in existence that does not get around to this 
plant.  It is what I believe is called circum-polar, that is the whole 
planet.  Old books on indoors plants advise that is makes a great basket of 
greenery for winter months.  A variegated form is sold for containers.

You cannot win here, you cannot get rid of this pest unless you have small 
and confined city garden.  If you have a country place and one small piece of 
Glechoma, creeping Charlie, exists, more is coming.  Some plants cannot be 
eradicated.  You may think them gone even for several years and then you 
disturb some soil, perhaps strip some sod, and up comes the pest.  The 
Northern form of horsetail (Equisetum) is also a permanent resident.  It may 
do the nerves some good to accept that a few plants one hates with a passion 
will not give up.  Therefore you chop off or pull up or crowd out if possible 
these plants and dwell on your successes.

As well as the two above, we also have weed called Chenopodium or sour grass 
which is of delicate root and wispy tops and wins all the battles.  Some of 
the older folk in my area eat it in salads.  I remove it every swath through 
a border and when I look over my shoulder, the damn thing is coming up and 
smiling at me.

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4 

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