Re: poke

"If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants." was a signature I used for
awhile.  It's from an article in FG.  Maybe that's what you were thinking of.

Kitty

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:23:57 -0500 Josh Haskell <haskell@ncweb.com> wrote:

> Kitty,
> 
>           Reminds me of a quotation someone
> posted a while back to the
> effect of: "Weeds are an indicator of
> underplanting."  If anyone remembers
> it, please let me know.  I understand you are
> doing all you can to prevent
> THAT problem.
> 
>                                                
>     Josh
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] poke
> 
> 
> > I have seen garlic mustard at our Extension
> Service grounds and have once
> in a
> > great while come across it at home, but not
> much.  That's one of the few
> > pluses of having a small lot. I use all
> available space for my plants so
> > there's not a lot of bare space for invaders
> to grab hold.  Oh, some do,
> and
> > they slyly grow alongside a desirable plant
> until suddenly they're taller
> and
> > visible.  Then I'm astounded at their
> audacity and they get yanked.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 09:19:07 EST
> Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > In a message dated 01/13/2003 8:12:18 PM
> > > Eastern Standard Time,
> > > kmrsy@earthlink.net writes:
> > >
> > > > Garlic Mustard:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/invasive/factsheets/garlic.htm
> > > >
> > > > Kitty
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for doing this, Kitty.  I didn't
> have
> > > time last night to research it,
> > > but was going to do it this morning. 
> Garlic
> > > mustard is truly the most
> > > noxious weed I know of, and I can remember
> when
> > > it first appeared in these
> > > parts about 30 years ago.  It was something
> of
> > > a curiosity then, and some
> > > people declared it was good to eat.  There
> are
> > > a few in every crowd. I try to
> > > pull it up every time I see even a small
> plant,
> > > but somehow it always stays
> > > ahead of me.  I keep telling myself that if
> I
> > > get it early before it goes to
> > > seed, it won't be there next year - ha! 
> Last
> > > year I pulled literally bushels
> > > of it, but I'm sure there will be just as
> much
> > > this year.  Shady hillsides,
> > > (which describes most of my property) seem
> to
> > > be its favorite sites.  Auralie
> > >
> > >
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