RE: Amer. Gardener/wild greens

Ours is nutsedge and it's a bloody nuisance.  Can't get rid of the stuff.  Get rid of it in one bed and it migrates to another.

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:38:56 -0800

>Oh- the latter it what I have (I think!)  I hate that stuff.  It used to
>grow at the edge of the front yard where it met the side walk.  I hope that
>now there isn't an edge that I will be forever rid of this stuff! (yes- I
>did dig out the edge and throw it in the green waste can- didn't want to
>risk any weed coming back up in my new bed!
>
>Theresa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Kitty
>Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:53 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Amer. Gardener/wild greens
>
>
>Scirpus paludosus
>aka Bayonet grass
>or
>Cyperus esculentus
>aka CHUFA;EARTH ALMOND;EDIBLE RUSH NUT;GRASS NUT;NUT RUSH;TIGER NUT;ZULU NUT
>
>Not sure which plant you wanted.
>
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:18 PM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Amer. Gardener/wild greens
>
>
>> Ok.... what is the real name of nut grass?
>>
>> Donna
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>> > Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:50 AM
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Amer. Gardener/wild greens
>> >
>> > STOP IT!!  Really??   Hmm.  Ok, put that on the to do list.  Try
>> nutgrass.
>> >
>> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> > From: TeichFlora@aol.com
>> > Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Date:  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:30:32 EST
>> >
>> > >Actually, Pam, nutgrass is edible.....or so I've been told, and read.
>> > I've
>> > >personally eaten quite a few edible natives (aka weeds to some) but
>> have
>> > not
>> > >tried nutgrass.
>> > >Noreen
>> > >zone 9
>> > >Texas Gulf Coast
>> > >
>> > >In a message dated 1/21/2004 11:03:09 AM Central Standard Time,
>> > >gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>> > >
>> > >Oh I believe it! Never seen the creature, but they haven't gotten
>> this
>> > >far apparently. The pigeonberry plants my birdies planted sort of
>> > >resemble them until the berries pop out! Now if they could just find
>> > >some use for nut grass....
>> > >
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>> > Pam Evans
>> > Kemp TX/zone 8A
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Pam Evans
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