Re: common mistakes/nightshade

Nightshade is a handsome plant. I can't remember how many times I've knocked
on a total stranger's door to tell them the pretty vine on their fence is
poisonous. I have to wear waterproof gloves to pull it. Trying to do it
barehanded leaves me lightheaded with blurred vision. Not a plant to mess
with.
Judy B
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] common mistakes?


> I started gardening late so I am not as familiar with some things.
However,
> I know bindweed.  Still, when I took my courses through Guelph it was all
> book-learnin' - no hands on.  For my weeds class I had to go on my own
road
> trip and photograph 30 different weeds and identify them and send in the
> photos.
> Later after graduating in 96, in search of 'hands-on' and commaraderie I
> took the MG course in 99.  I was digging out the small planted areas in
> front of my housing addition's brick markers to make way for new stone
> markers at the time.  I thought I might try to salvage any valuable
plants.
> I didn't recognize one, but thought it might be of some value, so I potted
> it up and took it to class to ask what it was.  The Hort Ed said that it
was
> a very fine specimen of Deadly Nightshade!  Boy, was I red-faced!
>
> Kitty
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 3:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] common mistakes?
>
>
> > LOL Kitty...well, she may know something about something, but it's
> > obvious the poor dear has never met a Clematis - they look nothing
> > like bindweed!
> >
> > FWIW, my SA seeds around like mad.  Generally don't notice them until
> > they start to climb something, by which time, they've gotten a good
> > foothold on life (sometimes in the middle of something else) and they
> > can be very interesting to remove.
> >
> > BTW, think you guys handled that with great diplomacy, but someone
> > has to tell this lady what bindweed is:-)
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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> > > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > >
> > > We had our final MG plant sale today.  7 of us work in a section of
> > the
> > > garden referred to as Propagation; I prefer to think of it as
> > Nursery,
> > > because most of the plants are purchased tiny and grown on.  In
> > order to
> > > expand our offerings we also bring items of our own that could be
> > considered
> > > special and only if we can supply 10+ of them.  We tag these plants
> > as MG
> > > Special Selections and get nicer prices for them than mosy other
> > plants in
> > > the sale.
> > >
> > > I had mentioned that some people had been asking for Clematis.  One
> > of our
> > > team said she had loads of Sweet Autumn starts.  We all agreed it
> > is not
> > > particularly "special", but perhaps we could move them because
> > vines are
> > > rarely if ever offered.  This woman is a 12 yr MG, very
> > knowledgable.  I
> > > said my SAC never puts out seedlings but I have heard some people
> > say they
> > > do, but not lots of them.  She was amazed at that and set to work
> > potting up
> > > the starts; said she had 30 quarts.  I thought we'd grow them on,
> > but she
> > > brought a dzn directly to the sale.  I couldn't believe it.  She
> > had
> > > actually potted up Bindweed.
> > >
> > > What to do?  I couldn't confront her, so I asked the Hort Ed, could
> > he
> > > please look at these.  He replied that, not only were they very bad
> > > specimens, but indeed bindweed, picked the tray up and threw it all
> > in the
> > > sanitainer.  Said he would smooth it over with her.  During the
> > sale while
> > > she was making her rounds to make sure all was running smoothly
> > (her job)
> > > she remarked about how quickly her SAC sold.....
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > >
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