OT: Western Weeds (was herbicides: a rant)
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- Subject: OT: Western Weeds (was herbicides: a rant)
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:25:58 -0700 (MST)
Barb Mann writes (1 Apr 98):
>
> Griff, there is such a book, but it might not be as useful for you as for
> me; it's WEEDS OF THE WEST. (clip)
> Barb in Santa Fe, where even the weeds aren't quite awake yet. Probably
> because we don't have any local weeds which are bulbs.
>
Barb,
You're lucky! Hereabouts Bur Buttercup (p. 534*) and Redstem Filaree (p.
352*) are already in bloom (wish I could say the same thing about irises).
Their flowers are too inconspicuous to categorize them as "wildflowers".
OTOH, they are not invasive enough or so difficult to control as to qualify
as major weed problems on the order of bindweed, quackgrass, Canada
thistle, or dandelions. (Page references are to "Weeds of the West").
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
