Re: Nutgrass

Your message below reminds me of the time when my husband and I had to 
check out a home for his Father (who had passed away) and ready it for sale.

I noticed in the yard some beautiful plants - feathery and fern like, 
gently blowing in the breeze.  It was on some land that bordered another 
home, and not easily seen by the neighbors.  Since I am a flower and 
plant buff, I found a shovel and was busily digging away to take them 
home and replant them.

The next door neighbor came around and glared and stared in a strange 
way, and I explained who I was and what I was doing.  They said it 
wouldn't be a good idea.  OI - I said I didn't know what it was, but it 
is a pretty plant, didn't they think?

They said, "Old Joe thought so too - but he complained every year that 
they didn't bloom - and he was going to turn them over.  Then Joe got 
sick and couldn't do the digging - so it was left.

I asked why they thought it would not be a good shade plant in my yard, 
and they said, "Lady - don't you know marijuana when you see it?"

The answer is NO - but my husband said we will dig it and take it home, 
and after dark we will burn it.  We did -and the area had the sweetest 
smell I think I have ever smelled!  FUNNY?   Donna

On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, KingKE wrote:

> Long ago and far away I planted a bed of "Garden Almonds". I was pleased with
> the glossy leaves that came from the tiny tubers, and looked forward to the
> harvest.
> 
> One day, though, the suddenly disappeared. Seems my mother had decided to help
> with the weeding because she saw nutgrass in my garden. Sure enough, garden
> almonds are slightly domesticated nutgrass.
> 
> It also grew in the yard, but never took over. The hard clay soil doesn't suit
> it. 
> 
> I also found it growing in sandy soil by a beach -- very much larger, and the
> "nuts" are easier to dig. And as tasty.
> 
> So, if nut sedge is a problem, try growing it deliberately. 
> 
> Karl King
> 
> 
>
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