Re: bindweed was: Odd reference to potatoes
Marge --
Yes, I know, I've found bindweed roots up to 2' deep; didn't want to
scare people! ;-)
I'll take your mugwort. Want some Queen Anne's Lace? I've heard there's
people who buy it.
Dean
Marge Talt wrote:
> Try the "or more" Dean :-) Blasted roots grow down to China. Had
> occasion to move a *lot* of soil this year in a place where bindweed
> flourishes - more like quadruple digging than double digging. Picked
> roots out until I was cross-eyed - followed them down and down and
> down. And, still noticed when all was put back in place, nice little
> bindweed plants coming up from itsy bitsy fine sections of root that
> escaped my sifting. Loathsome weed, bindweed. Running neck and neck
> with Mugwort as winner of the Loathsome Weed of the Year Award.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> > From: Dean Sliger <deanslgr@kode.net>
> > Date: Monday, January 31, 2000 9:43 PM
> >
> > That makes sense, then. Bindweed has thick roots that run 6-12"
> (or more!) under the surface. Deep double-digging for a potato bed
> -- all the while picking out every little bit of bindweed root -- is
> one of the few ways to eradicate bindweed.
> >
> > Dean Sliger
> > Warren, MI, USA
> > Zone 6B
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