RE: bindweed and nightshade
>Hi Everybody,
> No one has mentioned my favorite horrible perennial weed, but I'll bet
>plenty of us grow it! I am referring to the so-called "Deadly Nightshade"
I don't have bindweed (I have seen it in lots of
>gardens here and we all have clay soil Margaret) but this pest is at least
>as noxious!
>Marilyn Dube'
>Portland, Oregon
Here in Wisconsin, we have the "fortune" of having both bindweed and
nightshade. Fortunately, the nightshade has rather shallow roots and is
easy to pull out, tho complete eradication is nigh onto impossible. The
berries of nightshade (Solanum dulcamera) are considered poisonous, but as
attractive and common as they are, I have yet to hear of a serous
poisoning, much less lethality occurring from ingesting them. I'm not
saying that this has not occurred, but only that it is not common. I
suspect that the berries are not sweet, so that a taste of only one or two
might only result in an upset stomach, and hence not generally reported.
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
AHS Heat Zone #4, Map at:
( http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
l*@execpc.com
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