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Re: goutweed & books


 You wrote:
>> >>           I have a garden full of goutweed.  I need suggestions for
removing
>> >> without chemicals.. Anything out there?
>> >
>> May we have a description of goutweed please?
>
>Sure...  Also known as Bishop's Gout, Aegopodium podagraria is a zone 3
>species growing to about 1 foot in height.  According to the book
>"Perennials: How to Select, Grow, & Enjoy" by Pamela Harper and Frederick
>McGourty, "goutweed is one of the worst weeds known to man.   The
>leaves are dark green and biternately compound and about 3" long.
>Flowers are very similar to Queen Anne's Lace, borne in 3" umbels above
>the foliage in early June.  They will take sun or shade, dry or wet, and
>spread by seed or underground stems.
>
>The variegated form is very attractive but nearly as aggressive -- this
>is a plant that should be grown if there's nothing of value nearby and
>there's plenty of room to spread.  Other possible uses could be in
>planters, islands in sidewalks, raised enclosed beds...
>
>Chris

Here in the UK it is also known as ground elder and is very hard to get out
of gardens! The good news is that it is edible.
It was introduced to the UK by the Romans as a culinary plant and is still
used in some countries as a vegetable or salad. It is best cooked as
spinach in very little water. It certainly tastes good - getting revenge on
the weed and it does help to control it, if not get rid of it altogether!
Alison in North Wales UK

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