Re: Seeds germinating

Interesting, I don't get more than a dozen or so seedlings a year.
Cheryl

I guess velvet leaf's called a noxious weed because it takes over
cornfields, growing in the shelter of the stalks and because the seeds
survive so long.  As I mentioned, they show up occasionally in commercial
compost, and that stuff has usually had some real heat in it.
Merri Morgan
Zone 5b, WV
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From: "Cheryl Isaak" <cherylisaak@adelphia.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: Seeds germinating



 No! Nor do I go out of my way to pull every seedling in the beds. The
 leaves are a lovely thing to stroke and the seed pods make
 interesting additions to dried arrangements. Maybe 2-3 plants a year.
 It is listed a wildflower in several of my guides; why a noxious weed?

 Cheryl
 >Cheryl, do you mean that you cultivate it!?
 >Merri Morgan
 >Zone 5b, WV
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Cheryl Isaak" <cherylisaak@adelphia.net>
 >To: <perennials@hort.net>
 >Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 2:47 PM
 >Subject: Re: Seeds germinating
 >
 >
 >>  >Just to add to this thread, the seeds of velvet leaf, which is a

noxious

 >>  >weed of cornfields that sometimes shows up in commercial compost, is

good

 >>  >for 75 years.
 >>  >Merri Morgan
 >>  >Zone 5b, WV
 >>
 >>  funny thing, I love velvet leaf, but I do not let al it go to seed!
 >>  Cheryl
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 >>  Cheryl Isaak
 >>  Londonderry, NH
 >>  AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
 >>  growing, stitching and reading in NH
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