Re: more invasive menaces (horsetails)
coneh@uswest.net wrote:
>
> Margaret,
> Interesting that you should mention the horsetail not growing so well around the
> Jeruselum artichokes...My experience it that these aggressive tubers are
> allopathic to many(not all) of its neighbors..Killed two of my Arborvitae/Thuja
> shrubs before I understood what was happening..Hey,maybe thats a concept kill
> off the horsetail with the tubers ;-)just kidding because trust me one is just
> about as bad as the other..Its been 7 years since I first planted these tubers
> and dug out 4-5yrs(and every year since)and still they linger, in hopes I will
> not notice until they have aggressed on their next victims..
> Seriously since they are part of the sunflower tribe (which is also in certain
> stages allopathic )I strongly believe these to be 'killers'in disguise..There
> must be some scientific data to be found to verify this ,anyone know?
> Connie
Connie, hello, and others as well of course. I have been meaning to get
back to this but there simply hasn't been time.
I have noticed that around where the sunchokes are growing, in an area
that I used to just shove extra bits and pieces in to keep them going
for trading and gifts, none of the plants I move there especially the
daisies, i. Shasta daisies are barely hanging on. I suppose that is also
due to the nature of the chokes? I wonder is there anything the
sunchokes don't kill...has anyone an idea? Is there something that would
do well with it as in a companion plant? This is very interesting. I had
thought I had just imagined it. Marg
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memillard@ns.sympatico.ca
on the south shore of N.S.,
in Canada...Zone 5b
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