Posted on April 18, 2018
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A great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) and a common buckeye (Junonia coenia) were seen in my garden in the fall of 2017. September 22 for the great spangled fritillary. October 19 for the common buckeye. October 19 was also a day when clusters… Continue Reading “Larval food plants for great spangled fritillary and common buckeye butterflies”
Category: Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Butterflies, Common buckeye, Great spangled fritillary, Verbena, Weeds, WildflowersTags: Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Butterflies, Common buckeye, Great spangled fritillary, Verbena, Weeds, Wildflowers
Posted on December 7, 2016
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Weed report for 2016. Lovely photo above of crocus blooming on March 11, when you would think that the garden is weed-free, at least visibly so, but just look in the upper righthand corner. Creeping Charlie. In March. At least it isn’t growing. This… Continue Reading “Weed report 2016”
Category: Asiatic dayflower, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Galinsoga, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Japanese knotweed, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Purple deadnettle, Smartweed, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild mustard, WildflowersTags: Asiatic dayflowers, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Galinsoga, Garlic mustard, Henbit, Japanese knotweed, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Purple deadnettle, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild mustard, Wildflowers
Posted on April 24, 2016
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December 2016 update: I think the winter annual I have been identifying as henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) may be purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) instead. Weeds of the Northeast calls purple deadnettle and henbit similar species. They describe the upper leaves and square stems of purple deadnettle… Continue Reading “Purple deadnettle, or is it henbit: third winter annual to make a showing”
Category: Broadleaf plantain, Corn speedwell, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, WeedsTags: Broadleaf plantains, Corn speedwell, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds
Posted on July 16, 2015
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Weeds of July. Weeds have their seasons just as trees, flowers, and vegetables do. The smaller, cuter weeds of spring, like chickweed and purple deadnettle, have given way to bigger, uglier varieties, like crabgrass and prostrate knotweed. Even creeping Charlie, always with us, gets… Continue Reading “Weeds of July”
Category: Broadleaf plantain, Carpetweed, Crabgrass, Galinsoga, Hedge bindweed, Japanese knotweed, July, Months, Prostrate knotweed, Purslane, Smartweed, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild buckwheatTags: Broadleaf plantains, Carpetweed, Crabgrass, Galinsoga, Hedge bindweed, Japanese knotweed, July, Prostrate knotweed, Purslane, Smartweed, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild buckwheat
Posted on June 11, 2015
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Weeds of June. Things are looking sinister on the weed front. New weeds, expected and unexpected, are making an appearance. The good news is that most of the weeds described in the post Weeds of May have faded from the scene. Not creeping Charlie, of… Continue Reading “Weeds of June”
Category: Asiatic dayflower, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Bull thistle, Bushy aster, Chicory, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Galinsoga, Hairy bittercress, Hedge bindweed, Japanese knotweed, June, Months, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Smartweed, Weeds, Wildflowers, YarrowTags: Asiatic dayflowers, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Bull thistle, Bushy aster, Chicory, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Galinsoga, Hairy bittercress, Hedge bindweed, Japanese knotweed, June, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Smartweed, Weeds, Wildflowers, Yarrow
Posted on May 10, 2015
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Weeds of May. My weeding plan, as I outlined in the posts Weeds and Weeds of April, is to work at eradicating weeds from the gardens based on a weed hierarchy. I give the worst weeds a 10 and the fairly insignificant weeds, so far as… Continue Reading “Weeds of May”
Category: Asiatic dayflower, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, May, Months, Mugwort, Weeds, WildflowersTags: Asiatic dayflowers, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, May, Mugwort, Weeds, Wildflowers
Posted on April 29, 2015
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Weeds of April. Although all weeds are with us all the time in some form or other, this post is intended to highlight the weeds most consuming my weeding attention during the spring month of April. I plan to rate the weeds in my… Continue Reading “Weeds of April”
Category: April, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Months, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard, WildflowersTags: April, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard, Wildflowers
