Weeds of spring, also known as winter annuals: purple deadnettle, henbit, common chickweed, and hairy bittercress. Last year, in the posts Purple deadnettle, or is it henbit, and Weed report 2016, I fessed up to misidentifying purple deadnettle as henbit and wondering if any henbit was…
Category: Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustardTags: Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard
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…
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 9, 2016
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I decided to give common chickweed (Stellaria media), seen above, a big bad 10 in my weeding hierarchy this spring. It is big, thick, lush, and getting ready to bloom and go to seed simultaneously. According to a Penn State Extension fact sheet, each chickweed plant…
Posted on September 28, 2015
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September renewal. Since most of my life up to now has been spent observing a school calendar, September still seems like a time to start again, to make new resolutions, to get excited about stuff. So, while I still have the habit of thinking…
Category: Birds, Black swallowtail, Black-capped chickadee, Butterflies, Chickweed, Downy woodpecker, Eastern red cedar, Giant swallowtail, House sparrow, Monarch, Months, Native species, Peppers, September, Trees, Weeds, White-breasted nuthatchTags: Birds, Black swallowtails, Black-capped chickadee, Butterflies, Chickweed, Downy woodpecker, Eastern red cedar, Giant swallowtails, Hot peppers, House sparrow, Monarchs, Native species, Peppers, September, Trees, Weeds, White-breasted nuthatch
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…
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…
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
Posted on April 18, 2015
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Weeds in the garden. Gardeners and naturalists have fantasies about weedless gardens. Now that’s something to dream about, for sure. How can I accomplish a weedless garden, really. I would like to know. Thoreau fairly idealizes his farmer neighbor Minott. He claims that Minott…
