Posted on December 7, 2016
by daysingarden
Leave a Comment
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 24, 2016
by daysingarden
Leave a Comment
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…
Category: Broadleaf plantain, Corn speedwell, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, WeedsTags: Broadleaf plantains, Corn speedwell, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds
Posted on June 11, 2015
by daysingarden
4 Comments
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…
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
by daysingarden
Leave a Comment
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
by daysingarden
Leave a Comment
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
by daysingarden
1 Comment
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…
