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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 7:37:52 PM
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I spent hours in the garden today pulling morning glory and being attacked by spiney thistles, but I found the cabbage, and one row of lettuce. I did have one brocolli casualty to a rogue vine of morning glory that got tangled around it with out me realizing it. I found lots of volunteer potatoes, and I am excited about that! Now it's keeping on keeping on and trying to untangle the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and what ever else is hiding behind the morning glory and thistles.
Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
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USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2007 : 8:10:47 PM
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Ugh! Morning glory and thistles! Are you sure you weren't out in my garden? ;)
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora! |
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
1547 Posts
Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 06:56:06 AM
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I wouldn't wish my current garden situation on anyone. =)So, I sincerely hope your garden is in better shape than mine!!!
Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth! |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 07:09:44 AM
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| Gardening is a full time job!!! I swear I weed evey day! No sooner than i pull something i go outside in the morning and They're back!!!!Emsmommy its funny you should mention morning glories... I planted some a few years ago thinking they would look so cute by a little fence! They do look cute BY THE FENCE! but not everywhere else! One one my jobs in the a.m. is pulling out brand new batches of morning glories!!!!(oh! we also have lovely crab grass thats a b____ to tear out!!!! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 04 2007 : 08:58:41 AM
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Mima- Morning Glories will spread the more you pull. Each little root fragment becomes a new plant. You have to kill the root infrastructure. May I suggest killing the whole lot and planting a nice clematis instead? Clematis climbs and has very pretty flowers, and while it will spread- it does so, but slowly and is easy to contain. :)
Alee
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Garden Gate: The war on Weeds!! |
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The war on Weeds!!
