What happens when you don’t weed the garden,

[pamtnman]

Past two years we have used black landscaping fabric over our garden. It controls the weeds well, but also dries out the soil. Our garden put out edibles all the way into November. Banner year for apples and peaches, too. I made five gallons of applesauce/ apple pie filling, and about ten gallons of peach preserves that are being made into magically disappearing cobblers every week. Incidentally, the Cousin T’s pancake mix is excellent. It’s going to be baked into a cobbler today. It’s a product of Terrence Williams, who while being not-PC funny is also into food. I like supporting food producers who support me.

 

[MiddleJohn]

We call them Bindii here, just pulled my first few for the summer today in my yard.

And here in wine country we call them Puncture Vine. Can be spread all over the vineyard by tractor tires.
Whenever we see one in the fields we pull them by hand, spraying won't kill mature seed/thorns and those will last in the ground for years before germinating. Nasty weed!

The very flat growing plant is distinctive and easy to spot, with small yellow flowers.

 

[toot]

WARNING! If things do not improve those weeds will be on the
dinner plates!

people eat dandelions, boiled, with vinegar & salt & pepper & butter. delicious!!

 

[GoodRabbitPilgrim]

And here in wine country we call them Puncture Vine. Can be spread all over the vineyard by tractor tires.
Whenever we see one in the fields we pull them by hand, spraying won't kill mature seed/thorns and those will last in the ground for years before germinating. Nasty weed!

The very flat growing plant is distinctive and easy to spot, with small yellow flowers.

They have about a 7 year seed bank, I hit mine with glyphosate, dicamba and MCPA and as long as the seed hasn't matured it'll be rendered sterile. The problem is they mature so quickly.

 

[Woody Morgan]

Just got in from the range. Wife found a goatshead on the bathroom floor a few minutes ago. Great.

wm

 

[toot]

I guess that they are every where now!!!??

 

[FishDFly]

The weeds I can handle.Those I can till under before they go to seed. It's the Bermuda grass that's taking over. Seems like tilling it is just spreading it.

Round Up is your friend.

 

[Jim Wag]

Just be glad you don't have Goat's Head...........

These are
Commonly known as
Stickers
Their origin can be
Traced to my childhood
Backyard in
Miami, Arizona

Jim in La Luz

 

[sheriff john]

Missouri University did a study a while back testing native seeds that had been stored nearly a hundred years. Quite a few germinated. Take away is that when you plow, if deep enough, some dormant seeds will sprout & grow. Here, in our N.E. Mo. truck patch, it's cockleburrs. BTW, Management (wife) makes dandelion jelly as well as using them in salads. They taste like ......dandelions. Daughter teaches "foraging" - stuff Native Americans and Pioneers ate every day. About as "historic" as you can get and, if you know native plants, you won't starve on those long treks - most of the year. Some stuff she eats I won't put in my hand.