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Skriven 2015-04-03 10:38:38 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Dave,

 DD> kudzu, perennial sowthistle, Columbus grass, and johnsongrass. Source:
 DD> Illinois State-listed Noxious Weeds (http://plants.usda.gov)

 RH> So you have it, with a bunch of others.

 DD> The pretty purple flowers of the Canada Thistle (aka "Lettuce From
 DD> Hell") are quite attractive. But, the plant itself is aggressive and
 DD> invasive crowding out more desirable vegetation. Heck, marijuana
 DD> (hemp) is also an attractive plant and has been seen planted in more
 DD> than a few "little old lady" flower gardens by innocents who didn't
 DD> know what it was. It was farmed extensively in this area for WWII rope
 DD> production. Personally I think the only reason that it's on the
 DD> noxious weeds list (other than my allergy to the THC) is because of
 DD> Harry Anslinger and the Feral Gummint demonising it. It is, on
 DD> balance, a very useful plant.

I've not intentionally tried to encounter it. Like any smoke, it's a
major irritant to the lungs so I try to stay as clear of it as possible.
Don't think I've ever encountered a plant, other than what cops held up
as a visual aid in a drug awareness talk in high school.

 DD> as kudzu started out in the south. Called "ice plant". I thought it
 DD> might have made "noxious" status. But, nooooooo.

 RH> Anything like the ice plant I saw lots of in CA?

 DD> You betchum, Red Ryder. Some misguided landscaper introduced it to
 DD> hold down hillside erosion, etc. And as the Southern California
 DD> climate is very like that of South Africa ........

It's pretty, like so many others, which makes it harder to wipe out. Too
many people like the no mow factor now also.


 DD>    --->>> CUT <<<---

 RH> Sounds interesting; is it a wooden cabinet? Our butler (theorhetically)
 RH> has a work space on top but I've got it covered with a towel and then

 DD> It's wood with a pull out porcelainised work surface. Many farmsteads

 DD> http://tinyurl.com/CABINET-HOOSIER and a listing on Amazon for a new
 DD> one is at: http://tinyurl.com/CABINET-HOOSIER2

 RH> just from the description, it sounds nnice but a bit out of my price
 RH> range right now.

 DD> The current owner of the cabinet I am pursuing is currently at $900. I
 DD> am currently offering $600. I won't go over $750 and I suspect I might
 DD> get it for <$700. We'll see.

 RH> Plus shipping, if I were to buy one. (G)

 DD> Amazon offers a couple examples for <$600. Not (I suspect) as a
 DD> kitchen use thing, more as a decorative touch/planter/etc. IIRC Steve
 DD> has Amazon Prime, so shipping would be free.   Bv)=

He does have Prime but we're trying to hold off on major purchases for a
while. We did a lot, trying to get the house into order so it's time to
regroup and consider what else needs/wants to be bought. In the mean
time, we'll pay down/off the credit card.

 DD> Hottentot-fig, highway ice plant or pigface and as the sour fig, on
 DD> account of its edible fruit.) came from South Africa.

 RH> And not welcome in your back yard.

 DD> Nor mine. I am currently fighting a creeper that has leaves that look
 DD> like shiny strawberry leaves. It's not the false strawberry - I have

We had the false strawberry at our former place. There's some sort of
vine-y thing in the back yard of the new place, one that doesn't mind a
heavy clay "soil" but haven't noticed any blossoms. Then too, we first
saw the place in fall, too late to see blossoms. Have to see what, if
any, develops over the next few weeks. We do have parsley, sage and
rosemary planted, but currently out of thyme. More to come. (G)

 DD> some of that and the leaves are not especially shiny. I really need to
 DD> take some to my chill-cooking buddy, Jim Griffin, who is an Illinois
 DD> Master Gardener, for identification and eradication information.

Take advantage of all the help you can get. We have a Master Gardener's
booth at the farmer's market in the summer--they've been helpful to us.


... Wisdom consists in knowing what to do with what you know.

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