tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post7041515010262359372..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Airborne weeds: creeping thistleRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-4468971356326898392020-02-12T11:27:29.225+00:002020-02-12T11:27:29.225+00:00It is known as Fireweed because it grows in the af...It is known as Fireweed because it grows in the aftermath of forest fires.Harryhttp://www.best-babycarseats.com/car-seat-footrest/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-62784079499526055712019-12-26T08:50:40.609+00:002019-12-26T08:50:40.609+00:00Into battle next year
Happy Christmas
RogerInto battle next year<br />Happy Christmas <br />RogerRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-47383348728501627862019-12-25T20:49:32.704+00:002019-12-25T20:49:32.704+00:00I also have this problem and I,m trying to grow a ...I also have this problem and I,m trying to grow a thick hedge between my meadow and my neighbour's Thistle infested field hoping that not so many of the seeds will blow over my way . It is a real pain ! .....but today is Christmas Day so I will just wish you a very Merry Christmas and we will bravely go forth into battle on those darned Thistles again in the New Year 2020 ! Wishing you all Daisy Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105828820178399476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-32426641435111758932019-12-24T18:24:21.557+00:002019-12-24T18:24:21.557+00:00As you know Jason my philosophy is to eliminate su...As you know Jason my philosophy is to eliminate such as creeping thistle but when it blows in...<br />Yes we have fireweed too. In WW1 it was called bombsite lilyRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-4076738234983015842019-12-24T18:21:27.984+00:002019-12-24T18:21:27.984+00:00Spare us from our neighboursSpare us from our neighboursRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-36150464877776484402019-12-23T17:33:22.966+00:002019-12-23T17:33:22.966+00:00Yes, I have to fight the same weeds. I just pull t...Yes, I have to fight the same weeds. I just pull them up wherever I see them. I try to get as much root as I can but I don't even try to dig them up - I assume they will come back. I just hope to tire them out. An Epilobium that some people grow as an ornamental is E. angustifolium. It is known as Fireweed because it grows in the aftermath of forest fires. Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-2733467698150614302019-12-23T13:44:18.296+00:002019-12-23T13:44:18.296+00:00That's how I acquired my daphne. WE have overg...That's how I acquired my daphne. WE have overgrown allotments surrounding our plot and most are on the side from which the wind blows. I doubt that our grass paths will ever be free of dandelions. The ribbons of dandelions growing along the sides of the motorway are very pretty though and preferable to the aptly named, ubiquitous oilseed rape that ravages the edges of fields spreading ever Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com