Hah.....
Only problem with that is the dead bind weed vine will stay on the cuke vine and inhibit its growth. I have cut some at the base with a weed whacker that were growing up a small Elm tree. A month later, the vine is still tightly wrapped around the tree. So in order that the cukes be able to stretch out as far as they normally would and fatten up as they should, the attacker must be completely removed. So far, I can only think that snipping and spending the time to unwind the damn things is the only way to give the cukes full freedom.
I do not believe I have ever tried growing sweet taters, so I have no experience from which to advise. Just harvest and be happy with whatever you get.Hah.....
I had the same problem with kudzu back in NC. All I could do was chop out the weeds as far below the ground as I could, and let it rot. That shit attacked trees, shrubs, and my rose bushes.
Yup...endless battle.....................
What? Yer not growing any of that there Mary Wanna stuff?Only weeds I have are a passing Tumbleweed......
Sun is to intense for that, I believe...altho I haven't tried it (yet)What? Yer not growing any of that there Mary Wanna stuff?
I dunno. Them growers use pretty intense lamps to grow it indoors.
Yeah, but their on Timers, with the proper humidity etc....I inspected a HUGH growhouse in northern Arizona for a weed distribution company, after they made it legal here. They had state of the art equipment, prolly a million bucks invested in climate control, I was really impressed.
Why I do not store my data in 'the cloud'
The bindweed roots go down a few feet, but not 30 feet (that's the alfalfa). Bindweed's modus operandi is to send out runners under the surface, which are impossible to pull up because they're brittle, and they'll snap if you try to pull on them. And every broken end sends up a new top, which you then have to pull again. So basically, the way I heard it is to just keep ripping out the tops and SUPPOSEDLY the runners will eventually die off due to lack of nutrients from the leaves. However, pulling out every single top is not possible, there's just too much. I saw something on a gardening show the other day that said you could kill them by pouring straight white vinegar on the aerial parts, which will in turn kill off the roots and runners. I can't do that in the middle of the garden, but I'm definitely going to try it after the harvest is finished, and again first thing in the spring. Maybe it will help... then again, maybe not. But I'll give it a try.
Nobody here but the mice.Knock-Knock....anyone home?............
Grunt... very long very hard shopping day and I am beat... barely sitting up trying the check all the mail that piles up when I am not here...Knock-Knock....anyone home?............
Oh I know, you relish the shopping days......NOT.......Grunt... very long very hard shopping day and I am beat... barely sitting up trying the check all the mail that piles up when I am not here...
But "Hi y'all!"
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Prolly what the rattlesnakes are looking for....rodents. Speaking of snakes, have you rid the critter invading your space?
I remember a discussion about purslane on another forum a few years back. A lot of people wanted to grow it and couldn't... wrong soil type or wrong temps, etc., etc. and here, we couldn't make it go away if we wanted. I believe you can get seeds from ... ummm... Victory Seed if you want to try. And yes, it is good for you and it tastes good too.
Bout the only thing I know of which thrives in heat - no water are dandelions, lots of um. Kinda bitter, but I eat a miracle berry first, before the bitter greens, which are so nutritious
When I spread the sulfur, no snakes could be found. Hopefully, they won't be back.
Are they a weed you can control? or do they flourish a little too much?
There is also Sheppard's Purse. The little heart shaped beans on them are edible. It just takes alot to do anything with.
Your just a custard freak, admit it.....
Teddy told him it was time to go to bed.Looks like Rich fell asleep in the basement.....
Yep....I'm not far behind you two, the heat did a number on me again today.
Not far off on that. Teddy is sleeping right next to me and I am almost falling over.
I have not been able to control them, but I'm not sure we want to. It's the damn bind weed I want gone and I think Lannie said something about white vinegar after we harvest the veggies.
Well I cannot deny that.Your just a custard freak, admit it.....
I believe Lannie is correct, white vin kills weeds.
How about dandelion flower flavored juice?
Not if it'll make em go blind.
The lil yellow flowers are not much sweeter than the greens.....
I bet she could too...with a little butterscotch and vanilla cupcake ...!
Remember that there numerous different uses for the 1) dandelion flower, 2) the leaf, and 3) the roots. And they are all good for you (for one purpose or another). This is one of the most prolific "weeds" on this planet, one that Big Pharma and Big Ag both want you to hate and make lots of commercials trying to sell you products to eradicate it. Doesn't that tell you something? I believe Gawd put it here for a purpose, so maybe we should all do a little research and pay attention.The lil yellow flowers are not much sweeter than the greens.....
