tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post2468459075953147043..comments2024-03-23T12:05:13.464-07:00Comments on Ideas: A Modest RequestDavid Friedmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-83151461096984589602012-12-13T13:17:50.793-08:002012-12-13T13:17:50.793-08:00"And if the experiment with ground elder turn..."And if the experiment with ground elder turns out not to be much of a success, how are you going to get rid of it?"<br /><br />Details, details.<br /><br />The recommended way seems to be to eat it. I haven't had much luck controlling mint with that approach, and I gather elder is even more vigorous.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-2470252873817367242012-12-13T12:14:22.481-08:002012-12-13T12:14:22.481-08:00And if the experiment with ground elder turns out ...And if the experiment with ground elder turns out not to be much of a success, how are you going to get rid of it?Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-37887450019924281562012-12-12T12:01:59.865-08:002012-12-12T12:01:59.865-08:00Checking for Ground Elder online, I find:
"O...Checking for Ground Elder online, I find:<br /><br />"Once established, goutweed plants are highly competitive, also in shaded environments, and can reduce the diversity of ground cover, and prevent the establishment of tree and shrub seedlings."<br /><br />If it can prevent privet seedlings, it sounds like just what I need.David Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543763515095867595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-23214094925513968372012-12-12T10:36:13.063-08:002012-12-12T10:36:13.063-08:00Ground Elder smothers everything else and is edibl...Ground Elder smothers everything else and is edible.Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-67370535924251472532012-12-12T01:31:55.933-08:002012-12-12T01:31:55.933-08:00Could arugula be what you are looking for? It grow...Could arugula be what you are looking for? It grows wild in the mountains (here in Italy, anyway) and spreads easily in the garden. And it tastes great.<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722718449272536182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-68923537293919663892012-12-11T23:04:50.183-08:002012-12-11T23:04:50.183-08:00Edible kudzu could replace the welfare state! :)Edible kudzu could replace the welfare state! :)jdgalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236899779621301830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-7131612816005440572012-12-11T21:41:56.341-08:002012-12-11T21:41:56.341-08:00Privet is useful for something, for certain values...Privet is useful for something, for certain values of something: it is the traditional English hedge of choice for small sub/urban gardens. On the other hand, I've never seen a privet that would be any use for lumber, even where they have run wild, so maybe we're not talking about exactly the same species.<br /><br />English privet <i>is</i> quite often seen in a modified variety to make it fitter for purpose, though the modification was achieved the old-fashioned way, and is the very boring one of golden variegation.Gray Woodlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-45354217389076195612012-12-11T17:09:43.165-08:002012-12-11T17:09:43.165-08:00Of course, the reason weeds grow everywhere and us...Of course, the reason weeds grow everywhere and useful plants grow only where you put them (if then) is that useful plants have been genetically engineered (by selective breeding) and weeds have not. So perhaps genetically engineered weeds would be out-competed in your yard by the normal sort anyway.jcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266202925733663072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-67219228824374366902012-12-11T15:51:17.718-08:002012-12-11T15:51:17.718-08:00I really really hate ivy.
Have you tried Nastur...I really really hate ivy. <br /><br />Have you tried Nasturtiums? Both the flowers and leaves can be eaten. It's not for everybody... but I really love the punch it packs...a bit like wild water cress...or maybe Dandelion greens...but not as bitter. <br /><br />If you made a salad using all three...and mixed in an olive oil, lemon juice, crushed garlic, cumin and cayenne dressing...then you'd probably want to have somebody sign a waiver before they tried it. <br /><br />One person tried to sue me when their taste buds exploded.Xerographicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978832439622230018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19727420.post-90846170785117540242012-12-11T15:42:38.886-08:002012-12-11T15:42:38.886-08:00Along those lines, why can't we engineer fixed...Along those lines, why can't we engineer fixed-length grass? That would save the hassle of mowing the lawn...Julien Couvreurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158751165174523704noreply@blogger.com