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Weeds grow faster than crops when it rains loads? My veggie patch needs a day's weeding alone, I can't believe where they have come from.
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Hayley B
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Sod's law has something to do with that I suppose
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Would that be the same as Murphy?Hayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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Yup! LOLOriginally posted by HayleyB View Post
I have a remedy, well two actually; a well-stocked MP3 player and a nice sharp long-handled hoe! Have a good weekend!
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.Comment
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Imagine the other way round:giant beetroots and dock & dandelions struggling to come through
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Giant beetroot?? yuk... spit spitHayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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you're a fussy b***er,I'm off to dream elsewhereOriginally posted by HayleyB View Post
no dock,dandelions,creeping buttercups,midges,slugs,cabbage whites,carrot flies...
I have 5 greenhouses not just 1...
tomatoes the size of cabbage
cats are kindly keeping away
better go to bed I suppose...Comment
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Hayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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I spent ages weeding my vegetable patch yesterday. I had lots of dandelions and those prickly things in there. Anything I dont recognise gets pulled out too. I am sure they weren't there a few days ago blooming things.Comment
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The other thing is, why do weeds never seem to be affected by pests or diseases? When was the last time you seen a woodpigeon devour a row of dock plants? With no clubroot, cabbage root fly,carrot fly or leek moth to contend with, weeds have an easy time of it!
Maybe nature is trying to tell us something and we should devote our time to developing edible weeds more! (Rather a surreal image of going along a row of ground elder and hoeing out the cabbages!)
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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lol,they seem to have rocketed up from nowhere,i'am having to do some hand pulling before hoeing,and i have kept it hoed althrough the dry spell,so will be of down the road in a bit,got sweet corn & squashes to plant as well,sods law is it will be to hot to be out in,lolLast edited by lottie dolly; 12-06-2010, 09:30 AM.sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of theseComment
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I think you'll find, that that is exactly what our veggies areOriginally posted by Snadger View PostMaybe nature is trying to tell us something and we should devote our time to developing edible weeds more!
I know you know it, but it's still worth saying again
"Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
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I imagine its because no one has messed around with the weeds and they have evolved to be able to cope with our climate and soil. All our vegetable varieties are the result of many generations of genetic selection/engineering and have lost a lot of the vigour that a wild plant would have. I also suspect they were originally domesticated from somewhere other than Britain and so have more trouble dealing with our climate soil conditions than a native derived plant would have. Also since we protect them from disease and pests as best we can so they've probably lost a lot of the natural defence mechanisms that a native weed species would have.Comment
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I suspect you're right!Originally posted by DavidJP View PostMad Old Bat With Attitude.
I tried jogging, but I couldn't keep the ice in my glass.Comment
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Yep what she saysOriginally posted by cupcake View Post
Hayley B
John Wayne's daughter, Marisa Wayne, will be competing with my Other Half, in the Macmillan 4x4 Challenge (in its 10th year) in March 2011, all sponsorship money goes to Macmillan Cancer Support, please sponsor them at http://www.justgiving.com/Mac4x4TeamDuke'
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