Notes from a thread about weeds, weeding machines and bumblebees

[flowerbug]

from this thread:

ID'ing That Weed

I like to forget about them through the winter. Ahhh! The weedless time of the year ... After awhile, I become embarrassed that I'm spending so much time on them in the spring and have once again, forgotten what they are! Many of our weeds are common to gardens, worldwide! They adapt well to...

www.theeasygarden.com

but while going through that thread i found the link to the Oregon State Horiculture Weed Id no longer there so i was wondering if they had another place they'd moved it to and came across the following instead:

News for the Horticulture Department

horticulture.oregonstate.edu

and then of course i'm reading along the subject list and pop across this one, yep i gotta check it out:

Robotic cultivator eases hoeing dilemma

Once the machine identifies a weed, two knives close together on the row to kill it and then open again to make way for the crop.

www.capitalpress.com

$20/hr for hoeing? eek!

 

[flowerbug]

oh, wow, had to add this one too (love bumblebees):

What’s Up With Alaska’s Wild, Wondrous, ‘Warm-Blooded’ Bumblebees?

Extreme environments offer them an unexpected paradise, and now researchers want to get a head count.

www.atlasobscura.com

warm blooded?! wow. i love it when i learn something new.

 

[meadow]

Here ya go:

Archived Oregon State Horticulture Weed ID

 

[ducks4you]

This is what we call "Curly Dock." I have it on my property bc it spreads through agricultural fields. Lots of seeds that get brought in by the cats. My best eradication is to use a reciprocating saw, unless it is 1st year and small which can be dug out by the roots, OR, continuously mow it down. It burns very well.

 

[R2elk]

$20/hr for hoeing? eek!

I got 10 cents a row for hoeing 400' long rows of corn.

 

[digitS']

Did you notice that ..

. both the links now take you to weed ID webpages?

In 2021, they didn't and in 2022, they are back up!

So, there are 4 links to weed ID sites on that thread plus, @meadow 's resurrected OSU page .

Steve
who had 2 giant nipplewort weeds from out of the foxgloves for the garbage truck this week.

 

[flowerbug]

This is what we call "Curly Dock." I have it on my property bc it spreads through agricultural fields. Lots of seeds that get brought in by the cats. My best eradication is to use a reciprocating saw, unless it is 1st year and small which can be dug out by the roots, OR, continuously mow it down. It burns very well.
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yeah, that one can be tough to dig up. those tap roots go down there!

 

[flowerbug]

...
who had 2 giant nipplewort weeds from out of the foxgloves for the garbage truck this week.

i've never heard of that one before. a quick search didn't find anything definative. hmm?

 

[digitS']

Well, I must have been tired when I first looked at that thread referenced in your 1st post. No, not all of those links are still or once again viable.

Nipplewort was not really found on any . However,

LINK
It says something about growing well in moist & shaded area. So do foxgloves and they are on the northside of the "sunshed" when the June rain runs off the roof.

Steve
who spent the morning in the distant garden and the afternoon running errands and chasing sprinklers around the yard ...