tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post154064601921698166..comments2024-03-26T03:16:44.454-04:00Comments on The Vermont Gardener: Afternoon Walkvermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-59610002654277948672008-05-05T23:13:00.000-04:002008-05-05T23:13:00.000-04:00I adore trillium, George, and have a similar post ...I adore trillium, George, and have a similar post regarding their beauty. I've missed having morning coffee reading your posts but am enjoying catching up this evening. Spring captures our heart, soul (and body).joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-82927510534807399562008-05-05T20:04:00.000-04:002008-05-05T20:04:00.000-04:00Thank you, George! I have never heard of this but...Thank you, George! I have never heard of this but will definitely give the vinegar a try! I appreciate your help! ~~BetsyBetsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-13270207044006166852008-05-04T23:42:00.000-04:002008-05-04T23:42:00.000-04:00George... it somehow surprises me Vermont would ha...George... it somehow surprises me Vermont would have only three native trilliums (heck, cornfield Iowa has four). I'd think Vermont would be trillium central. Beautiful pictures, though.<BR/>donIBOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160379892465206319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-41577957678458955372008-05-03T05:42:00.000-04:002008-05-03T05:42:00.000-04:00Hello Betsy;I try not to use chemicals whenever po...Hello Betsy;<BR/><BR/>I try not to use chemicals whenever possible but when you have to open up big pieces of land quickly, sometimes you can't want for the sun to cook weeds and grasses under plastic. One thing I learned a couple years back was that vinegar is a great herbicide and it's easy to use selectively. I tried it first on thistles and it worked very well. I used it on the bull thistles common here. They have beautiful flowers, reach 5 feet high and issue forth a million seeds each fall. Miss one plant and you have a perpetuating headache that gets bigger.<BR/><BR/>Some agricultural suppliers have vinegar that is the "high test" of vinegars but frankly the regular cooking variety is what I have used and without problem. Give it a try on your problem plants.<BR/><BR/>George Africa<BR/>The Vermont Gardener<BR/><BR/>Regular cooking vinegar poured on the center of the plant when it is dry will kill it in a couple days. In a week the root with shrivel and can easily be dug out.vermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-91079388016279830932008-05-02T08:34:00.000-04:002008-05-02T08:34:00.000-04:00What gorgeous photos! George, I'd like some advis...What gorgeous photos! George, I'd like some advise, if you have any, on what to do with stubborn thistles in my flowerbeds. They were quite bad last year and very resistant to weed killer. They have returned in full force this spring! They are the kind with the long white tubular type root that runs very deep. I believe they are called "creeping thistle". Thought I'd ask the expert gardener if he had any tricks! Thank you!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-36367686078167303532008-05-01T09:18:00.000-04:002008-05-01T09:18:00.000-04:00Those purple trilliums are quite spectacular. What...Those purple trilliums are quite spectacular. What you say is true. I planted some trilliums and it took three years before they appeared. When they didn't come up in the first year after I planted the rhizome, I thought I killed the plant. <BR/><BR/>That said, I did buy a yellow trillium last year and the leaves have already appeared and it looks like a bud is forming.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.com