Field bindweed (aka those horrible white morning glories) have roots that go about 20 feet deep!
One of the formulations of Round-Up (glyphosate) has a contact herbicide called diquat added so it looks like you killed the plant. Round-Up actually goes into the plant and disrupts its growth, killing it in about 9 or 10 days. Since people want to see their weed killer, doing something they added an herbicide that kills on contact. This formulation actually doesn't work as well since the plant has to be vigorous to move the Round-Up down to the roots and around the plant to kill it. I'll bet it costs more than the regular formulation, too!
Weed seeds can live in the soil for decades. Depending on the plant, one plant can produce from hundreds to tens of thousands of seeds.
If you have Scarlett Pimpernel (a flat weed with small salmon colored flowers), you can just call it a plant and live with it. It really isn't too terribly invasive or troublesome.
If your compost pile needs an activator to get it going, you can use a few scoops of dog or cat food.
An easy way to make a compost pile is with12 feet of 1 inch wire mesh. Make a cylinder with it, secure with nylon zip ties and fill with yard waste. When it is done, just cut the ties and spread out the compost.
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I'm not feeling very enthusiastic about that "weed seeds living for decades" tip.
In other news, just went down a rabbit hole to the dy/dan link in your side bar...which led to a real head scratching experience at a place called "Kitchen Table Math". The politics of teaching math are confounding in the abstract (though far less confusing when you actually have to teach it!) but I do feel the need to point out that the Dan fellow is exceedingly charming and passionate about what he's doing, and I find that far less upsetting than some of my contemporaries (apparently) do.
Anyway, I ask you: Isn't it the most self-evident truth that you have to know *how* to add...but you also need to know *when* to add? What good is it to know one without the other?
Okay. I need to go wash my face.
Yes! Seems pretty obvious to me, too. I tell my students it isn't enough to just understand how and when to integrate, they actually have to be able to perform an integration. (Yikes, they say! Really? But that is when you make those pesky mistakes...)
Why oh why do humans like to make mutually exclusive categories? Why can't we agree that BOTH understanding and performance are important. You don't really know something until you are in the intersection of those two categories!
Why are we so great? Haha! Can u send me your mom's snail mail address? Thanks!!
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