Does Invasive Always Equal Evil?
What do invasives, RoundUp and hashbrowns have in common? Find out in my latest post for Mother Earth News:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/invasive-wild-yam-zbcz1306.aspx#axzz2W3YuZOa0
Labels: invasive plants, mother earth news
posted by David The Good @ 5:00 AM
7 Comments
7 Comments:
About cutting down a mimosa tree ... I did that the first week after moving in to my new place here in Putnam County. Now, about every other week, I pull green shoots off the "stump" and toss them into the closest compost pile.
Good thing the previous owners only planted one!
Years ago, my neighbor helped me cut down a mimosa tree. It was dropping seeds in my garden and they kept sprouting. I didn't want more of those. He told me they were good at coming back, so we dug out the roots way out almost to the ends and dumped gasoline on them. It was quite a project, but it never came back.
MURDERERS!
Can't murder a zombie ...! Trust me, I am still trying (short of digging it out by the roots).
If you want an edible invasive, try ivy gourd. THe unripe fruits are great cooked.
Thanks!
I had neighbors from India when I was a kid and I'm pretty sure that's what they had growing on their fence. It was a delicious cucumber-like perennial. I'd love to find those again.
You can probably find them online. The root from cuttings, so one plant is all you need to get started. An investment of sorts, with a really large return.
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