Sticky Willie....I Hate It. Tell Us Of Your Hatreds.

[exchemist]

I've always known it as sticky willy. I live in Yorkshire.

That's interesting. My grandfather was a Yorkshireman, and had plenty of it in his garden in the West of Scotland, but always called it goose grass.

Anyway, I've learned something.

 

[ChristineM]

How to Get Rid of Sticky Willy

Some benefits of sticky willy
Why I’m just wild about ‘sticky willies’ and their many benefits

 

[ChristineM]

That's interesting. My grandfather was a Yorkshireman, and had plenty of it in his garden in the West of Scotland, but always called it goose grass.

Anyway, I've learned something.

In central Lancashire we mostly called it goose grass but a few miles east and up the moors it was known as sticky willy or a pain in the arse

 

[sun rise]

Another evil weed that has many seeds that stick to anything is the totally misnamed "baby's breath". I mean, it looks harmless, but when a gazillion small seeds attach themselves to pants, dog fur and spread wildly, it's time to take action.

 

[sun rise]

And, oh yes, bermuda grass. Try to get rid of it without digging up the lawn, rototilling, applying weed killer, covering the ground, waiting 6 months and doing it all again and then maybe.

 

[exchemist]

Another evil weed that has many seeds that stick to anything is the totally misnamed "baby's breath". I mean, it looks harmless, but when a gazillion small seeds attach themselves to pants, dog fur and spread wildly, it's time to take action.

Gypsophila?

 

[Revoltingest]

Some benefits of sticky willy
Why I’m just wild about ‘sticky willies’ and their many benefits

You're welcome to harvest all I have.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Anyone lacking weeds can have them delivered fresh from my garden - no trouble honestly!

 

[Notanumber]

I have an endless supply of weeds to give away, but it would have to be on a pick your own basis.

 

[Thief]

I allowed a thistle to grow …..just to see what happens

a friend that knows plants came by and said......you should not do that

he was right
it got to the size of a Christmas tree
but with a very prickly scheme of things

my friend said it will have one flower right on the very top
but if you let that happen.....you will never see the end of it's offspring

 

[Thief]

smart weed
it appeared on it's own and very rapidly made a nice display alongside my deck

it was pretty

so I did nothing

then one afternoon on my way home from work
I stopped at a light.....two miles to the west of my house

and the STENCH was awful

when I got home I found the source of the stench

Japanese beetles had come to my house
and were having an orgy on my pretty smart weed bush

THOUSANDS of them
eating and ****ing

an occasion for Round Up

 

[Thief]

asters

again......a very pretty display of nature at it's finest
a small bush as tall as my mailbox

and COVERED with every kind of stinging insect known to Man

ALL of them

another occasion for Round Up

 

[Revoltingest]

I have an endless supply of weeds to give away, but it would have to be on a pick your own basis.

I offer a hefty discount for pick-your-own weeds.

 

[columbus]

I allowed a thistle to grow …..just to see what happens

a friend that knows plants came by and said......you should not do that

I made a similar mistake with a poke plant.

It popped up in a convenient spot in my yard. I liked the burgundy stems and bright green leaves, the flowers and berries.
And the birds loved it.

So I watered and fertilized it. It wound up about 7' tall! Next year practically my whole yard came up in poke. And killing my original turned out to be very difficult. It had a thick woody root going down over 3'.

Oops!
Tom

 

[Vinayaka]

quack grass, dandelions, Canada thistle, all the tougher guys for this climactic zone. Both quack grass and thistle can spread via their roots ... mover over 2 feet, and sprout up, like tree runners. Dandelion is just so tough to many conditions ... wet, dry, cold, hot ... and if you break off the root, that little guy 10 inches down will eventually return, bigger and tougher.

 

[Revoltingest]

I made a similar mistake with a poke plant.

It popped up in a convenient spot in my yard. I liked the burgundy stems and bright green leaves, the flowers and berries.
And the birds loved it.

So I watered and fertilized it. It wound up about 7' tall! Next year practically my whole yard came up in poke. And killing my original turned out to be very difficult. It had a thick woody root going down over 3'.

Oops!
Tom

Glyphosate.

 

[Thief]

Glyphosate.

alias....Round Up....?

and is known to cause cancer

be thou so very careful

 

[Revoltingest]

alias....Round Up....?

It's the main ingredient in Roundup, but it's cheaper to by glyphosate.

and is known to cause cancer

It's suspected, but not known to be.
Don't believe commercials for ambulance chasers.

be thou so very careful

One should always be careful landscaping.
It's a more dangerous profession than being a cop.
Sharp tools, hot sun, gasoline, ticks & Lyme disease, etc.

 

[Thief]

when I was soooooo much younger
living with my grandparents

we had 3arces of unplowed ground behind the house
REAL prairie grass
thistle, thorns and cockle burrs …..oh my

but there was one outstanding item
a tree
it was huge, black and covered in 4inch thorns

don't know the name of the species
but it would be found in hell.....no doubt

 

[Secret Chief]

Russian vine aka mile-a-minute vine. I think that tells you all you need to know about it.