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spidra's Weeds or The Unexpected garden

Garden Type: Footpath | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay

The definition of “weed” is flexible. It depends on what one likes and wants in one’s garden. Some weeds are welcome volunteers. Others inspire hate because of how successful they are in the Survival of the Fittest. I want to learn to identify the weeds as much as the plants I like and want. I figure that if I know what a weed’s native habitat is, how it propagates itself, its lifecycle, I’ll be better prepared for battle. Another thing is that in a neighborhood as subURBAN as mine as, there are blocks where weeds are the only green you’ll see. Better make the most of them.

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Plantings

Day 248

Sourgrass

Oxalis pes-caprae

Sown on 05 Mar 09 An ineradicable weed in my garden. There are wo...
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Three-corned Leek

Allium triquetrum

The only onion I've had no trouble growing. Un...
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Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

The flowers are pretty in their way. And cheer...
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Scarlet Pimpernel

Anagallis arvensis

I grew up in Southern California and saw this p...
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Sow Thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Often mistaken for a dandelion, this is a diffe...
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Cheeseweed

Malva parviflora

A member of the same family as mallow and holly...
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Field Bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Public Enemy #1 in my garden (although the Kiku...
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California Burclover

Medicago polymorpha

A sprawling nitrogen-fixer that can shade out a...
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