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Friday photo – Yellow Admiral butterfly, August 2014
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Tagged butterflies, ecological gardening, ecology, insects, local natives, nettles, weedscaping
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Weed profile – Common groundsel, Senecio vulgaris
I first noticed this weed at the beginning of secondspring last year when I was out photographing plants to use in weed profile posts. At first I was pleased – it looked a lot like one of the edible chrysanthemums. … Continue reading
Notes on brome grass (greater brome, ripgut brome, Bromus diandrus)
This is a post to record some notes from my current reading, on the assumption that I’ll forget what I’ve read if I don’t write it down. Ripgut brome – common name for two species, diandrus and rigidus. Better common … Continue reading
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Tagged brome grass, bromus diandrus, cereals, drylands, drylands farming, drylands food forest, fermenting, grains, greater brome, herbicide, herbicide resistance, mediterranean agriculture, opportunities, organic weed control, outside-the-box, ripgut brome, weed control, weed management, weed tea, weeds, weedscaping, zone 4
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Weed profile – Broomrape (Orobanche)
This weed amuses me immensely. It’s a curious thing. Note the colour – it looks dried out even though it isn’t, there’s not a speck of green. That’s because it has no chlorophyll – none of that green stuff that … Continue reading
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Tagged noxious weeds, orobanche, parasite, parasitic, weeds, weedscaping
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Friday photo – Under the old lemon tree
For more about the lemon tree bed, you might like to read this post.
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Tagged agroecology, companion planting, fermenting, flowers, lemon tree, seasonal flowerscape, soil protection, weedscaping
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Friday photo – Borage and grass bins
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Tagged agroecology, borage, couch grass, herbs, insects, nutrient recycling, soil building, soil conditioning, soil remediation, weed control, weedscaping
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Weed profile – Cape Daisy or Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula)
The Cape Daisy or Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula) is one of my favourite weeds. Not because it does anything particular – but because it’s cheerful and surprisingly accommodating. It makes lovely meadows and swathes of bright yellow daisy-like flowers even when … Continue reading
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