Gardeners Archives Volume 3: [gardeners] Re:Globe thistle

[gardeners] Re:Globe thistle

bsk

gardeners@globalgarden.com

Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:32:04 -0500

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C11384.3E2AFCE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pat are you sure you want to have some thistle plants? All the thistles = we have growing in the pasture on our land is nothing but a very thorny = nuisance plant. They colonize and take over the ground around them each = time they bloom and are allowed to go to seed. I tried hoeing for 2 = years and didn't make much of a dent. We have finally resorted to weed = killer. If all thistles are thorny like the bull thistle we have I really = wouldn't encourage anyone to plant them. The cows can't even eat around = them, if you or a child steps on one you sure will be hurting and they = really ruin any hay if they get into a field and take off. That is like = bird seed I see for sale in the store that have thistle in them I = wouldn't buy it because I would hate to spread them if they also become = a problem plant. I love the large purple blue of the local thistle plants but I just = can't let them get away from us here. If you see some thistle plants you = see along the road that you like you could cut off the dead blossoms and = get the seed. Ranchmama Okie zone 7a ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lawyerina@aol.com=20 Anyone know where I can get some globe thistle seeds?=20 Pat Neumann=20 Sag Harbor, NY=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C11384.3E2AFCE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

Pat are you sure you want to have some = thistle=20 plants? All the thistles we have growing in the pasture on our land is = nothing=20 but a very thorny nuisance plant. They colonize and take over the ground = around=20 them each time they bloom and are allowed to go to seed. I tried hoeing = for 2=20 years and didn't make much of a dent. We have finally resorted to weed=20 killer.

If all thistles are thorny = like the=20 bull thistle we have I really wouldn't encourage anyone to plant them. = The cows=20 can't even eat around them, if you or a child steps on one you sure = will be=20 hurting and they really ruin any hay if they get into a field and = take off.=20 That is like bird seed I see for sale in the store that have thistle in = them I=20 wouldn't buy it because I would hate to spread them if they also become = a=20 problem plant.

I love the large = purple blue of=20 the local thistle plants but I just can't let them get away from us = here. If you=20 see some thistle plants you see along the road that you like you could = cut off=20 the dead blossoms and get the seed.

Ranchmama
Okie zone 7a