frankrichards16 said:Weeds and more weeds. I like to photograph and document my weeds. Most of my weeds do better than my cultivated plants:) Please share photos of your weeds (aka wildflowers).
Sonchus asper (L.) Hill 7/2021 SPINY SOWTHISTLE- (Sowthistle Weed) SPINY SOWTHISTLE, Mature size: 3', yellow, USDA Hardiness Zone HA, Michigan Bloom Month 9a, In Garden Bed W1 for 24.3 YEARS (Native). Planted in 1997.
Without a doubt some of the best predatory insect bait you could have in the yard. I love the whole lot, but prefer Arvensis for the table.. I never feel bad about harvesting it.
I'm pressed to find any S. asper remaining in the yard now, and these few Common Sowthistle (S. oleraceus) have needed watering a few times this year.
I may have watered the Perennial Sowthistle (S. arvensis) once too, not that it needed it.. Ours can get over 2 meters, which these have done. They do tend to be a little wind tender at this height, and I usually cut them back as they flop.
Really only one weed I can think of my yard, just let it try to flourish. I have a good deal of respect for the fortitude of Cirsium arvense.. Tough as they come.
