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A Dirty Little Weed ?

 
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Interesting article on NPR today about nutsedge and how it prevents tooth decay :

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/16/331677512/this-dirty-little-weed-may-have-cleaned-up-ancient-teeth
 
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A link to some general info on nutsedge :

http://extension.psu.edu/pests/weeds/weed-id/yellow-nutsedge

Nice tidbit about using pigs to eradicate this dirty little weed . My take on it is "Why not plant more of it ?" . It might be useful in a good pasture rotation .
 
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