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Aggressive bushy plant with thistle-like flowers

 
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Whatsit?
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Burdock flower
Burdock flower

'Theoretically this level of creeping Orwellian dynamics should ramp up our awareness, but what happens instead is that each alert becomes less and less effective because we're incredibly stupid.' - Jerry Holkins

 
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Burdock, that one will die after it flowers so if you don't want it just cut the flowers off. However it's both edible and tasty so if you have space I would keep some.
 
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Thanks!

I am a little concerned about if aggressive it is... it went from maybe 3 plants to completely covering several hundred sq feet, 6+ ft tall, in 1 year. Canada thistle is hiding in there, too..

Also... Now I need to track down the thing I thought was burdock and find out what *that* one actually is!

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these plants have to be some of the best chop and drop plant we have on our property. big leaves, will resprout/grow new leafs readily. I have some i have gotten 3 harvests from. great for mulch if you have to many!

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D Nikolls wrote:Canada thistle is hiding in there, too.


Arooggaahh! Battle stations! Battle stations!
 
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Douglas Alpenstock wrote:

D Nikolls wrote:Canada thistle is hiding in there, too.


Arooggaahh! Battle stations! Battle stations!



Ya. I am on round 4 of cutting it in some areas. Brushhog on tractor to knock it down from 7ft. Then the blade on the brushcutter to knock down the ones that pop back up after that. Now it is flowering and I am running all over the goddamned place cutting with loppers and collecting the heads to burn... pretty fucking joyous.


I can't speak to some of my neighbours this time of year, for fear of murdering them... they ignore the stuff. Arg!

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I understand exactly what you are talking about. I fought a 22 year pitched battle on my old property. I am on a sand hill now, so it's easier to harass them. But some inconsiderate dunderhead  (is that okay Gir Bot?) has been allowing seeds to drift across my property for the last two years. We are not amused.
 
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