I Love My Gallant Soldier

I Love My Gallant Soldier

Bed of Galinsoga Galinsoga (galinsoga parviflora) is often called gallant soldier, and also quickweed, or potato weed, or by many other common names. It’s native to South America and was brought to Europe, where it’s now pervasive, in the 1700’’s.  Its presence in North America may either be up from Mexico or brought back from Europe. Galinsoga is named after the botanist and physician to the Queen of Spain, Ignacio Mariano Martinez de Galinsoga, who...

Common Weeds in Strawberries

The strawberry harvest is over for this year.  There are still a few small berries in the beds, but the days of having to go out morning and night to keep up, and being able to pick quarts at a time are finished.  This year’s harvest was good.  I’ve done a reasonable job this year of keeping the beds weeded, always a difficult task.  I took some pictures of the six weeds that showed up the most this spring.  Ranked relative to occurrence and...

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