You may have seen it in a neighbor’s yard. Maybe you have it in your own yard. And maybe you even think it is somewhat attractive. But the truth is, there is nothing pretty about the noxious weed Myrtle spurge. Continue reading “Purge Your Spurge, Myrtle Spurge”
Category: Weed War
Canada and Musk Thistle
CANADA THISTLE
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MUSK THISTLE
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Weed War
Weeds are a growing concern in our neighborhood. Many homeowner associations and individuals informed C.A.R.E. that they felt overwhelmed by the numbers of weeds after last summer’s rains, particularly, the Bull, Canada and Musk thistles. Even thistle thickets like the one above can be overcome.
Read how to achieve a thistle-free pasture that looks like this meadow. Continue reading “Weed War”
Thistle Before and After/ Fall & Late Summer Information
BEFORE
AFTER
Canada Thistle (Late Summer)
You might as well mow the area now (saving the step of cutting the seed heads only). We can’t stress enough that if you will use a bag on your mower to collect all cuttings, you will greatly reduce the number of seeds left on the ground to germinate next year. Continue reading “Thistle Before and After/ Fall & Late Summer Information”
Dalmatian Toadflax
DALMATIAN TOADFLAX
Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica
Figwort Family
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Class B
Aliases: Balkan toadflax, broadleaf toadflax, wild snapdragon, smooth toadflax
Perennial: Forb
Flowers/Fruit: Seeds Mature July – September. (Oct. after the 1st year)
Flowers: Snapdragon type, bright yellow, tinged with orange, 1-1/2″ long spur. The upper lip is 2-lobed and the lower is 3-lobed.
Bloom: May – August Continue reading “Dalmatian Toadflax”
Diffuse Knapweed
DIFFUSE KNAPWEED
Centaurea diffusa Lam. Asteraceae (sunflower family)
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture Class B
List B Eradication Required
Aliases: Spreading Knapweed, tumble knapweed, white knapweed
Annual: (1 yr life cycle). Most commonly a short-lived perennial (survives the winter but doesn’t do well the 2nd yr.); occasionally a biennial (needs 2 yrs to complete its life cycle).
Licensed Applicators
Licensed Applicators in the local area*
Ark Ecological Services LLC
6560 Dover Street Arvada, CO 80004
303-985-4849
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-sperger-9b95598/
Fertilizer Sources
Fertilizer vendors in the local area*
Abners Garden Center
12280 West 44th Avenue
Wheatridge CO 80033
(303) 424-0180
https://www.abnersgardencenter.com/ Continue reading “Fertilizer Sources”
Common Mullein
COMMON MULLEIN
Verbascum thapsus L. (Scrophulariaceae)
Colorado Dept. of Agriculture C List for Containment
Dig the rosettes or spray. Cut off flowering heads and Bag
Aliases: Aaron’s rod, Adam’s flannel, beggar’s blanket, beggar’s flannel, beggar’s stalk, big taper, blanket herb, blanket leaf, bullock’s lungwort, candlewick plant, clot, clown’s lungwort, cow’s lungwort, cuddy’s lungs, devil’s tobacco, duffle, feltwort, flannel leaf, flannel plant, fluffweed, golden rod, great mullein, hag’s taper, hare’s beard, hedge-taper, ice leaf, Jacob’s staff, Jupiter’s staff, lungwort, miner’s candle, mullein, mullein dock, old man’s flannel, Our Lady’s flannel, Quaker rouge, rag paper, shepherd’s club, shepherd’s staff, St. Peter’s staff, torches, torchwort, velvet dock, velvet plant, white man’s footsteps, wild ice leaf, witch’s taper, woolen, wooly mullein.