Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Spring on Whidbey - Nemesis

This is the hairy bittercress, I think. I battle this weed from the mustard family all year long. If let go to seed, the pods burst, spreading seeds everywhere. It has a twelve week cycle so weekly weeding is a must. It grows well in moist areas, like uh, the Pacific Northwest. I do not remember this weed here as a child growing up on Whidbey. And some may challenge my saying it is a weed as the leaves are edible. But if I define a weed as a plant growing where I don't want it to, then it is a weed!

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