Herb of the Week- Garlic Mustard

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I will be posting an herb of the week every Tuesday. I find it is easy to remember things like this when you get them in small doses.

 Garlic Mustard ( Alliaria petiolata)

 It is an invasive weed but the usda does classify's it as an herb. It is banned in my state (but it grows like crazy in the park near my house.
This erect European herb of open woodlands and disturbed soil has dark green, heart-shaped, scallop-edged, deeply veined, long-stalked basal leaves that grow up to 5" across.

Herb of the week - Japanese Knotweed

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I will be posting an herb of the week every Tuesday. I find it is easy to remember things like this when you get them in small doses.

 

Japanese Knotweed  (Polygonum cuspidatum)

Japanese Knotweed looks like bamboo. it has visible nodes(dark ring around stalk) every 8″ or so. When it comes up in the spring it is usually part of a larger grove of Knotweed sending up many shoots of varying heights each about an inch in diameter, when summer approaches the maximum height will be somewhere around 6′-8′.   Japanese Knotweed has a wide leaf, the length is about twice the width. Japanese Knotweed is an invasive weed in many parts of the United States.,

Song for this post has to be an old one  Waiting in the Weeds - Eagles

 

Herb of the Week - Milkweed

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I will be posting an herb of the week every Tuesday. I find it is easy to remember things like this when you get them in small doses.

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.)

 Caution: Do not get milkweed sap in your eyes wash your hands thoroughly after handling the plant. Also, some people may develop an allergic reaction when the sap touches the skin.

There are many other variations of milkweed they are similar in use
Common Milkweed grows up to six feet tall. It has large, broad leaves, usually four to ten inches long. They sometimes have red veins.Pink to purple flowers. Green pods. Upright or erect. Found in Thickets on the roadsides, dry fields and waste places.
It is another easy to cultivate plant.

Songs for this post has to be Birdcall Morning Lyrics - Joe Walsh