Comments on: It’s Best to Know What You’re Dealing With

By: Marcy C

Marcy C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:15:16 +0000

When I dug them up, I cut them down first and chopped and like Mark suggested, put them in the garbage…I do this with many of the invasive plants like garlic mustard, canada thistle and other things..I like to let the sun burn them first, either in a garbage bag or on the driveway in the hot sun…then throw away…less likely to grow later. I am sure I wore gloves and long sleeved shirt and long pants…didn’t want anything touching me…if you behead, they will sprout more branches and more seed heads…can you contact the park and see if they will dig it out…not ROUND UP?

And Rachel….I keep the Queen Anne’s lace OUT of the garden and give it it’s own space..it reseeds everywhere, but a great flower to put in food coloring to change color and also the host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly…

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:05:45 +0000

For disposing of the flower/seed heads, the best option is to put in the trash for the landfill.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:44:44 +0000

Hmmm. Maybe I should behead those plants so they can’t go to seed. But where to throw them out…?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:22:23 +0000

Scary! I just went and double-checked the weeds I’ve seen out in my backyard: no purple splotches, and fuzzy stems/leaves, so Queen Anne’s Lace. Whew!

By: Marcy C

Marcy C — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:22:51 +0000

Had this a few years back in the yard….it kept growing and growing and growing…once I finally figured it out, I dug it out and got rid of it…anything like this, always get it before it goes to SEED otherwise you will have more and more everywhere…Got it before it got ahead of me…whew!!!!