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  • From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] N.E. states are declaring war on harmful non-native plants - The Boston Globe
  • Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:52:27 -0500

At 9/27/2005, you wrote:
At least 2 of the ones on
that pamphlet are never seen locally, and star thistle was one of them.
I've never seen a star thistle. Besides, star thistle has no use in
permaculture and only an ignorant would ever allow any sort of thistle
to prosper.

i do not know about coastal Oregon but inland into Washington it is thick. It is good bee forage for preparing a hive for overwintering because the honey is a heavy dark color with a strong flavor.

Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up

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http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

My present location is the star on the map in the link below
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