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  • From: Art Petrzelka <art@complum.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Tomatoe on horseweed.
  • Date: 15 Mar 2004 21:29:14 -0600

On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 20:43, Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:
> No no. Was horse weed not horse nettle. I've been nettled many times
> and know the difference, but I don't know the botanical name of horse
> weed. Here nettle only gets about 4 feet tall while weed can get 6
> feet and doesn't sting. It is rough as sandpaper.

In Iowa, horseweed is giant ragweed. When it dries, the stalks make
great spears for kids. :-)
It also loosens up the soil real good, and loves high ammonia
concentrations, like feedlot runoff.
--
Art Petrzelka
Amana, Iowa, USA





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