[Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-13 Thread James Godsil
Dear All, I just came home to experience a neighbor who I've welcomed picking my raspberries inform me that she sprayed some thistles in my raspberry patch with some kind of insecticide. I told her not to do that anymore, por favor(!), and that I would ask this group how to deal with thistles in

[Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-13 Thread Judith Hainaut
The only way I know is to dig them out Jim. They send runners underground and are a real pistol to get rid of. Judy in Pontiac ___ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To lea

[Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-16 Thread jhainaut
Such a shame Jim.  I don't think I would eat them.  After sacrificing a season of your berries, I sure hope that at least the thistles will be gone. Judy in Pontiac -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-13 Thread Barbara
, but they are not the most noxious weed that I've every dealt with. Barbara -Original Message- From: James Godsil To: Community Gardens USA Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 2:34 pm Subject: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches Dear All, I just came home to experience a ne

Re: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-13 Thread Victory
ay 13, 2011 2:53 PM To: godsil.ja...@gmail.com; community_garden@list.communitygarden.org Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches James, I'll dig the thistles out of your raspberry patch if you will eliminate the Bermuda grass from my blackberry patch. The berries a

Re: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-15 Thread James Godsil
gt; > -Original Message- > From: James Godsil > To: Community Gardens USA > Sent: Fri, May 13, 2011 2:34 pm > Subject: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches > > Dear All, > > I just came home to experience a neighbor who I've welcomed picking my >

Re: [Community_garden] Thisltes in Raspberry Patches

2011-05-15 Thread Khalil Hassan
Insecticide or herbicide? On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM, James Godsil wrote: > Dear All, > > I just came home to experience a neighbor who I've welcomed picking my > raspberries > inform me that she sprayed some thistles in my raspberry patch with some > kind of > insecticide. > > I told her n