The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[N F C]

I think this whole situation is creeping everyone out. Add the full moon right now and you can literally feel tension in the air.

My daughter and the kids are home, just got back this morning. Grammy has to lay down the law today, Gramps is kind of fed up with that situation.

It's good to have clear cut rules. And no one needs more stress right now.

 

[ronott1]

Good morning folks


Ouch! I have some kind of invasive wild rose that grows here. It doesn't flower, just puts up vine like shoots full of thorns.

I used to call the big one a river thistle. It is actually called California Thistle

The other one is more of a tangle thistle and It stick to you and makes a lot of little cuts.

I think it is a dodder and apparently it has been strangling tomato plants here. Tomatoes are the number one ag crop in Yolo county too!

Agriculture - Weeds, Dodder (Cuscuta pentagona) aka. Angel?s Hair, Devil?s Gut, Love Vine, Strangle Gut, Tangle Gut, Witch?s Hair, Witch?s Shoelaces; infestation on tomato plants / California, USA.

 

[N F C]

I used to call the big one a river thistle. It is actually called California Thistle

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The other one is more of a tangle thistle and It stick to you and makes a lot of little cuts.

I think it is a dodder and apparently it has been strangling tomato plants here. Tomatoes are the number one ag crop in Yolo county too!

Agriculture - Weeds, Dodder (Cuscuta pentagona) aka. Angel?s Hair, Devil?s Gut, Love Vine, Strangle Gut, Tangle Gut, Witch?s Hair, Witch?s Shoelaces; infestation on tomato plants / California, USA.

That's a nasty looking weed!

 

[ronott1]

I gotta say, I don't even want to go out; It's almost surreal. I feel like I'm in a bad movie, something you'd see on SyFy about zombies. The loud speakers are reminding everyone to wear masks and keep their distance; the sound of the voice echoes back and it's just really creepy.

It would be nice if more of our Leaders in the Country realized how bad this is. Here in California there may need to be some police action to stop churches from holding Easter service...I would hope the congregants would get a clue even if the leaders do not have one

 

[ronott1]

That's a nasty looking weed!

The short ones cut you at the ankles. Some get very tall though and will cut you at the knees. It also has a very long root system

 

[chrissynemetz]

I have a weed very similar to that. It grows quite tall, and they're a beast to pull. My yard is covered with them every year.

 

[ronott1]

I have a weed very similar to that. It grows quite tall, and they're a beast to pull. My yard is covered with them every year.

It can be brutal in the Spring! Luckily if I do not water, they all die since we get almost no rain in the summer-- less than half an inch over 5 months

 

[igorsMistress]

It can be brutal in the Spring! Luckily if I do not water, they all die since we get almost no rain in the summer-- less than half an inch over 5 months

You know, chickens are quite effective at getting rid weeds

 

[sharron]

Good morning everyone!



Waiting seems like it would be the prudent thing to do. Take care of yourself DMC!

 

[ronott1]

You know, chickens are quite effective at getting rid weeds

And the lawn! Garden? What garden?