tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post545543093938745887..comments2023-12-18T13:31:34.570-06:00Comments on Twice Bloomed Wisteria: In the PasturesWisteriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01646131135706997373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-3308103654370185292009-02-10T08:22:00.000-06:002009-02-10T08:22:00.000-06:00The clove oil does seem to work, but not in the co...The clove oil does seem to work, but not in the complete kill sense. We will keep at it on sunny days. Our thistle is right in the middle of the hay field. Our hope is to eliminate it or keep it low enough that when we cut and bale hay that we don't bale up a bunch of prickly stalks that will scatter seeds wherever we feed hay, Hay quality is all important.<BR/><BR/>Last year we dug out Wisteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646131135706997373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-42726529077201426052009-02-09T07:56:00.000-06:002009-02-09T07:56:00.000-06:00I love the smell of cloves!Good luck with your thi...I love the smell of cloves!<BR/>Good luck with your thistles!Garden State Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990374136605207993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-20507032358374768972009-02-09T07:55:00.000-06:002009-02-09T07:55:00.000-06:00Mmmm, Clove gum, and Beeman's, and Teaberry. Did ...Mmmm, Clove gum, and Beeman's, and Teaberry. Did you know Chuck Yeager was a Beeman's fan? I still see some of the "old fashioned" gums around. <BR/><BR/>When I was a kid, my sister and I were in the back seat of Grandma's car. She was taking us to lunch with her best friend, who didn't seem to like kids much. Of course we were smacking and popping our gum, amusing ourselves while the ladiesJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802695378617927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21359414.post-66031586311686336452009-02-08T21:31:00.000-06:002009-02-08T21:31:00.000-06:00I seem to remember reading about oil of clove as a...I seem to remember reading about oil of clove as a toothache remedy in some old-timey books :).<BR/><BR/>Most of our thistles grown on the perimeter of our fields, and we've had very good luck swathing the outside round, just *before* the thistles bloom. The idea being that the plants are concentrating all the energy to the top of the plant and away from the root, so you are cutting it at a veryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com