Karl's Garden Blog

In my continuing quest to identify all the weeds in my yard, I bring you the beautiful Star of Bethlehem! And a big note:
Warning: This plant is EXTREMELY poisonous to humans, canines and grazing animals, even in low doses, and should be removed from any areas where it could be consumed.
Apparently the most common species [...]

Curled Dock, Rumex Crispus L., is the bane of my backyard, and is the single most difficult plant to eradicate that I’ve encountered to date.
It’s a broad leafed perennial, non-native in the US, that grows a giant taproot that can extend up to a foot underground and more than three inches in width (!)… and [...]