Whats this weed?
- Thread starter Catscratch
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And THAT is why I wouldn’t google it lol!!!
Yep that helps. I only had two “contradicting” weeds- but looks like I need calcium and keep working on the clay. Sooo. Gypsum lolNot 100% sure but that one is likely. I use the internet often.
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The one place I have pigweed it makes sense that there is a lot of nitrogen.
SD51555
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Catscratch
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Blooming pic for those who were curious.
SD51555
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What was the first thing that came to your mind when you saw that?
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Mortenson
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Moldboard plow?
Catscratch
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Nor sure I had a thought, other than it was blooming. What should I have been thinking?
T-Max
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There is a soil deficiency allowing it to outcompete what was planted?
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T-Max
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Catscratch
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Well hell, now I'm going to have to go investigate!
Jerry-B-WI
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How do we know the weed didn't follow the clover?
How do we know the clover and the weed didn't follow the grass?
SD51555
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Clover roots are fine and shallow at first. The grass doesn’t look big enough to have the root to shoot ratio to really punch deep yet.
I’d wanna take a shovel to that new weed and look for a big tap root. I don’t know if that’s what’s down there, but that’s what I’d be looking for.
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Foggy47
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Is there a "root to shoot ratio" book that I should buy? I already read "when weeds talk".....and my weeds have not said much to me. (grin).
Catscratch
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It's not uncommon for fibrous root plants to grow well where deep rooted plants live due to breaking compaction and perforation/moisture advantages. Here's a pic Foggy posted on another thread of how deep some natives go. When I made these plots a decade or so ago I did it strips with native grasses in between so that my plots plants could benefit the moisture and mineral mining.
Catscratch
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With ^^^ that said the internet claims the Bushy Wallflower has a fibrous system, not a tap root. I damn near went out with a shovel to check, but I won't be home before dark and won't feel like it later tonight.
Catscratch
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Got something for you guys to solve (sd, you feeling up to task?)...
Why did my exclusion cage have less growth inside than outside it?
Why did my exclusion cage have less growth inside than outside it?
