Giant weeds invade gardens in the Northeast

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  1. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Weeding the garden this year has been exceptionally difficult this year as the weeds, taking advantage of the warm weather, have grown exponentially. In some cases farm tractors from as far away as Texas and Pennsylvania participated in uprooting the leviathans from local gardens.

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    The situation appears to be under control for now but residents are keeping a watchful eye.

    Jerry
     
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  3. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Jerry you are a card!! :D :D If my Dandelions do ever grow into unmanageable giants then can I borrow one of your tractors please?
     
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    This is amazing Jerry! let us know if you need help on the fuel bills. One of the "competitor" friends that does the same kind of work we do just told Kevin what their fuel bill was for the first 4 months of the year :eek: We can all try to help.
     
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    Jerry, how big are your ants? Are you near a nuclear plant?
    And please, be careful around that pull cable. If it snaps or slips off the weed, it can give you a nasty wound.
     



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  6. cherylad

    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Just what I needed! A good chuckle. :D
     
  7. donm

    donm In Flower

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    My neighbors would like your tractors. One likes the "red" tractor and the other likes the "green" tractor.

    Don
     
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    waretrop Strong Ash Plants Contributor

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    :setf_026: Look what I found. A fertilizer for your garden. Keep on pulling Jerry.

    Barb in Pa.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    ROARRRRRRRRRRR.....oh Jerry, you are a caution!
     
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    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    Jerry, how did your cornfield come out? Did you get a good yield? I'm glad the tractor is still being put to use. Hopefully you can use it in your garden when you get all those weeds pulled.
    dooley
     
  11. Jerry Sullivan

    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Cornfield one struggled with either a lack of strong sunlight or nutrition. I will try a cornfield two later this spring. Perhaps with better luck. In the meantime the farm equipment will be featured in several new endeavors. There is always another surprise on the next row.

    Jerry
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    What horsepower Jerry?
     
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    Capt Kirk Thank a Veteran today!

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    It sounds to me that Jerry is spreading his own "fertilizer" ! :)
     
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    Kay Girl with Green Thumbs

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    Giggle Giggle... Jerry thanks for making us laugh this morning.
     
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    calinromania Young Pine

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    I think Tom Cruise should use one of your dandelion's "parachutes" when he needs to jump off a sky-scraper!
     

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