Does anybody know what this weed is that is taking over my flower beds?

[Dollythehun]

Originally Posted by JScott

On to another sudden subject change, I got my Burn Out concentrate today. It sure isn't very concentrated. It was like 20 dollars for a bottle that was enough to make 1 gallon of ready to use product. But I tried it on some particularly noxious grasses which are scarring the front lawn at the moment. I sprayed a few of them with glyphosate, and a few with Burn Out, to do a little experiment and see which works better. If the Burn Out works as good, I don't mind paying more to protect the environment and keep my money out of Monsanto's pocket, but it took me 4 gallons of diluted glyphosate to clear that back flower bed of weeds. That sure would have cost a lot of money if I were using Burn Out at that time instead.

I warned you about that.

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On your topic about proper nomenclature: I also took Latin, and when I had the nursery open I used to strict botanical latin. The only people who cared were other growers. It infuriated my customers and made them hate me.

I worked hard for my master's degree. And I don't like being talked to like I'm an idiot. I understand good grammar is perpetuated by the written language. But unless you're going to an orchid show or you're going to walk off a cliff I think you should extend grace to people. I learned this the hard way.

Part of being a good gardener is knowing when to do what and knowing what to do if your window of opportunity closes. I'm able to look at a plant and know from looking at it what kind of conditions it will take. I'm able to look at my garden and know that it needs water. I'm able to look at an orchid in the oncidium tribe and have a pretty good idea of what general care will take.

I think if you want to call your plant Drucilla, call it that. Just know that if you take it to the show you have to have it labeled properly. He she, or they, are all interchangeable terms for my plants . Frankly life is too short and it wasn't worth the hassle I got to always be right. You can be right or you can have relationships.