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Continue every three weeks all summer.If the vine is out of control, you can spray the weeds with 2,4-D, which will kill the weed but spare your lawn. The spiny burs are harmful to agricultural crops, such as wool and hay, and they can damage the mouths...

Apply liquid sprays when the wind is calm to. Sandbur control with chemical applications will gradually diminish the appearance of the pest and over time you should be able to control it with general cultural methods.

These grow up to 20 inches in height and feature leaf blades with downy surfaces and smooth undersides. Some drop their seeds into water for dispersal; others scatter tiny seeds on the wind.

Both these trees have large leaves and attractive, mottled and peeling bark. Hybrids between Chinese chestnut and American chestnut (Castanea dentata), which is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8, are increasingly popular in home landscapes and orchards.

When the nuts are cooked, remove the leathery shell and seed coat. Instead, pick a growing site with good air circulation.Although Chinese chestnut trees become drought tolerant as their root systems establish, you should provide ample water if you want...

The bur sage is generally one of the first plants to grow in hot, sunny areas where other seeds are unable to survive. The leaves are waxy and thick and have adapted to the harsh heat and dry conditions of the tropical desert.

The weed is recognized by its large, oval or triangular “elephant-ear” leaves. The burs can cause real problems for livestock, resulting in eye infections, skin problems and mouth sores.and other diseases that can spread to agricultural plants.freestar.queue.push(function()...

Check the existing bevel for the correct angle for sharpening. Use a double-cut tooth pattern file for taking out chips and a single-cut pattern for finishing the job. Check for the beveled side, and then clamp it down in a vise or with C-clamps to secure...

The seed heads and seeds themselves were said to resemble stones in the kidneys and bladder, and we now know that burdock seeds actually do help in treating them. Culpeper wrote that the leaves could be bruised and placed on tendons that are pulled too...

Shagbark hickory wood is used for tool handles and furniture. It is often used for firewood and to smoke meat. The nuts are round and have deeply furrowed shells. Once highly favored by Native Americans, chinkapin chestnuts are sweet and edible.

The cotton gin will separate the fibers from the seeds and remove any burs, stems, leaves or other undesirable elements.Condense the fiber into bales, which can weigh up to 500 pounds.

Place hoarhound (Marrubium vulgare) in xeriscape gardens or herb gardens in USDA zones 3 through 10. Nickerbean (Caesalpinea bonduc) is a clambering shrub that grows up to 20 feet long.

The large, well-muscled lambs efficiently produce high-quality, lean cuts of meat on pasture, while mature sheep give around 8 to 12 pounds of fine wool each year. The easily adaptable Romney produces fine, easy-to-spin wool, as well as meat.

Not only does all of this greenery provide food and shelter for the living creatures on our farm (including us), it also offers my family and I gifts of cooling shade, serene beauty and country-fresh fragrances.

Hundreds of 2-inch golden daisies with buttery tips and dark, fringed eyes smother fine foliage in summer. It may look like the plant has many little deep green-toothed leaves, but what you see are actually leaflets that make up a larger compound leaf.The...

The lipstick-red color is what gives the tree its common name. They grow in scarlet heart-shaped capsules or pods that look a little like chestnut burs, with many spikey bristles. The lipstick plant does not have any insect or disease problems.

Mom's doing something different with Kerla, though. When Dad took Kerla back inside the house, we asked Jadzia what she thought of her husband-to-be. That's because Uzzi protects me and he has horns.

(Be sure you've correctly identified any wild plant before tasting it.) Wild chervil might even be considered pretty, with its "Queen Anne's lace" style flowerheads. Recipe sites often name salads, cream sauces, cheese combinations, and herbed butters...

Red oak tree acorns overwinter before germination begins in the early spring. Approximately 75 to 95 percent of the acorns will successfully germinate. The oak tree adapted itself to grow in shallow soil by producing roots that grow only 1 foot below...

For this reason, bull thistle removal is a priority among farmers and meticulous gardeners.Bull thistle starts life as a spiny leaved rosette. The plant has colonized much of North America and is a pest plant in the garden and in agriculture.

But one day, it will be 50 feet high. In many parts of Europe and North America, acorns are used to feed livestock. Despite its size, it makes for a nice shade tree. Live oaks are often seen draped in Spanish moss and bring to mind images of southern...

That way you can hit the plants before they form the damaging seed heads or cones. Once the little cones are formed, the plant has plenty of seed to set for the next year's crop and you are stuck dealing with it for another season.

Examine the leaf shape – rounded or slender, pointed or rounded – as well as other salient aspects like bark, size and bloom (if the tree is flowering, of course). Compare this with the inch-long, rattle-like seedpods of the aptly named screwbean...

The dense mat of vegetation efficiently grabs soil and holds it in place.Another of the uses for sub-clover is as cover for beneficial insects as well as suppression of pest insect egg laying.

The acorns aren't as messy as those of most other oaks. It has an unusual branch structure and deeply furrowed bark that combine to keep the tree. It has a straight trunk and a well-shaped canopy, with the upper branches growing upward and lower branches...

Invest In Hand Tools You've probably figured out by now that I'm fond of hand tools, and while I like to make do with the ones I have, I might invest in some new ones for 2017. With Christmas in the rear-view mirror and the beginning of 2017 just days...

The new plant grows and forms its own male and female parts and starts the life cycle all over again. The pistil comprises the stigma, style, ovary and ovule. Pollinators can be insects or birds drawn to the plant by the colorful flowers and fragrance...