Comments | urban_nature: springtime knotweed

cottonmanifesto in urban_nature

Apr 17, 2009 19:28

the knotweed is sprouting and it amazes me how it can push aside inches-thick tarmac to get at the sun.

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perspicuity April 17 2009, 23:48:24 UTC

food!

eats them before they breed.

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cottonmanifesto April 18 2009, 00:37:34 UTC

ew!!!

perspicuity April 18 2009, 03:42:39 UTC

lightly steamed, the young shoots apparently taste like tart/lemony asparagus and can be used as a paste for certain cookings as well.

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trika April 18 2009, 00:14:54 UTC

Man, I hate that stuff, but it's amazing how determined it is to grow - even through inches of blacktop!

cottonmanifesto April 18 2009, 00:36:57 UTC

they cut it down once or twice a year, but that seems such an exercise in futility.

jolantru April 18 2009, 02:00:30 UTC

Whoa!