Re: Why call it the weed train.

guymonmd Wrote:
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> Roger, thanks for covering the Botany Train (weed
> train).
> Sorry if I stepped on your toes.
>
> My dad was a USFS wildlife and range manager for
> his entire career. I helped him do weed control
> on the forest many times.
> Any invasive species was a weed. Dandy-loins,
> and especially Canada Thistle.
> There was not much that could be done about the
> Dandy-lions but we were always trying to kill the
> Canada Thistle.
> We were never able to get rid if it completely
> though.
> Below is a picture of Canada Thistle or Creeping
> Thistle.
> [attachment 56684 canada_thistle-w.jpg]


Not to worry about upsetting me. I am to old to get upset and I am a big believer in everybody has a right to their opinion.