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Biocontrol Agents: Noxious Weed Control’s Unsung Heroes
On a cold and rainy May morning, I walk with Weed Specialist Karen Peterson along the bluffs at the west edge of Seattle’s Discovery Park. As usual, we’re here to control weeds—in this case, a large stand of Scotch broom (Cytisus… Read More ›
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Carteles sobre la cicuta están en muchos jardines comunitarios en el Condado de King!
La primavera ha llegado, y muchos jardineros en el Condado de King están afuera cultivando plantas deseables. Pero alrededor de muchos jardines comunitarios, una maleza nociva está creciendo: la cicuta (Conium maculatum), una planta venenosa que es tóxica para las… Read More ›
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Quiere caminar con un objetivo? Puede hacerse un “Weed Watcher!”
Cuando camino en un bosque u otra zona natural, quiero olvidar mi vida cotidiana y conectar con la naturaleza. Por esta razón, me molesta mucho cuando encuentro las mismas plantas invasoras que están en mi jardín! Malezas nocivas como escoba… Read More ›
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Look for Poison-Hemlock Posters at a Community Garden Near You!
As the weather warms, King County’s gardeners are venturing outside to till the soil, plant, and watch their new crops grow. But in and around many of our community gardens, another plant thrives: poison-hemlock, a noxious weed that can be… Read More ›
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Noxious weeds to watch out for this April
“There it is!” On the shoreline of West Seattle’s Lincoln Park, Weed Specialist Maria Winkler points uphill past a wall of blackberries, fallen trees, and other brush. A recent landslide has formed a narrow shelf of mud above them. On… Read More ›
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Don’t eat this plant! Poison-hemlock may be growing near you
Watch out this spring for poison-hemlock (Conium maculatum), a common noxious weed that’s toxic to people and animals. The stems of young poison-hemlock look like those of carrots and other members of the carrot family, but eating any part of… Read More ›
