We saw this pretty purple field on our drive to Mudgee this week. The ABC ran an article recently saying that the warm wet Spring has been particularly favourable for its growth so there are plenty of photographers out taking snaps, that is the good news.
The bad news is that it's Patersons Curse, a farmer's headache. It is highly competitive in pastures and is toxic to livestock, particularly horses, though sheep can graze on it a little bit.
Now back at home. This Spring my Kandos garden has lovely green terraces. That's the good news.
The bad news is it is nearly all a clover like weed called Burr Medic. The whole town is covered in it! The locals say the seeds blew in with the dust storm towards the end of the drought. It is a lovely green so I would not much care but as the weather gets warmer it will go brown and is already starting to do this.
And a final piece of weedy good news, the council inspectors at our Blue Mountains garden have given Burnbrae the all clear now the weed tree has been removed and is now happily mulching my gardens beds.
Oh, would you ever think such beauty can be toxic to animals. Or the beautiful green turn brown in no time - glad you shared the beautiful side.
ReplyDeleteAll green I got this year was... chives!
This was no summer and today we switched to winter-time, I hate that.
I am enjoying the green while it lasts.
DeleteGlad to see everything so green (even if they're weeds).
ReplyDeleteI agree. The green is just fabulous.
DeleteI just love the 'good news' of your lovely peaceful garden.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying the green while it lasts.
DeleteBeautiful garden Joan. Weeds are a nightmare!
ReplyDeleteThe biggest nightmare for me is I don’t know what to do about it.
DeleteOh there's never any good news as far as weeds go Joan Elizabeth, although my daughter disagrees with me, if any weeds in her garden have even the hint of a flower, she's fine with that 😉
ReplyDeleteI am pretty much on the same page as your daughter but got to regret letting creeping buttercup get away from me in my mountain garden - it is so hard to pull out though I like it’s yellow flowers.
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