{"id":2307,"date":"2012-06-29T11:06:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T15:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2012-06-29T11:06:43","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T15:06:43","slug":"volunteers-good-and-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2012\/06\/29\/volunteers-good-and-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers, good and bad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, in the garden at least, not all volunteers are good guys.<\/p>\n

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Your basic pain-in-the-gardener’s-derriere crabgrass.<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the nasties in my garden are crabgrass, some kind of fine-leafed bindweed, dandelions and, by far the most persistent, galinsoga (an invasive from Europe that emigrated to my garden 30 years ago and has no intention of leaving).<\/p>\n

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Galinsoga: you can pull it out easily but that doesn’t mean you’ve rid your garden of this one. Persistent and prolific.<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the good volunteers of summer: dill and cilantro.<\/p>\n

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Dill. I don’t call it “dillweed” because I think of weeds as plants I don’t want in my garden. Dill is welcome. Everywhere.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cilantro. Think salsa.<\/p><\/div>\n

Oh, and I have almost too much calendula, also known as “pot marigold,” which I don’t use for cooking but which produces bright and beautiful yellow and orange blossoms all summer.<\/p>\n

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Calendula, in various shades of orange and yellow.<\/p><\/div>\n

Now, tell me about the volunteers in your garden: good and bad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yes, in the garden at least, not all volunteers are good guys.
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