So I figured out where the dogs were picking up all the burrs. It's these plants that look really innocent when they're green and fuzzy with little white flowers. When they die and dry out however, they shed prickly burrs. I used the photo in a Google Image search to find similar plants so I could identify it, but Google keeps telling me it is Juniper. I wish! Juniper is native to the area and provides shelter for a diverse range of wildlife. Like piñon pines, they are short trees that do well in our rocky, nutrient poor soil, and I will probably plant some of both eventually. Until then, I will rip up every one of these horrible little plants I can find even if I can't figure out whether I should or not.
According to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, they're not on the noxious weeds list. If you know what they are, please let me know!
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I used to blog for my Master's classes. I also blogged at ASFG to describe how we were using technology in classes. Writing a blog is not something that comes easily to me though. I don't like sharing myself with the world, and I struggle to write the perfect sentence so I stopped when I felt like I didn't have to do it anymore. Now, I want to document our progress on the farm so I'm choosing to blog again. On the day we closed on the property (August 4th, 2020), I walked around looking at all the plants that were growing. Some of them are native and beneficial and some are not. Below you will see pictures of the plants I think we want to encourage. Now, I just need to learn their names! |
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