HomesteadHensandHoney

My current nemesis: Thistle!


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This week, I talk about thistles! How can we identify them? Are they good for pollinators? How do we destroy and conquer the invasive species? Will I be digging them up forever?? (Probably, yes)

All this and more in episode 70!


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References:

  • https://weedwise.conservationdistrict.org/2017/thistle-identification.html
  • https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2021/04/21/how-to-neutralise-glyphosate-roundup-herbicide-contamination-in-soil/
  • https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.13867
  • https://www.science.org/content/article/common-weed-killer-believed-harmless-animals-may-be-harming-bees-worldwide
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969721004654
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32723788/



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