{"id":18395,"date":"2018-07-07T11:19:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T09:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=18395"},"modified":"2018-07-07T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-07T09:28:52","slug":"18395","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=18395","title":{"rendered":"Weeding Vermont!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was my most intensive weeding day of the year so far, first 2-3 hours finishing the weeding of KVANN\u2019s bed at V\u00e6res Venner community garden followed by 7 hours at Ringve Botanical Garden weeding the Vermont Bed (see below). It was literally covered in an effective ground cover of birch seedlings, much worse for some reason than the New Hampshire Bed which I weeded a week ago: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=18255\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=18255<\/a>. This reminded me of the large flock of redpolls (gr\u00e5sisik) at Ringve during the winter, a sign that it was a birch seed year &#x1f60a; and here\u2019s a picture from my blog last winter at Ringve: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/P1080538.jpg\">http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/P1080538.jpg<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18395 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18396'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"977\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Colliers_1921_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont-828x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Colliers_1921_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont-828x1024.jpg 828w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Colliers_1921_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont-243x300.jpg 243w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Colliers_1921_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont-768x950.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Colliers_1921_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont-300x371.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Colliers_1921_New_Hampshire_and_Vermont.jpg 1926w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18396'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Chicago garden resembles a map of Vermont and New Hampshire\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18398'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"799\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840749.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840749.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840749-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840749-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18398'>\n\t\t\t\tWeeded mostly birch seedlings\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18399'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840750.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840750.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840750-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840750-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18399'>\n\t\t\t\tMost of &#8220;Vermont&#8221; was a sea of young brirch seedlings\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18400'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840751.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840751.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840751-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840751-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18401'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840753.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840753.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840753-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840753-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18402'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840755.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840755.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840755-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840755-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18403'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840757.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18403\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840757.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840757-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840757-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18403'>\n\t\t\t\tI left this plant that I initially thought was opium poppy to see what it is!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18404'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840758.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840758.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840758-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840758-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18405'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840759.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840759.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840759-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840759-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18406'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840760.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840760.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840760-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840760-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18406'>\n\t\t\t\tFinished!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18397'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840748.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840748.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840748-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1840748-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18397'>\n\t\t\t\tI discovered one small problem&#8230;,the sea buckthorn tree (tindved) located about 4m from the southern tip of Vermont is suckering into the bed&#8230; I dug out several long suckers like this. It seemed to have the bootlace like mycelium of honey fungus?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=18409'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1070198-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1070198-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1070198-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1070198-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/P1070198.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-18409'>\n\t\t\t\tAn old picture from last autumn showing the sea buckthorn at top right!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In the previous blog a week ago linked above, I wrote:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cThe Allium garden at Ringve has grown well as have the so-called weeds (mostly very young birch trees!). I spent the afternoon weeding and documenting the right hand (easternmost bed)&#8230;.now known as the New Hampshire bed (I&#8217;m told the two beds resemble a map of Vermont and New Hampshire)\u00a0\u00a0(As it looks like the garden will be known as Chicago-hagen due to the fact that the native american name Chicago means onion)!!<br \/>\nThis is the link to the last album I made from 31st May:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10156051646095860.1073743203.655215859&amp;type=1&amp;l=cbacd0612e\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10156051646095860.1073743203.655215859&amp;type=1&amp;l=cbacd0612e<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was my most intensive weeding day of the year so far, first 2-3 hours finishing the weeding of KVANN\u2019s bed at V\u00e6res Venner community garden followed by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2644,210],"tags":[3090,3066,3089,234,1294,223],"class_list":["post-18395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botanical-garden","category-weeds","tag-birch-seedlings","tag-chicago-garden","tag-new-hampshire","tag-ringve-botanical-garden","tag-ringve-botaniske-hagen","tag-vermont"],"views":2289,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18395"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18411,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18395\/revisions\/18411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}