HERB - herbs - heeelp there's a monster

[Lynette K LaFontaine]

I just checked.  It has blossomed.  and my garlic chives are infected.  It
is really bad.  Guess I don't have any options.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan McEwen <jmcewen at hawaii.edu>
To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: HERB - herbs - heeelp there's a monster


>
> >I have a parasite invading my herbs.  It looks like orange string.  It
> >seems to have no root and does not seem to attach anywhere.
>
> This sounds like dodder, a parasitic weed.  I'm at home and all my
> horticulture books are at work, so I haven't got a solution for you at
> this moment.  In Hawaii, this is used to make a lei and is prized.  I
> don't know of  too many people who try to get rid of it.
>
> At the very least, remove it when you see it. It does produce flowers
> (inconspicuous ones) and seeds, so by removing it at least you will keep
> it from reproducing as well as keeping it from removing nutrients from
> your plants.  I'll post further info when I get back to my office on
> Tuesday.
>
> Catriona Stewart
>
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> Jan McEwen, Urban Horticulturist, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, Hawaii
> UH/College of Tropical Agriculture/Cooperative Extension Services
> SCA: Catriona Stewart of the Glens, Barony of the Western Seas, Caid
> Internet:  jmcewen at hawaii.edu
>
>
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