tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post8957031187912135700..comments2023-08-01T07:08:17.745-02:30Comments on Conversations From Land's Edge: What Next...Triffids?Alan W. Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-41682821252046904052009-08-19T08:42:11.828-02:302009-08-19T08:42:11.828-02:30then again, we're the parents who let him go a...<b>then again, we're the parents who let him go around with a broken arm for 2 weeks before taking him to the emerg</b><br /><br />Does shed some light on why he wants to run away to sea though, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-53557665570675879642009-08-18T22:06:54.682-02:302009-08-18T22:06:54.682-02:30Goodness. Blistering sap. What will the world thin...Goodness. Blistering sap. What will the world think of next?!Jeremy Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052579570290251380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-46084744997563659262009-08-18T18:43:00.173-02:302009-08-18T18:43:00.173-02:30Danielle, I guess one person's hogweed is anot...Danielle, I guess one person's hogweed is another person's rosebush.<br /><br />Mercedes, I didn't include the photo of my son grabbing the stalk with his fist...guess we shouldn't let him play with them any more...then again, we're the parents who let him go around with a broken arm for 2 weeks before taking him to the emerg (*sighs, no parent of the year award...again!)Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-355949786151563222009-08-18T16:52:59.484-02:302009-08-18T16:52:59.484-02:30I'm sorry, but I was laughing through this who...I'm sorry, but I was laughing through this whole post. "Ooh, what are they? They're so beautiful! They're...AUGGHHH!!! <br /><br />We have White Oleander in the backyard. Gorgeous, delicate things. I often clip the flowers off and put them in my hair. The sap,of course, can cause you to go blind, but hey, what's life without a little adventure?<br /><br />-MercedesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-6323935086010474722009-08-17T19:59:07.091-02:302009-08-17T19:59:07.091-02:30Funny how some of the most noxious weeds are the p...Funny how some of the most noxious weeds are the prettiest.Danielle Birchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796467053451208102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-55446528024332339892009-08-17T18:56:16.149-02:302009-08-17T18:56:16.149-02:30Alan... you might want to sit down.
I just awarde...Alan... you might want to sit down.<br /><br />I just awarded you the "One Lovely Blog Award".<br /><br />http://ufexp.blogspot.com/2009/08/one-lovely-blog-award-one-nonono.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-74520656848256402882009-08-17T09:13:13.214-02:302009-08-17T09:13:13.214-02:30Holy natural defenses! Don't you love it when ...Holy natural defenses! Don't you love it when something so lovely is also so horrible? My roses and thistles nip me all the time, wishing they could do me as much damage as the Giant Hogweed I'm sure.Rebecca Nazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586998368101239421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-3987974739913227182009-08-17T08:06:32.857-02:302009-08-17T08:06:32.857-02:30Katey,they've cut the weeds down now, but the ...Katey,they've cut the weeds down now, but the thing produce a lot of seeds and may be back with a vengeance next spring. The boy's cuteness is, of course, from my side of the family ;)<br /><br />KC, I wouldn't want to try shredding it up on a salad either. You may be on to something. Would th supervillian plant give the eater super powers? Probably be super crazy to try.<br /><br />Akasha, wouldn't want to have to deal with those stinging plants every year. Had some ground cover at our last house that would sting your fingers and leave them numb for a while.<br /><br />Jameson, sounds like you have the same gardening tactic as myself. Go out on a blitz a couple of time each summer, ignore it the rest of the time.<br /><br />Natalie, when I saw them I said something more like "What the F&*% is that?"<br /><br />Anton, you're correct about the Genesis thing. The woman who wrote the newspaper article had some song lyrics in her story. Hmm, could be useful in a story...Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-26858572704670769202009-08-17T07:27:21.462-02:302009-08-17T07:27:21.462-02:30Giant Hogweed? Isn't that an early Genesis tra...Giant Hogweed? Isn't that an early Genesis track?<br /><br />Ah, here we go.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDwyBWjfFaM<br /><br />Anyway, reacts with sunlight, eh? So that would be like a vampire killing accelerant that you've got there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-91088394598539984212009-08-16T15:22:44.760-02:302009-08-16T15:22:44.760-02:30Yesterday I finally stopped procrastinating and we...Yesterday I finally stopped procrastinating and went out to do battle with the weeds in our side yard. They had grown to about five to six feet in height, but luckily none where like the monster you encountered. A few good whacks and the fight was over, the weeds were gone and my back was killing me.Jameson T. Cainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989529177998260901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-55206339115839939592009-08-16T09:27:43.918-02:302009-08-16T09:27:43.918-02:30We have triffids growing at the bottom of our gard...We have triffids growing at the bottom of our garden: aka stinging nettles...they grow about six feet high and are as vicious as hell. each year - wearing a jacket and my thick leather motorbike gloves - I pull the buggers up by the roots, only to have them grow up again the next year!Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-24002268157950859892009-08-15T19:48:04.562-02:302009-08-15T19:48:04.562-02:30Wow, I've never seen a plant like that. It doe...Wow, I've never seen a plant like that. It does look sort of like queen anne's lace, but queen anne's lace has an edible root. I really don't want to think about the effects your supervillain plant would have if you ate it.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136127029720129227.post-8424389968057751632009-08-15T14:45:04.662-02:302009-08-15T14:45:04.662-02:30Oh my god, this is what I mean about reality being...Oh my god, this is what I mean about reality being so much freakier than anything we could invent. That's downright scary!<br /><br />Cool about the paper though. And the kid is super cute-- too bad he had to lose an ear. But hey, it was for science! ;)Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.com