tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post1808175406266198979..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: C is for ChelmEcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-41877253806962239012015-04-04T18:48:44.183-06:002015-04-04T18:48:44.183-06:00You could make up some sort of festivities to go w...You could make up some sort of festivities to go with the celebration. Invite people to join you. Have picnic foods, maybe including some for the grill (don't know how tasty that smoke would be. Have an amusing speech or sing songs about overcoming evil.Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-83705917900806255602015-04-04T00:19:21.400-06:002015-04-04T00:19:21.400-06:00Ha! I did notice a sprig of Virginia Creeper comin...Ha! I did notice a sprig of Virginia Creeper coming up inside the garage last summer. Perhaps I'll regret planting it along my fence after all! <br /><br />I like your driftwood idea - I mean, it's gonna have to dry before I can reasonably do anything else with it, so I might as well try to make it look like I intended it to be there. Maybe it can go in the xeriscape or something.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-26615357040861558982015-04-04T00:17:30.481-06:002015-04-04T00:17:30.481-06:00I think I've finally learned to recognize the ...I think I've finally learned to recognize the seedlings, so I'm pretty good at getting them out as long as they're accessible. It's the ones in the cracks of concrete etc that give me real fits!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-65171156392818632152015-04-04T00:16:27.928-06:002015-04-04T00:16:27.928-06:00Those are good ideas. I think it will have to dry ...Those are good ideas. I think it will have to dry out a bit, but when it does maybe I can find a suitable place and a day without burning restrictions (a rare thing around here.)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-437031400569664302015-04-03T22:05:07.730-06:002015-04-03T22:05:07.730-06:00Chelm, interesting word. The last three years I ba...Chelm, interesting word. The last three years I battled moss growing up the brick on the apartment building by my apartment and darn sumac. There was an entire parking lot between the sumac and the apartment building but sure enough the sumac roots worked their way all the way under the pavement of the parking lot, the sidewalk in front of the apartment and grew up in the cracks between the sidewalk and the brick of the apartment building. I pulled, yanked and cut, and even poured white vinegar on those suckers and still they kept coming back. I wonder what will happen now that I no longer live there, will the new tenant keep at it or let it grow. The owner won't take care of it.<br /><br />As for your stump, I can see your concern. Why not treat it like drift wood? When you are done landscaping that spot leave a spot for it, but it up on a chuck of concrete or a large flat rock and let it dry out and be a decorative item in the design?Loishttp://theecograndma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-68807445798513404842015-04-03T15:23:22.492-06:002015-04-03T15:23:22.492-06:00Parks often have a grill or fire ring where you ca...Parks often have a grill or fire ring where you can burn something.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-30499984511875195312015-04-03T13:44:53.148-06:002015-04-03T13:44:53.148-06:00A friend might have an appropriate burning locatio...A friend might have an appropriate burning location. (People have fireplaces even in my town--probably you know someone with one near you.) Or you could at least give it away to someone for burning or art.Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-1204744523702556102015-04-03T13:41:50.997-06:002015-04-03T13:41:50.997-06:00I have a different plant that can be described the...I have a different plant that can be described the same way called fruitless mulberry. Now that our main tree died, we don't get 100 seedlings per square foot anymore.<br /><br />My only advice is to get them out as soon as you can; It only gets harder once they're bigger.<br /><br />I hope you got enough of the root out--it sure looks like it!Debbie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-40834934803415570362015-04-03T12:59:49.386-06:002015-04-03T12:59:49.386-06:00It wont' help the Chelm situation, but it was ...It wont' help the Chelm situation, but it was certainly satisfying! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-13361163195016339202015-04-03T12:59:21.479-06:002015-04-03T12:59:21.479-06:00Oooo... burning it would be tremendously satisfyin...Oooo... burning it would be tremendously satisfying! Alas, I don't have a fireplace or any appropriate burning location, but maybe I could come up with something. Just the thought of it going up in flames is sorta filling me with sinister delight! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-34473182198344040332015-04-03T12:57:36.631-06:002015-04-03T12:57:36.631-06:00Bermuda grass? I thought that was what they used o...Bermuda grass? I thought that was what they used on golf courses. Grass of any kind is pretty hard to grow around here... well, you can grow it, it just looks terrible unless you pour tons of water on it every few days. <br /><br />And your privet hedge sounds like it really is a zombie plant! Can't imagine your consternation when your garden stakes came to life and started taking over. Noooooooo!!!!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-39152925633150307232015-04-03T12:53:22.858-06:002015-04-03T12:53:22.858-06:00Well, I have avoided going the chemical warfare ro...Well, I have avoided going the chemical warfare route because that stuff makes me nervous. It gives me terrible migraines and I've recently read that it causes cancer, so I don't want it anywhere near my garden. But it may be worth trying on some of the Chelm out in the alley.<br /><br />I think I'm at a real disadvantage here because my next door neighbor (who is a renter) just lets the stuff grow, so new seeds are always falling on my property. Sigh.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-10553397431816496912015-04-03T12:51:32.190-06:002015-04-03T12:51:32.190-06:00Now that's an interesting idea... turn it into...Now that's an interesting idea... turn it into art! There's actually a dead stump near one of my rose bushes, that's kinda pretty, but I always just assumed there used to be something there that died. Hmmm...EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-23727030204664922992015-04-03T12:36:53.883-06:002015-04-03T12:36:53.883-06:00Alternate worlds... what do you mean, "altern...Alternate worlds... what do you mean, "alternate" worlds? :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-50746847227461620072015-04-03T09:33:33.583-06:002015-04-03T09:33:33.583-06:00That second to last picture with the lightning cra...That second to last picture with the lightning cracked me up. Too funny!Done By Fortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246597867355460723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-43716406410452911612015-04-03T09:13:03.625-06:002015-04-03T09:13:03.625-06:00No, I wouldn't re-bury that root again, either...No, I wouldn't re-bury that root again, either. I'd leave it above ground until it was dry, and then burn it. The plant that causes me most problems is a the blackberry bramble - they're persistent buggers and will cause injury to any gardener who attacks them. That reminds me, I really need to tackle them...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619866897155085499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-6665082948348212942015-04-03T08:48:29.074-06:002015-04-03T08:48:29.074-06:00I'm not familiar with your chelm monster but I...I'm not familiar with your chelm monster but I think the two worst invasives we have to deal with are privet hedge and Bermuda grass. I know folks who have given up having a vegetable garden because of Bermuda grass : ( Both spread by underground roots. And if you put a stick of privet in the ground it will come back to life! I learned this the hard way - trying to use some pieces of privet for garden stakes. We also have wild plum that spreads by root and has long thorns. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948800298547471988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-44083293222650493992015-04-03T08:23:44.255-06:002015-04-03T08:23:44.255-06:00Forgot to say, A to Z #1280--Thankful MeForgot to say, A to Z #1280--Thankful MeKristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-17095246497696723342015-04-03T08:23:12.752-06:002015-04-03T08:23:12.752-06:00Good luck! Persistence pays off eventually. We h...Good luck! Persistence pays off eventually. We have rid our yard of the chelm. Major digging of roots, being on high-alert for new suckers, and topical application of roundup (if you are not opposed to such drastic measures) will kill them off.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-35074116170483666792015-04-03T05:43:36.999-06:002015-04-03T05:43:36.999-06:00They call them invasive plants for a reason. Befor...They call them invasive plants for a reason. Before I buried it, I'd make sure that the roots don't contain some kind of toxin that's harmful to other plants. Black walnut trees are like that.<br /><br />As for what you can do with the root. My sister has dug various roots out from dead trees, etc. (she finds it therapeutic) and used them different ways. She has trimmed them so they stand up and put flower pots on them, finished them and let them stand alone as a piece of art, and used them under bird feeders as a place for the birds to perch.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-28335599165839421602015-04-03T05:35:00.575-06:002015-04-03T05:35:00.575-06:00Hmm, we don't get Chelm evilness where I live ...Hmm, we don't get Chelm evilness where I live ... I got nuthin' for ya. But I love it that you get a kick out of Ents and Snape and all other creatures of alternate worlds ...Krisnoreply@blogger.com