On Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:51:10 +0000, Klara
wrote:

In message , Mary Fisher
writes

"PA" alves###paulo@gmail#com wrote in message
. ..
I am starting a new part of the garden and try to get rid of the weeds. It
was when I noticed this strange plant/weed? I do not have a clue of what
it
is and how it giot there (if it is not a weed).

The picture is he
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t...N0016Small.jpg

thanks

HA! It's what brought me back to URG some time ago :-)

It's caper spurge, a very handsome plant I think and easy to pull up but I
wouldn't want a lot in my small garden. Someone warned not to eat the seeds,
they're not capers and can be dangerous. Also, the sap can affect some
people quite badly.

I feel very pleased to know about this - all thanks to others here :-)

Mary

They're supposed to be good against moles. I don't know whether this has
been proven, but ever since the spurge turned up in our garden the moles
have disappeared :-)

In my experience it does not deter moles at all.
HOWEVER I have heard that the sap was used against moles on the skin,
not the furry burrowers.


Pam in Bristol