On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:41:49 GMT, "Zipadee Doodar"
wrote:

Pulling out some past their best Feverfew plants, when a long length of
sticky willy wrapped itself around my arm and hurt like hell. Had to call
wife to extricate me from it, and now my arm is in a heck of a mess. On
investigating, i have found this weed lurking all over my flower beds. Any
suggestions as to how to eradicate it?


Sticky Willy? Not heard that one before. Cleavers?

Regards,



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Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

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from "Bob Hobden" contains these words:

The marks also itch like mad she
tells me.

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Regards
Bob


I find the scratches very irritating too. We didn't have it locally
until about three seasons ago. It is now all over the hedgerows,
choking evreything in its path. My partner calls it "My favourite weed"
because whenever I see it I pull it up, with much cursing. The problem
is that it is so well camoufalged that it cannot be seen unless one is
peering intently at the stuff. My only advice, for what it's worth, is
to pull it out as soon as you see it. It is an annual plant and cannot
survive without seeding.

HTH,

Compo.

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:13:21 +0100, Stephen Howard
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:41:49 GMT, "Zipadee Doodar"
wrote:

Pulling out some past their best Feverfew plants, when a long length of
sticky willy wrapped itself around my arm and hurt like hell. Had to call
wife to extricate me from it, and now my arm is in a heck of a mess. On
investigating, i have found this weed lurking all over my flower beds. Any
suggestions as to how to eradicate it?


Sticky Willy? Not heard that one before. Cleavers?

Yes - also goose grass.


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bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:07:31 GMT, (Sally
Thompson) wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:13:21 +0100, Stephen Howard
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:41:49 GMT, "Zipadee Doodar"
wrote:

Pulling out some past their best Feverfew plants, when a long length of
sticky willy wrapped itself around my arm and hurt like hell. Had to call
wife to extricate me from it, and now my arm is in a heck of a mess. On
investigating, i have found this weed lurking all over my flower beds. Any
suggestions as to how to eradicate it?


Sticky Willy? Not heard that one before. Cleavers?

Yes - also goose grass.


Aha. Thanks.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

"Zipadee Doodar" wrote in message
Pulling out some past their best Feverfew plants, when a long length of
sticky willy wrapped itself around my arm and hurt like hell. Had to call
wife to extricate me from it, and now my arm is in a heck of a mess. On
investigating, i have found this weed lurking all over my flower beds. Any
suggestions as to how to eradicate it?

It's a difficult job but old fashioned weeding is the only way, especially
before it seeds around. Trace it back to the roots.
If you have any cats or dogs the small round seeds will attach themselves to
their fur and sometimes take some getting out.
You're lucky, my Sue is allergic to the scratches from it and comes up in
big red marks where it's scratched her. She also has the same problem with
cucurbits which are even more scratchy. The marks also itch like mad she
tells me.

--
Regards
Bob
in Runnymede, 17miles west of London, UK

In message , Stephen Howard
writes
On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:07:31 GMT, (Sally
Thompson) wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:13:21 +0100, Stephen Howard
wrote:

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:41:49 GMT, "Zipadee Doodar"
wrote:

Pulling out some past their best Feverfew plants, when a long length of
sticky willy wrapped itself around my arm and hurt like hell. Had to call
wife to extricate me from it, and now my arm is in a heck of a mess. On
investigating, i have found this weed lurking all over my flower beds. Any
suggestions as to how to eradicate it?


Sticky Willy? Not heard that one before. Cleavers?

Yes - also goose grass.

Does anyone know whether it's edible? - because our dog absolutely loves
it, especially, of course, when it's young, but she even chews for hours
on the older plants. Is it medicinal in any way?

--
Klar; Gatwick basin

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:39:11 +0100, Klara wrote:

Does anyone know whether it's edible? - because our dog absolutely loves
it, especially, of course, when it's young, but she even chews for hours
on the older plants. Is it medicinal in any way?

Could it be that it was called Goose Grass because geese are fond of
it?

As far as I know, it lies in the gastronomic vacuum that is 'edible -
but uninteresting'. A bit like Ground Elder.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

On Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:39:11 +0100, Klara wrote:

Does anyone know whether it's edible? - because our dog absolutely loves
it, especially, of course, when it's young, but she even chews for hours
on the older plants. Is it medicinal in any way?

Could it be that it was called Goose Grass because geese are fond of
it?

As far as I know, it lies in the gastronomic vacuum that is 'edible -
but uninteresting'. A bit like Ground Elder.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

In article , Klara
writes
In message , Stephen Howard
writes

Yes - also goose grass.

Does anyone know whether it's edible? - because our dog absolutely loves
it, especially, of course, when it's young, but she even chews for hours
on the older plants. Is it medicinal in any way?

According to Usher 'Plants used by man', the 'dried fruits are sometimes
used in Ireland as a coffee substitute' - that shows some degree of
desperation!!

Doesn't explain the dog, though other members of the genus are used for
a variety of complaints including stomach problems and gonorrhoea.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article , Klara
writes
In message , Stephen Howard
writes

Yes - also goose grass.

Does anyone know whether it's edible? - because our dog absolutely loves
it, especially, of course, when it's young, but she even chews for hours
on the older plants. Is it medicinal in any way?

According to Usher 'Plants used by man', the 'dried fruits are sometimes
used in Ireland as a coffee substitute' - that shows some degree of
desperation!!

Doesn't explain the dog, though other members of the genus are used for
a variety of complaints including stomach problems and gonorrhoea.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

"Kay" wrote in message
...
other members of the genus are used for
a variety of complaints including stomach problems and gonorrhoea.

Perhaps the latter explains why it is called 'sticky willy'? :0)

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from Kay contains these words:

According to Usher 'Plants used by man', the 'dried fruits are sometimes
used in Ireland as a coffee substitute' - that shows some degree of
desperation!!


I have tried this. It took ages to gather sufficient sticky balls to
roast for coffee. The end result was a coffee substitute that tasted
vaguely of cheap coffee. I reckon it wouldf do in times of extreme
shortage.

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Cheers,
Compo