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brigidlily Lumberton, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 21, 2007

I saw some mention somewhere of a book that was about weeds, and specifically what they're telling us about the conditions we find them in. I have NO idea what the title was, or who the author was. I've browsed the bookworm area, and will keep trying there, but am hoping someone knows what in the world I'm talking about.

Thanks!

Ann

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Mar 21, 2007

you might start here http://www.amazon.com/Books-on-Weeds/lm/3DTVO9UNFDFPI

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brigidlily Lumberton, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 21, 2007

Thanks, Farmerdill, I did an amazon search but it was SO vast. This title actually was something on the order of "weeds and what they are telling you" or something like that. I will go through the amazon site, though. Thanks.

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Joan Belfield, ND(Zone 4a) Mar 21, 2007

Could this be it?

"Weeds and Why They Grow" by Jay L. McCaman

http://www.acresusa.com/books/closeup.asp?action=related&prodid=73&pcid=2

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brigidlily Lumberton, TX(Zone 8b) Mar 22, 2007

If it's not exactly it, it will do! Thanks, Joan. I think I found the one I had seen on about the 17th page of the amazon search, and it's out of print. But this one looks even better.

I just have such an astounding variety of "weeds" in the back yard, and I want to know what I'm killing before I kill it just in case I want to cultivate it instead. I'd taken the hoe to quite a bit of dichondra last year, and now I'm thinking of letting it be my groundcover between pavers in one area. It's just that, while I'd LOVE to have creeping thyme there, it seems to have a hard time thriving down here. So -- it should be a lot easier to grow stuff that wants to grow under my conditions, you know?

Thank you both for the help!

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brigidlily Lumberton, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 03, 2007

Joan, that WAS the book I'd seen. (Grinning sheepishly.) I got it and it's very informative, but no pictures to ID the weeds so I just ordered an Audobon field guide, which are usually good. I also ordered "Weed 'Em and Reap" by Roger Welsch -- what a great book! Educational, philosophical, and just a darned good read. I'll have to go to the book files with that one.

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Joan Belfield, ND(Zone 4a) Apr 03, 2007

I'm glad it was the right one. :)

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