Garden Week Nine 5/22/2018

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It's Idaho Weed Awareness Week!

Oh No! Weeds! Yep, everything is in full growth and bloom…including weeds.

Check out what Dan Eldredge over at the Bingham County, Weed Department is doing to educate us on weeds and weed management.

At the Bingham County Weed Department Website (listed below), you will find information on The Chemical Cost Share Program, Idaho Weed Awareness, and the Noxious Weeds of Idaho Glossary.

What you’ll find:

Noxious Weeds of Idaho Glossary: where you will find information on weeds such as: Black Henbane Musk Thistle, Oxeye Daisy, Parrotfeather Milfoil, Perennial Pepperweed, Perennial Sowthistle, Plumeless Thistle, Poison Hemlock, Russian Knapweed, Salt Cedar, Scotch Broom, Scotch Thistle, Small Bugloss, Yellow Flag Iris, Dalmation Toadflax, Diffuse Knapweed, Giant Hogweed, Hoary Alyssum, Hoary Cress, Jointed Goatgrass, Leafy Spurge, Matgrass, Meadow Hawkweed, Meadow Knapweed…and many others.

Information on Idaho Weed Awareness is searchable with links to http://idahoweedawareness.com/ where you can find more information on the Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign. There are links with information on plants and management resources, children’s and educational activities among other things. I picked up a handy dandy Idaho’s Noxious Weeds Booklet, which is portable and water resistant, at a Weed presentation Mr. Eldredge put on this spring, but you can order yours through this site as well.

I know Mr. Eldredge has worked to bring the Chemical Cost Share Program to Bigham County. Going to the site you will find information on this program along with related forms.

For more information check out https://www.co.bingham.id.us/weed_department/weed_department.html

It’s going to be a short article today, I’m heading out to handle my own weeds!

Happy Gardening!