It’s nearly May. You are thinking seedlings and pruning and lettuce.
You are entranced by dreams of a front yard like an English cottage garden, by visions of butterflies fluttering about your butterfly garden.
You are not thinking about weeding. You are, in fact, actively suppressing thoughts of weeding.
Sorry, gardener.
Examine your yard. Those prettly little yellow dandelion heads are poised to transform into bombs of dandelion confetti. Weeds are poking out from under rocks, they are attached to dirt like octopi. They are pushing their roots deep, preparing for the summer, when they attack and take over. Get to them now, before the struggle becomes so difficult. Kind of like America’s approach to the Cold War, only different.
And visit . (Or just Google Colorado and weeds. Or call the Colorado Department of Agriculture, 303-239-4100, and ask for help.) Here you will find a list of most weeds found in Colorado, with color photographs and fact sheets about miscreant plants. This resource will help you get rid of them. Douglas Brown, The Denver Post
