{"id":26453,"date":"2024-07-28T12:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T16:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=26453"},"modified":"2024-07-28T12:25:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T16:25:02","slug":"episode-1088-queen-annes-lace-fights-for-the-sun-and-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=26453","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE  1088  QUEEN ANNE\u2019S LACE FIGHTS FOR THE SUN AND WINS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>EPISODE &nbsp;1088 &nbsp;QUEEN ANNE\u2019S LACE FIGHTS FOR THE SUN AND WINS<\/p>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">alan skeoch<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">July 27, 224<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">This yaar we let most of the &nbsp;garden battle with weeds\u2026Two weeds won the war.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"B29383C7-E530-40E1-B4BC-B0F9B4FCF2FB\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9D509F42-0818-489A-AEB7-105C77F61D50_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"CD36575E-2CD1-49F7-A49B-432C1462F8BE\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/EADCC596-7E78-4A45-983D-6DCD2BF893C1_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"A34758E3-6E0F-47E6-AE32-B27463B24A93\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2C306792-23BB-4444-96F9-EB50925E0C7F_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"7F9E2CF3-EEC7-4E46-90B2-B49444C8F1F8\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9BAB7629-F10B-4D59-8721-D601E0AA089B_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"5F1BF86D-6E71-45A0-BD88-6A0DB1F829F9\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5A0F2070-10C7-498E-B346-A19632CEA845_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"D11F7301-F8A5-496A-A3FD-35727E990097\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2EF05AB3-8FD2-435A-A66E-4CBF8C70B980_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"DF14FB8D-8F9C-48DD-AF9A-6AA99F2FEFE0\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9D432F7E-5577-46FC-96DF-FB945C0F81DA_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"D7C10687-8CC4-4EB5-91D8-762644B146AC\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/B2827301-651F-4F70-893F-9D618D09E7B4_4_5005_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"72CC84CD-DC15-422A-91C5-8EFDFA524F5F\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/0DF36A88-5BA1-434B-B017-8756D0E88B41_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Borage takes control of most of our garden this year.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">BORAGE &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: rgb(240, 83, 58); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-family: \"Proxima Nova\", \"Proxima Nova Fallback\", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" class=\"\">SUMMARY<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-1avyp1d\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32); color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-family: \"Proxima Nova\", \"Proxima Nova Fallback\", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">\n<blockquote class=\"css-pc7ote\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247); line-height: 26px; margin: 30px 0px; padding: 26px 30px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 4px; border-color: rgb(240, 83, 58);\">\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; line-height: 26px;\" class=\"\">Borage oil should be diluted and applied topically. Borage supplements may cause mild side effects, including digestive problems. Those with liver issues and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid borage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1avyp1d\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(35, 31, 32); color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-family: \"Proxima Nova\", \"Proxima Nova Fallback\", sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;\" class=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;\" class=\"\">\n<h2 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; position: relative; clear: both; font-size: 38px; line-height: 42px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 45px;\" class=\"\">\n<div style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;\" class=\"\"><a class=\"chartbeat-section\" name=\"bottom-line\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;\">The bottom line<\/a><\/div>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;\" class=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; line-height: 26px;\" class=\"\">Borage is a medicinal herb that has been associated with a number of powerful health benefits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; line-height: 26px;\" class=\"\">In particular, borage has been shown to decrease inflammation,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/12-foods-for-healthy-skin\" class=\"content-link css-1xhnmo5\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: rgb(2, 131, 141); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-color: currentcolor;\">improve skin health<\/a>, and decrease symptoms of asthma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; line-height: 26px;\" class=\"\">However, it\u2019s important to use supplements only as directed, select products that are free of PAs, and consult a healthcare professional before taking them, especially if you\u2019re taking any other medications or have underlying health conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"79EBBF09-115C-41DE-AB20-2A02B0150545\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/F00B3FE3-366C-427E-A7AF-1307884E8F80_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"E588EC6C-764C-44CD-82F6-661578D1FCAB\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3FF958A9-FB9B-4D6E-ABAD-1C125C276CA6_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\"toc_1-0\" class=\"mntl-toc js-back-to-top-target comp mntl-block toc js-back-to-top-scroll-top\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.75rem 0px 2.25rem; padding: 1.25rem 0.5rem 0.5rem; border-width: 0.375rem 0.0625rem 0.0625rem; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(176, 221, 221); border-image-source: none; font-family: \"Libre Baskerville\", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;\"><button id=\"back-to-top_1-0\" class=\"comp btn button back-to-top\" style=\"border-width: 0.125rem 0.125rem 0.125rem medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(176, 221, 221) rgb(176, 221, 221) rgb(176, 221, 221) currentcolor; border-image-source: none; margin: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0.25rem; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.25rem; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8125rem; cursor: pointer; padding: 1.375rem 0.3125rem 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(242, 251, 250); transition: transform 0.5s; position: fixed; z-index: 10; bottom: 3.4375rem; left: -3.75rem; width: 3.75rem; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.17;\">BACK TO TOP<\/button><\/div>\n<div id=\"sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block sc-page text-passage structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"138\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"11\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"5\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1, 1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: center; font-family: \"Libre Baskerville\", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp text-passage mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html lifestyle-sc-block-html u-how-to-title-align\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; counter-reset: section 0;\">A familiar sight in meadows and along roadsides all summer long, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace is a very pretty wildflower. Native to Europe and Asia, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace is invasive in North America and some may consider it a weed. The leaves are delicate and thready, somewhat fern-like in appearance. The flat flower tops are a creamy white disk of tiny flowers, and look a bit like wild yarrow at a distance. The flowers are also similar to the flowers of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/bishops-weed-plant-care-5082962\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under; color: rgb(0, 114, 122);\" class=\"\">goutweed<\/a>, aka bishop&#8217;s weed (<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" class=\"\">Aegopodium podagraria)<\/em>.<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" class=\"\"><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block mntl-block u-no-article-width-restriction mntl-sc-block-adslot\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp text-passage mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html lifestyle-sc-block-html u-how-to-title-align\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; counter-reset: section 0;\">While it has a place in the landscape as a source of food for pollinators and makes a long-lasting cut flower in a wildflower arrangement, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace (<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" class=\"\">Daucus carota<\/em>) is essentially a common weed. It is also commonly called wild carrot, as the root looks like a slender pale orange carrot and has a carrot-like scent. The young root is edible and can be eaten like a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/how-to-grow-carrots-in-the-vegetable-garden-1403472\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under; color: rgb(0, 114, 122);\" class=\"\">carrot<\/a>, raw, in a salad, or cooked in a soup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block mntl-block u-no-article-width-restriction mntl-sc-block-adslot\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"text-passage mntl-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block comp lifestyle-sc-block-callout--warning lifestyle-sc-block-callout--border mntl-block theme-warning lifestyle-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.875rem auto; padding: 1.875rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: left; position: relative; clear: both; border-width: 0.0625rem 0.0625rem 0.375rem; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 152, 129); border-image-source: none; width: 548.5625px;\">\n<h3 id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-heading_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block-callout-heading mntl-text-block\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; padding: 0px 0.75rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.688; display: table; position: absolute; transform: translateX(-50%); top: -1rem; left: 273.28125px; width: max-content; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.03125rem; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">WARNING<\/h3>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-body_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block-callout-body mntl-text-block\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 1.125rem;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem;\" class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"toc_1-0\" class=\"mntl-toc js-back-to-top-target comp mntl-block toc js-back-to-top-scroll-top\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.75rem 0px 2.25rem; padding: 1.25rem 0.5rem 0.5rem; border-width: 0.375rem 0.0625rem 0.0625rem; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(176, 221, 221); border-image-source: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: \"Libre Baskerville\", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;\"><button id=\"back-to-top_1-0\" class=\"comp btn button back-to-top\" style=\"border-width: 0.125rem 0.125rem 0.125rem medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(176, 221, 221) rgb(176, 221, 221) rgb(176, 221, 221) currentcolor; border-image-source: none; margin: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0.25rem; border-bottom-right-radius: 0.25rem; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.8125rem; cursor: pointer; padding: 1.375rem 0.3125rem 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(242, 251, 250); transition: transform 0.5s; position: fixed; z-index: 10; bottom: 3.4375rem; left: -3.75rem; width: 3.75rem; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.17;\">BACK TO TOP<\/button><\/div>\n<div id=\"sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block sc-page text-passage structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"138\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"11\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"5\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1, 1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: center; font-family: \"Libre Baskerville\", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp text-passage mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html lifestyle-sc-block-html u-how-to-title-align\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; counter-reset: section 0;\">A familiar sight in meadows and along roadsides all summer long, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace is a very pretty wildflower. Native to Europe and Asia, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace is invasive in North America and some may consider it a weed. The leaves are delicate and thready, somewhat fern-like in appearance. The flat flower tops are a creamy white disk of tiny flowers, and look a bit like wild yarrow at a distance. The flowers are also similar to the flowers of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/bishops-weed-plant-care-5082962\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under; color: rgb(0, 114, 122);\" class=\"\">goutweed<\/a>, aka bishop&#8217;s weed (<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" class=\"\">Aegopodium podagraria)<\/em>.<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" class=\"\"><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block mntl-block u-no-article-width-restriction mntl-sc-block-adslot\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp text-passage mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html lifestyle-sc-block-html u-how-to-title-align\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: left; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; counter-reset: section 0;\">While it has a place in the landscape as a source of food for pollinators and makes a long-lasting cut flower in a wildflower arrangement, Queen Anne&#8217;s lace (<em style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" class=\"\">Daucus carota<\/em>) is essentially a common weed. It is also commonly called wild carrot, as the root looks like a slender pale orange carrot and has a carrot-like scent. The young root is edible and can be eaten like a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/how-to-grow-carrots-in-the-vegetable-garden-1403472\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under; color: rgb(0, 114, 122);\" class=\"\">carrot<\/a>, raw, in a salad, or cooked in a soup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block mntl-block u-no-article-width-restriction mntl-sc-block-adslot\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"text-passage mntl-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block comp lifestyle-sc-block-callout--warning lifestyle-sc-block-callout--border mntl-block theme-warning lifestyle-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1.875rem auto; padding: 1.875rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.65; text-align: left; position: relative; clear: both; border-width: 0.0625rem 0.0625rem 0.375rem; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 152, 129); border-image-source: none; width: 548.5625px;\">\n<h3 id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout-heading_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block-callout-heading mntl-text-block\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.75rem; padding: 0px 0.75rem; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.688; display: table; position: absolute; transform: translateX(-50%); top: -1rem; left: 273.28125px; width: max-content; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.03125rem; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">WARNING<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem;\" class=\"\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; font-size: 1.125rem;\" class=\"\">Queen Anne&#8217;s lace spreads aggressively by reseeding itself. It adapts easily to poor soil conditions and tends to grow where many things won&#8217;t. To cut back on the spread, it&#8217;s a good idea to snip off the flower heads before they go to seed. The plants can also be dug out by their taproots before they go to seed.<\/span>Queen Anne&#8217;s lace spreads aggressively by reseeding itself. It adapts easily to poor soil conditions and tends to grow where many things won&#8217;t. To cut back on the spread, it&#8217;s a good idea to snip off the flower heads before they go to seed. The plants can also be dug out by their taproots before they go to seed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"17135FD9-F956-42D4-A8B7-8D60D276BC87\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/933C298C-CF54-4944-8069-5263C76BC04D_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"0CD6DD66-3475-4789-8340-9ECD3C714291\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/B2DFF977-4125-4B6B-A21D-25CC2703E6BE_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Can you find &nbsp;a &nbsp;flower made of iron?<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"B1C48198-E9C6-438B-9105-D93154E4CA57\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/8F33E436-2F05-458F-A471-F1D907DB8F25_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" apple-inline=\"yes\" id=\"DF509977-2ED9-4CE8-9ACF-98DA06763703\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/C08ABB8F-79BC-487D-89ED-2492587B8672_1_201_a.jpeg\" class=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPISODE &nbsp;1088 &nbsp;QUEEN ANNE\u2019S LACE FIGHTS FOR THE SUN AND WINS alan skeoch July 27, 224 This yaar we let most of the &nbsp;garden battle with weeds\u2026Two weeds won the war. Borage takes control of most of our garden this year. BORAGE &nbsp;&nbsp;SUMMARY Borage oil should be diluted and applied topically. 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