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This weed/vine laughs at regular strength glyphosate.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1677808" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p><strong>Walking W. </strong>A few questions before I attempt to identify the plant in question. You indicated purple flowers, <em>some darker or lighter in color</em></p><p><em>to almost white? </em>Are the blossoms polinated by bumble and leaf cutter bees? I say this as honey bees are more attracted to yelows and whites.</p><p>Once a seed pod has set does the pod resemble a small to tiny brown stick? Place some of mature (brown) seed pods in the palm of one hand</p><p>and using the thumb on your other hand rub the seed out of the pods. Having done this is the seed a small dark brown elongated seed?</p><p>Taking no more than 2 or 3 seeds and put them between your front teeth and break them up. (You will want to keep the seed to the front</p><p>of your mouth!!) If it has a terrible bitter quinine taste I would say without further testing the plant is Emerald Crown Vetch or possibly</p><p>Penngift Crown Vetch (<em>variations of the same plant) </em>If on the chance it is Emerald Crown Vetch you may want to check on the price of the</p><p>seed. Last I knew it was in the $10-15 per lb range. Good EC vetch can run 2-4 hundred lbs to the acre. </p><p></p><p>Crown Vetch sets nitrogen and uses a lot of phosphate. Thus if you liberally apply nitrogen it will tend to diminish as grass and forbs will</p><p>begin to take over. I have no idea of what grows in Texas although I did spend a whole day there one time.</p><p>If it is EC vetch once the cows start eating it you will wish you had more for as I understand it has a higher TDN content than alfalfa.</p><p>I am going strictly from the photos you enclosed above and my personal experience with Emerald. Hope this helps. <strong>LVR</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1677808, member: 40072"] [B]Walking W. [/B]A few questions before I attempt to identify the plant in question. You indicated purple flowers, [I]some darker or lighter in color to almost white? [/I]Are the blossoms polinated by bumble and leaf cutter bees? I say this as honey bees are more attracted to yelows and whites. Once a seed pod has set does the pod resemble a small to tiny brown stick? Place some of mature (brown) seed pods in the palm of one hand and using the thumb on your other hand rub the seed out of the pods. Having done this is the seed a small dark brown elongated seed? Taking no more than 2 or 3 seeds and put them between your front teeth and break them up. (You will want to keep the seed to the front of your mouth!!) If it has a terrible bitter quinine taste I would say without further testing the plant is Emerald Crown Vetch or possibly Penngift Crown Vetch ([I]variations of the same plant) [/I]If on the chance it is Emerald Crown Vetch you may want to check on the price of the seed. Last I knew it was in the $10-15 per lb range. Good EC vetch can run 2-4 hundred lbs to the acre. Crown Vetch sets nitrogen and uses a lot of phosphate. Thus if you liberally apply nitrogen it will tend to diminish as grass and forbs will begin to take over. I have no idea of what grows in Texas although I did spend a whole day there one time. If it is EC vetch once the cows start eating it you will wish you had more for as I understand it has a higher TDN content than alfalfa. I am going strictly from the photos you enclosed above and my personal experience with Emerald. Hope this helps. [B]LVR[/B] [/QUOTE]
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