Weeding Out Problems

Keep on the lookout for Japanese Knotweed – it is on the list of the top 100 worst weeds, worldwide.  Locally, it has spread from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, so those in the Mid-Atlantic region should be alert and remove this pervasive weed.  The plant is so tenacious that it is known to cause damage to concrete and grow through asphalt pavement.  This weed is so nasty it even caused delays during some of the construction for the London Olympic venues.

Read more about this damage causing plant and how to get rid of it on these two links

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id51640/–concrete-busting-weed-can-threaten-projects

http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/archived_invaders/archived_invaders_2009_09.htm