Oh, oh, it’s here, the blooms on the Scotch Broom. It looked like there was plenty of time to attack those invasive ever-renewing plants by pulling with your, or borrowed, weed wrench. The blooms will soon turn to seed pods which, if not destroyed, will spread their thousands of seeds (up to 18000 per plant!) to the winds. Get out there now, before your efforts are futile.

Notice, also, if you’ve been determined to maintain a Scotch Broomless property, that there are new plants popping up where you thought you had removed everything. The Noxious Weed board, at 376-3499, will loan you the right tools for the job.

Margot Shaw

West Sound