catheads cleanup
They are known round here as catheads, also bindiis or caltrop (like medieval anti horse weapons) and thrive in hot weather with just a whiff of rain - a couple of drops and they germinate like lightning, flower (innocent looking pretty yellow buttercup like flowers) almost immediately and set seed the next day.... and the seedheads impale themselves in whatever walks or rolls across them thanks to very fine hard points.
So we have been trying to get rid of some, the seeds that fall off ensure that there will be another bumper crop next summer when the conditions are right for them.
The green looking seedhead above is fresh and the points not so hard as the dried out darker seeds. In the past I have had trouble with catheads - bicycles round here need to have extra thick 'thornproof' innertubes and flatproof goop for added protection.
So we have been trying to get rid of some, the seeds that fall off ensure that there will be another bumper crop next summer when the conditions are right for them.The green looking seedhead above is fresh and the points not so hard as the dried out darker seeds. In the past I have had trouble with catheads - bicycles round here need to have extra thick 'thornproof' innertubes and flatproof goop for added protection.
posted by utw at 3:30 pm
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We don't have anything as sinister looking as these here. We do have something we call Beggars Lice. They are quite small and hard to avoid if your walking in the woods or near vegetation. They will tangle themselved in your pant legs or a dog's fur and are hard to get rid of. Small problem compared to catsheads.
We also have annoying seeds that stick to socks, pant legs, dogs etc. but they are not painful like these - once you tread barefooted on a cathead it is not forgotten - they sometimes find they way inside.
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