next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
--Apple-Mail-563-218419853 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed In answer to Richard's question, Zinck (1998) says that wild cucumber is "probably not native", is often cultivated to cover fences and walls, grows luxuriantly in dumps, and may become a troublesome weed. Its range is across southern Canada and south to Florida and Texas. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > Date: August 30, 2013 6:13:24 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] "Wild Cucumber" > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Randy & All, Aug 30, 2013 > We have been here before but I must object to your "horrible > patches of Japanese Knotweed". > > Adjectives such as horrible and even invasive are I think > offensive because they reflect and result in prejudice. Most if not > all so called invasive plants are merely taking advantage of an > opportunity created by habitat distubance/degradation. They are > the scabs over the wound generated, directly or indirectly, by > human activities. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Randy Lauff > To: NatureNS > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] "Wild Cucumber" > > I was just on a tour of the Antigonish Landing last week, where a > grad student from the Ag Campus of Dal showed us the horrible > patches of Japanese Knotweed. Cascading over some of it and other > local vegetation was wild cucumber, which he said was native. I > think I've heard the same before...I'm not within arm's reach of > Zinck (the book, not the person), or I'd check. > > Randy > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > > On 28 August 2013 14:37, Richard Stern<sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > At the moment there seems to be a huge amount of Wild Cucumber (I > don't know any other name for it) festooned all over trees and > shrubs in my yard and elsewhere in the Valley. Along parts of the > 101, the road edges are almost white with it. Can anyone tell me > its status in NS - e.g. is it a noxious weed, is it introduced, > does it have any beneficial effects for other plants , animals or > people, and any other interesting information? > > Thanks, > > Richard > > -- > ################# > Richard Stern, > Port Williams, NS, Canada > sternrichard@gmail.com > ################### > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6612 - Release Date: > 08/27/13 > --Apple-Mail-563-218419853 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> In answer to Richard's question, Zinck (1998) says that wild cucumber is = "probably not native", is often cultivated to cover fences and walls, = grows luxuriantly in dumps, and may become a troublesome weed. Its = range is across southern Canada and south to Florida and Texas. = Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">David & Alison Webster <<a = href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</a>></font></div>= <div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">August 30, 2013 6:13:24 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] "Wild = Cucumber"</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Hi Randy = & All, = Aug 30, = 2013</div><div> We have been here before but I must = object to your "horrible patches of Japanese = Knotweed".</div><div> </div><div> Adjectives such = as horrible and even invasive are I think offensive because they reflect = and result in prejudice. Most if not all so called = invasive plants are merely t