Comments on: Japanese Knotweed is illegal http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:47:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-5192 Donal Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:18:20 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/#comment-5192 Heh, spurge. Heh, spurge.

]]> By: Elimare http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-4970 Elimare Tue, 26 Dec 2006 15:26:32 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/#comment-4970 Rubbervine Weed and Leafy Spurge sound like porn stars. Rubbervine Weed and Leafy Spurge sound like porn stars.

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-4720 Donal Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:43:48 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/#comment-4720 Upon investigation, 'to cause to grow' is the correct horticultural usage of the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grow">term</a>. The People of the Garden have strange ways about them. Upon investigation, ‘to cause to grow’ is the correct horticultural usage of the term. The People of the Garden have strange ways about them.

]]> By: Neil Struthers http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-4718 Neil Struthers Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:30:46 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/#comment-4718 I especially like the way the law is worded "it is an offence to cause this plant to grow". Cause it to grow. Like, you have some special power that actually makes the cells of the plant respire and divide and...grow. I can imagine some cloaked ne'er-do-well huddled in the corner of a field somewhere, waving his hands above a patch of disturbed earth, whispering some secret incantation. <i>Grow, my beautiful weed, grow!</i> Then he giggles and hops the fence, running off into the dark. I especially like the way the law is worded “it is an offence to cause this plant to grow”. Cause it to grow. Like, you have some special power that actually makes the cells of the plant respire and divide and…grow. I can imagine some cloaked ne’er-do-well huddled in the corner of a field somewhere, waving his hands above a patch of disturbed earth, whispering some secret incantation. Grow, my beautiful weed, grow! Then he giggles and hops the fence, running off into the dark.

]]> By: Neil Struthers http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Neil Struthers Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:44:57 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2006/12/23/japanese-knotweed-is-illegal/#comment-4707 Funny--I was sleeping in a meadow there the other day; big leafy meadow covered in what I <i>thought</i> was good old Irish greenblade. You know how it goes; you're out walking, tending to the geese and tickling the pigs and that, you have a sit down beneath a tree, and the sleep just sort of takes you. When I woke, my wrists and ankles were bound by these weird vines that had just sort of sprung out of nowhere. Worst part was, the vines had hypodermic tendrils, and they were--as it quickly became apparent to me--drinking my blood! Nasty. Took me ages to get free, and all. A passing thief had time to steal my wallet, silver buckles and gold teeth. Japanese knotweed may be the greatest threat to our way of life since karate. Funny–I was sleeping in a meadow there the other day; big leafy meadow covered in what I thought was good old Irish greenblade. You know how it goes; you’re out walking, tending to the geese and tickling the pigs and that, you have a sit down beneath a tree, and the sleep just sort of takes you.

When I woke, my wrists and ankles were bound by these weird vines that had just sort of sprung out of nowhere. Worst part was, the vines had hypodermic tendrils, and they were–as it quickly became apparent to me–drinking my blood! Nasty. Took me ages to get free, and all. A passing thief had time to steal my wallet, silver buckles and gold teeth.

Japanese knotweed may be the greatest threat to our way of life since karate.

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