Helena choking on toadflax and spurge

[underpants]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040614/ap_on_fe_st/helena_goats&e=4

HELENA, Mont. - This city is going decidedly low-tech get rid of its weed problem. Officials plan to spend $11,000 to lease 850 goats so they can eat the Dalmatian toadflax, leafy spurge and spotted knapweed that choke Mount Helena.


Helena's weed-control plan includes use of chemicals after the goats leave.


Four years ago, 50 goats were put on Mount Helena in pens covering one and two acres. Those animals escaped a number of times, but the new plan includes having two herders and three dogs keep an eye on the goats.

"They're more inclined to try things out," he said. "A goat eats 4 percent of his body weight a day."

[matcom]

1. Toadflax

its not just for breakfast anymore :bounce:

[underpants]

4. Hey man don't forget the knapweed...........man

[StClone]

9. Nasty weed

I thing goats may get sick eating Knapweed. The plant exudes a chemical that inhibits growth of many other plants and thus takes over large swaths of landscape.

[Ediacara]

2. Toadflax?

I've never heard of that.... but maybe that's why I first developed hay fever when I moved to Montana...

Naw... too pretty to be allergic:


Spurge on the other hand....

[underpants]

3. LEAFY SPURGE!!!!!!!!

[Elidor]

5. Title sounds like the spam in my email

[BlackVelvetElvis]

6. First thing I thought of: Helena Bonham-Carter.

[MuseRider]

7. One persons weeds.........

interesting, I plant toadflax in my wildflower garden.

[FizzFuzz]

8. Oh 'Scuse me. I thought this was the sequel to Boxing Helena

sorry.

[Richardo]

10. I thought this was some weird plot twist in "Troy"...

then I remembered it was 'Helen', not 'Helena'. :dunce:

[Unperson 309]

11. Ohhhhhh, I Can Be Your Tall Lungwort, Baby!

...You can be my faithful Blue-Eyed Grass!
Love is Pearly Everlasting, A Creeping Mahonia,
The Green and Yellow Toadflax says that we were meant to last!

(identify this song!)

Yep I'm a BIGtime fan!!