Viewing post #1231938 by IJsbrandtGA

stone said:Conyza Is an indicator of dry soil...
http://survlivel.cultu.be/indi...

But then you probably knew that it was dry...
Up in Rome, the gardening should actually be a lot better than where I am...

I had areas that came up in thick patches of Conyza when I first turned the soil in my current garden... And after cleaning out the Conyza, I found that nothing else would grow... Except blackberry briars... And saw briars...

Yes, I think it is "Horseweed"....it's definitely not dog fennel - I am very familiar with that and also have tons of it too. Yes, the ground is very dry. I live in an unincorporated area referred to locally as "Flint Hill" if that tells you anything! The property was covered in about 35% hardwoods and 65% pine trees and most of them were dying naturally or were diseased. I had the trees removed so that I could garden more and reconfigure things over the years. So, this is the first year a lot of the property has seen sunlight. I have lots of other obnoxious weeds (loads of briars, poke salat, sumac, etc) as well as datura, virginia creeper, mullein ... But as I mentioned in my other post, the one weed I want and have none of is the milkweed I should have made it clearer that I was searching for the blossoms, not the seeds - thanks for your replies on that post as well. I have so much to learn. I like the URL you shared on indicator plants, very interesting!