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cwhitt said:That sounds like a good idea. I think i will try it. Living in a condo, I don't have that many weeds, so it is entirely doable. I would think that in place of using a "collar" to protect nearby plants, I could also just use something like holding a trashcan lid vertically between the two to protect desirable plants. Yup, next time I see a prickly thistle growing that i don't want to touch/pull up with my hands, I will certainly use this method -- thanks!

That is what popped up ALL over my yard this year. I think, thanks to the decline of our grass, the thistle saw an opportunity and took advantage of it. I have two different types of prickly weeds popping up all over my garden...one I'm pretty sure is thistle, and the other looks vaguely like a spiny, owwie version of a dandelion.