If Anemone nemorosa and related species act the same in the US east as they do in the Pacific Northwest, they will not be killed by what Judy describes. They can be thrown out with old soil and will grow upside-down in leaf litter, for example. As for Arisarum proboscideum, we would more likely want to know how to destroy it. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA On 9/12/2021 10:48 AM, David Schaeffer via pbs wrote: > Sounds like a good plan. Some long window box-type pots are what I would > have thought of, to see what I find come spring. Best of luck! I hope it's > not all wild garlic and star of bethlehem ; - ) > > Dave in SEPA, where the cicadas are lasting longer than usual, though only > by a week or so. > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 11:36 AM Judy Glattstein via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> This morning I went down the driveway to where there had been a mixed >> planting of small bulbs. Optimist that I am I thought to use a heavy duty >> rake with short, very stout tines to rake, then sift with a fairly open >> mesh sieve. As we say here in New Jersey, Fuggedaboutit! The still very wet >> soil, no plants showing, had been pushed around by equipment, then run over >> by something with treads. >> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>