Thistles

I spent the day spraying thistles, by hand, on foot, with a backpack sprayer. Not my favorite job. Thistles are hard to kill because they can grow from seeds or from deep underground roots. Tillage doesn't necessarily help, because cut up roots can still produce a plant. They are perennial plants and the wind scatters the seed. Once you have a patch show up in a field, it can take years of persistent spraying to eradicate them. They are a curse, and we can thank Adam and Eve.

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; Genesis 3:18