Thanks Piehart and Joe. The description matches that of sow thistle. Either way, it is a non-native weed so it will have be tossed into the compost pile. Gopal

Dee--When you're in Myrtle Beach, I hope we're in your EATING THOUGHTS---lol. Remember, you have to answer to us upon your return! I am almost through my 5th day of CONTROLLED EATING!!!! Hey, ya gotta start somewhere and I am doing well so far. The weather is HOT --for HERE, milkdud--lol--we're in the upper 70's and lower 80's. That helps me drink more and eat less. I'll have my FIRST weigh in on Monday, so I'll be here for that. Wodka, I am on the same page with you and the dentist's drill. When I was a youngster, my dad and mom took me to an old military dentist friend and his novocaine was WAY out of date and didn't work. I never recovered from those experiences and every dental visit is MAJOR trauma for me, emotionally---besides pinching me in the pocket book! DonnaSNJ! YAY! Good to hear from you! Stay in Touch!!!!! Whatcha been doin'? TreKaren---You've got more guts than me. I went to ONE cycling class and quit---about 2 years ago. It KILLED ME! I do ride my "outside" bike in the summer though. I have padded seat bike pants AND a gel seat---hey! Even though I have extra *fat* padding on my fanny, I still need the other padding; I don't know why! Joyce---You don't want to see your grandchildren, I gather! haha. I can TOTALLY relate to getting your house ready for an open house--it took me SO long--but I finally found I couldn't be a perfectionist about it. Just so the surface stuff and CLEAR it out into the garage or a storage bin as much as you can---then breathe, relax, and get ready! REANNE, NHSuzanne,Marci, and Besh---Get in here---NOW. You guys are MIA too often lately. We're SISTAHS, remember. Ohana now. No one gets left behind... What ever happened to PJ from CA? I wonder what she's up to???? Anybody remember her? Tikanas was her online name. I so enjoyed hearing about her busy and active life... Okay, enjoy! Oh, BTW, DH fired me yesterday at about 9:30am--WOW! I am back at work now, but I have to tell you, working FOR your spouse is a sticky wicket--in more ways than one. (I've only been fired once before, when my ex was having an affair with my boss and she wanted me out of the picture. They served me divorce papers on my birthday...but that was another lifetime ago...)

A terribly invasive plant! Do pull all you can find.

I raise rabbits in 2x6 ft rabbit hutches. They are made with 2x4s and hardware cloth. They have plywood roofs covered with roll roofing. Make sure to cover your wood frame on the inside with hardware cloth because they can chew through the wood. I also leave hardware cloth on the bottom for the poop to fall through. It keeps the cages cleaner and wood bottoms will just rot here in FL. The bunnies develop callused feet and I haven't seen any injury from the hardware cloth on their feet. Some people just hang cages but I need something really sturdy here due to raccoons, possum, neighbor dogs, fox, etc. Plus the hutches are about a half acre back from the house. The hutches are underneath a carport overhang and a huge oak provides further shade over the carport area. There are vermicompost bins underneath the hutches. The bins are made from treated wood but you could use redwood instead. The shade is really important for rabbits because they can really overheat here in FL during the summer. They love cold weather. I provide them with 2 liter bottles filled with frozen water in the summers for them to lie next to in order to cool off when the temps get really hot (upper 90's F). I don't raise mine for meat so I have cute semi dwarf rabbits that are part lionhead and/or pure lionhead. Dwarfs seem to make just as much manure as the big ones lol. My plants really love the manure. You can put straight rabbit manure on the plants or wait and vermicompost. I do both. It won't burn your plants at all. I really get good blooming on my plants here. Here is a link to vermicomposting under rabbit hutches. http://riseandshinerabbitry.com/2013/11/17/rabbits-and-redworms-sustainability-above-and-below/