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plantation species.
K Fountain grass
(Pennisetum setaceum) – A
sparsely branching, tussock-
forming perennial grass with
feathery, spike-like inflores-
cences. The bristles are long
and detach with the spikelets.
The leaves are up to 40cm
long and are not rigid or
ending with sharp points.
Inflorescence is 10-25cm long
and is usually purple or rose-
coloured. It forms stands
along road verges and in
other disturbed sites with the
potential to spread into
adjacent natural veld.
Category 1b invaders may not
be owned, imported into
South Africa, grown, moved,
sold, given as a gift or
dumped in a waterway.
Category 1b species are major
invaders that may need
government assistance to
remove.
Other pesky Category 1b
invasives are the Common
INVASIVE PLANTS
privet (Ligustrum vulgare
Oleaceae) and the Common
mulberry (Morus alba) .
There are also some Category
2 weeds that we should be
aware of – these are declared
invaders with commercial
value: Black wattle, patula
pine, sisal, red eye, grey
poplar, watercress, Port
Jackson willow, guava, cluster
pine, honey locust, and the
weeping willow (not to be
confused with the indigenous
willow).
Online veg planting diary
D
o you find, when you
plant your vegetables,
that the affairs of life
often catch up with you, as a
result of which you forget or
neglect to plant successive
batches for a continuous
harvest?
If this haphazard approach
characterises your veg growing
activities, the good news is that
there's an on-line planning tool
that will help you.
It's to be found at www.garden
ate.com, and it comprises an
online calendar of vegetables
and herbs, helping you to
decide what to plant this
month, and to plan ahead
with what to plant next
month.
In addition, a description of
Fountain grass (Pennisetum
setaceum)
each species is given, including
how to plant it, what to expect
from it by way of harvest and
even what to do with it once
picked.
The program covers most of
the English-speaking world,
and is focused on the require-
ments in individual regions.
Thus, when you log on you
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