Sandra Peake wrote in a message to Alex Vasauskas:
Hello Sandra --
 SP>    Hi Alex, I snipped your request out of Wl-ski's reply. My sister
 SP> just    brought me a 6-qt basket of hop flowers, and mentioned that
 SP> she is    tearing out her vine. Startled, I enquired why. It seems
 SP> hops is an    exhuberant grower, and hers is becoming a pest.
 SP>    And I consider comfrey just about as bad. Any cultivation near
 SP> it    is risky, as even a leaf portion landing on damp soil can
 SP> sprout. A    tiny portion of root will send up a leaf by
 SP> mid-summer, and next year    you have a full-blown tenacious plant
 SP> that requires deep digging to    remove. (And don't leave any!)  I
 SP> have a full row to dig...or at    least, my hubby does. And half a
 SP> job will mean we're right back at    Square One.
One person's trash can be another's treasure, eh ;-)
I know what you mean by the digging involved in getting rid of such
tenacious and prolific plants because I spent quite a few long days
digging and screening from my future garden a weed that is called
"quack grass" here.  It's an inexorable monster -- if you dig it
under or chop it up it only multiplies.
My herb books confirm what you say, and I am hoping that when I find
my seeds or stock that all of this will be true.  I have prepared the
garden sections for these with underground barriers so that they
won't invade anything outside of their designated turf.  Hopefully
they will be hardy enough in our Zone 3 climate.  But, it won't be
a disaster if they aren't since I intend to use them as herbs.
Do you think that we might arrange a sale of hop seeds from your
sister (if she had both male and female plants together) and your
comfrey seeds or roots?  I am willing to pay a reasonable price plus
shipping.  If you are willing to try this, we can talk further
by email.  My addresses are:
Internet:   Alex_Vasauskas@who.lsd.bungi.com
Fidonet:    1:17/75
Bests,
Alex
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