A less dark topic, and as far as I know, neither liberal nor conservative, but currently vexing for me. My lot was mostly logged when I bought it so the seller could extract more money for it, and part of it needed to be cleared so a buyer could build on it. Fast forward a couple years, and a few braken ferns were growing down the hill in back of the house, and I was OK with that. They're green, until they turn brown in the fall, that is. But it's like they're an invasive fern and last year and this year are popping up all over. Twice this spring I've gone out and pulled up every one I could find, and the other day I noticed that there must be between 100 and 200 again already.

Is pulling them up not gonna' control them? Is chemical warfare necessary to control these buggers? I've pretty much decided they are about as welcome as scotch broom in the yard or on the property. What do ya' know about this stuff?

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