Posted by Sunset, July 26, 2008 in Techniques
By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer
Usually I prefer to enjoy spiny plants in someone else's garden or even better out in the wild, but this tip from Nan Sterman in her book, California Gardener's Guide, Volume II, makes me more inclined to risk a few in my own. If you get those nasty fine spines in your hand, she says, you can remove them by painting over the area with rubber cement. Let the glue dry, rub it off, and the spines will pull right out, says Sterman. Duct tape works pretty well, too, she says.
Photo courtesy of Stephen Ingram whose book I reviewed (well, sort of) on Friday.
