It just got weirder

darlong and I (and The Nana) went into Elmira to speak with the people at the co-op where we bought our Seeds of Doom. Dar decided to start things off by mentioning that we're the ones who are going to be raising alpacas because that usually kickstarts their memories about who we are. It worked and the manager recognized us. We told him about what happened and he was totally flummoxed because . . . they do not now nor have they ever sold canola seed. WTF?! He doesn't think we're lying, especially since we brought in some live samples from the field, but he's completely perplexed. "Yeah. That looks like canola," he sighed. I think what really got him was the fact that canola seed goes for $700 a bag. He actually squeaked when he said it :) He's going to be sending an agricultural expert out to check out the pasture just to be sure that it's really canola. He's not trying to get out of anything, he's just not an expert. Neither are we, so we're pleased as punch to get someone out here who is. Maybe it'll turn out that this is some canola wannabe and the alpacas can munch away on them to their hearts' content. Yeah, figure the odds on that one.

However, if it is canola, my brilliant, brilliant wifey has actually come up with a way to kill the fucking plants. We're talking a breed of plant genetically engineered to resist weed killers - and she killed a whole section of them because she is, as I said, brilliant. She did some research online and came up with a two-step process involving vinegar&water and an herbicide that did not have the main ingredients in Round-up (which is the specific herbicide the canola is bred to resist.) And it worked! I saw the evidence myself. So if the worst happens, and it's confirmed to be canola, we can at least kill off the crop that's out there and add sod over it without having to have it plowed under and retilled. That will save loads of time, money, and work.

Have I mentioned that she's brilliant? Brilliant :)