Pubdate: Mon, 07 Jan 2013
Source: Record, The (Stockton, CA)
Copyright: 2013 The Record
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Author: Jacey Holden
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n655/a09.html

WAS IT A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?

In a Dec. 20 Record article, staff writer Keith Reid seems to indicate
that Lodi's extension of the moratorium on outdoor cultivation of
marijuana stems from the noxious odor given off by the plants.

Could this be a case of mistaken identity?

The popular ornamental, society garlic - Tulbaghia violacea - smells
garlicky when growing strongly but deteriorates into a "dead skunk"
odor as declines and begins to decompose during the winter months.

This stink can permeate the atmosphere for quite a distance when
conditions are right and can be encountered almost anywhere in town as
the grassy hummocks of green or creamy leaves and long-blooming
lavender flowers have been widely planted in home gardens, commercial
yards and median strips in recent years.

The noxious odor from this common perennial, which looks like nothing
more than a clump of dead grass in the winter, could easily be
attributed to something else.

Jacey Holden

Lodi
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