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A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

Doug Larson

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Doug Larson
Age: 91 †
Born: 1926
Born: February 10
Died: 2017
Died: April 1
Journalist
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Nature
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Every
Garden
Mastered
Skills
Gardener
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Gardening
Grow
Weed
Learning
Skill
Grows
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