Herbicide injury to plants doesn’t just happen on or near farmland. Nontarget plants in gardens and landscapes can also be affected. Reports of herbicide injury this season included a community garden that was affected twice by herbicide damage. A homeowner reported three mature oakleaf hydrangea shrubs were damaged when a neighbor sprayed for weeds in an adjacent yard. After talking with the neighbor, he had no idea the pesticide he was using could cause so much damage. A mature tulip poplar tree was also affected in the same neighborhood, and fingers are crossed it will come out of it. There have been other reports, including oak trees, dogwood trees and native flower gardens. There have also been numerous calls about vegetables being injured from herbicide drift. This included tomatoes, peppers and green beans. It is disappointing when time and money are spent on plants and they are damaged by something that could have been avoided with some precautions. Sometimes a pesticide is…