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Questions tagged [weed-control]

For questions about controlling weed growth with minimal effort.

Weed control is a varied topic as the definition of a weed is dependent upon the gardener. A weed is merely a plant, normally prolific, that you don't want where it is.

This tag covers questions about keeping weeds in check.

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my lawn has been over taken by weeds

I have a huge lawn infront and behind my house. I have thought of weed killers but am in Halifax, and there is a law or something about weed killers. It is irritating and I can barely even see the grass anymore. Please am desperately seeking advice,…
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Does Trimec kill grasses (fescue)

Located in North Carolina. Mostly a fescue lawn. well established, some new sod from last fall, some new grass seed from this spring. Let, I have weeds. Some areas of my lawn are fighting a good blanket of what looks a variant of spurweed. I hear…
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Help! - Difficult weed ID

A friend in Colorado is struggling to control a thorny, bush-like weed in her yard. She reached out to me for help in (1) identifying it and (2) controlling it with a small budget (<$100). Location: Morrison, CO. Her property has very sandy soil and…
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How to get rid of stubborn grass from interlocking pavement

My house's interlocking pavement is covered with stubborn grass (see picture). I have tried hand weeding tool but it's backbreaking work and takes too much time. The grass roots are deep into interlockings. Even when I remove part of the grass, I…
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Removing couch grass - how much preparation is necessary beforehand?

I live in the UK and am looking to buy a house that has a "lawn" that is almost entirely comprised of extremely matted couch grass. I plan to fix this up but I'm not sure how much preparation is necessary to ensure that the nasty couch grass is…
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Overhaul and start over area that was heavily overgrown

I'm brand new to this forum, and I have recently acquired a fenced in backyard that had a corner of it totally overgrown with all kinds of stuff, such as huge weeds, wild vegetables, trees, plants, you name it. Basically, I would like to nuke the…
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How to "clean up" a garden after everything has flowered?

Newbie question here. I am a first-time gardener; last year, I bought a house with a beautiful garden and I fell in love with the flowers, so I'm trying to learn how to take care of it. Over the winter there was a huge mess and I hired a…
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Can anyone tell me if this is a weed

Can anyone tell me what this is? I have about 10 in my yard. At first I thought they were blueberries, then mayby peach or nectarine trees. But they don't match anything. Any help would be appreciated.
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Please help me identify this plant growing over the fence

I had this hedge cut back 2 months ago, but it is growing back really fast. Do you know what it is? And how I can remove/control it? EDIT: this is in the Cotswolds, UK. Thanks
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Weed control near recently seeded lawn area

I have recently re-seeded a small section of my lawn (about 100 sqf) with a 'blend' of mostly Fescue - and these seeds have started to germinate. However, I'm also battling an infestation of Creeping Charlie & Dichondra close by, and some have…
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How to clean long neglected, partially sunken landscape rocks

Not sure if there is really an easy method, but here is our situation with two pictures. It is a relatively large area (~1100 sq. ft.) inside a vinyl fence, so not easy to get heavy machinery in. I also built a box frame with hardware cloths like…
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How heavily are herbicide products restricted in the UK?

Recently I've been finding every product, or type of product, I read about online for specialised weed control is impossible to source in the UK. Examples include: quinchlorac products for weed grasses surfactant products... Other adjuvants are…
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Finding my way out of Kikuyu Hell

I have a problem with Kikuyu which feels like its "too hard" for me to deal with, and I'd be grateful for any advice, thoughts or productive comments. My property is in Auckland, New Zealand (approximate equivalent to US hardiness zone 9B I…
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How to kill weeds (see picture) without killing tall fescue grass

Does anyone know what the weeds are called below? In addition, does anyone know how to remove them without killing the tall fescue grass? There is a lot of land so picking the weeds is not a realistic option.
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Is this Johnsonsgrass

I have it all over my newly renovated yard. I believe it was brought in with the back fill when they used to grade my yard after I installed a pool... I think it's Johnsonsgrass, or at least that's the closest I've come to identifying it. It grew…
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