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Questions tagged [weeds]
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Can anyone identify this weed?
It is growing in bare areas of a poorly draining lawn.
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What is this most likely weed, though with interesting foliage color?
What is this most likely weed, though with interesting foliage color?
The only specimen in my yard, growing under a mespilus tree.
The flower is NOT of this plant, but the photo is for stem details:
Stems:
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What is this invasive plant with with small purplish flowers that have lids?
What is this plant/weed with with unusual purplish flowers and new growth leaves? Flowers have "lids".
Its habit is similar to white clover's fill-the-space habit, and it took over significant parts of my yard. I am going to remove it (if I can),…
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Getting rid of spikey ball weeds
There is a weed in my backyard that generates little brown balls with spikes on them. The balls are probably less than 1cm in diameter. See picture.
Here are my questions:
1) What is the name of it?
2) How do I get rid of it?
{What are the…
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Is this an undesirable grass or a weed?
I have some patchy weird grass or weeds growing on my lawn. You can see in a few places in the images below:
Picture 1: you can see the longer wider grass blades scattered here. What is this? A broadleaf weed or a grass that I just don't want? How…
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How can I stop Wild Grape and Mile-a-minute vines from taking over my property?
I have river front property in Upstate New York, and I have finally given up the fight with fending off Wild Grape! I read that some insect can be released that will only eat and kill the Wild Grape but now I can't find it. I went to the Cornell…
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What's the name of this plant/weed? See picture below
I'm thinking this is a weed. It's growing in one part of my backyard. Its really hard to uproot the plant. The root is thick and even the small plants grow off of the left over root in the ground. If I try to pull it with bare hands, the core of the…
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Is this a weed or what kind of plant is this [see picture below]?
This plant is growing in one section of my backyard. But don't know if its some sort of herb or weed. Any details on this plant will be helpful.
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How to replace lawn with rock garden
I am not a big fan of mowing the lawn, and am planning to cover the current lawn with washed rock completely (also to prevent weed growth).
Do I need to prep anything beforehand? Or can I simply have to cut the grass, and leave the cut grass in the…
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What is this tall, broad-leaved plant from Central NY?
I have this growing on the bank behind my cottage and am very curious to know what it is:
It has long, broad leaves that narrow and expand drastically
It's at least 6 feet tall
The stem is about 1" in diameter thick, is green with purple streaks,…
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Are these two weeds both lambsquarter?
These two western Idaho weeds look like lambsquarter to me. One of them is blunt, and the other one is pointy (and much more susceptible to leaf miners and some disease that wilts the shoots and leaves). Are they both lambsquarter? What are the…
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What's the best tool to remove weeds?
I have different types of weeds in my garden, some 50cm (~1½ ft) tall or more. What's the best (and cheapest) tool to remove those?
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What is this low growing plant with pink flowers?
I'm still getting to know my garden. I see these pink flowers growing and can't decide whether they're growing at random or they were planted intentionally. What type of flowers are they? Should I get rid of them along with the purple ones?
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What is this purple stalked, berry producing plant?
It has small, white flowers with 5 petals.
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Can you tell me the garden plant that is popping up all over my 10x10 garden plot in Wisconsin?
I have these plants popping up all over my 10x10ft garden in Wisconsin. I think it may be some kind of flower. I think the leaves look like potato leaves. I want to know what this is. Is it a weed?
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