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Questions tagged [weeds]

For questions about plants growing where they aren't wanted.

For questions about plants growing where they aren't wanted.

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Preparation for a new lawn to prevent weeds and encourage growth

Two Years Ago About two years ago, the lawn in our back garden was full of dandelions. We decided to replace it with brand new turf, the kind you roll out into place. I tried my best to remove the dandelions, tap-root and all. Today Looking at it…
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Can you help me identify this plant?

Can you help me identify the big plant in the center right of the photograph? I planted a lot of different seeds but I don't think this is one of them, I think it's a weed. Click photograph for full size
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Effective weed elimination along paved driveway

As a matter of principal we don't spray Glyphosate (Roundup) or other herbicides on our property. I'm well aware of its effectiveness as a non-selective herbicide but choose not to use it for a number of reasons. I've got a few hundred feet of paved…
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Hot composting dock roots

I've spent several weeks hand-digging out dock and other obnoxious weeds from our pastures. There's a couple cubic yards of it now in the back of the pickup. I was considering hot-composting this in a separate pile and covering it in thick black…
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How soon can I apply pre-emergent herbicide after a dormant overseeding?

I live in Ohio and I dormant overseeded in early January. So far, it has worked wonderfully. A lot of the new seed is coming up but some weeds have started to germinate as well. I normally put down some pre-emergent, like Halts, but I waited to…
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Identify lawn weed with bulbous root

What is the name of this weed and what is the best way to get rid of it. Finding them in my lawn. Based in South Africa
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How do I get rid of this weed that is outgrowing my hen and chicken

I tried to remove it manually but it keeps growing back blue arrow -weed to get rid of red arrows -hen and chicks+their flowers(dying flowers) green arrow -some ground cover that should not be there edits must be least 6 characters
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What is this plant with purple flowers growing next door?

Does anyone know what this plant is? It seems to be growing wildly without any help next to our building in Malmö, Sweden Also, if you can identify it, any idea if I can propagate it and how?
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How do I get rid of nettles in an organic way?

I have bunches of nettles in my yard. I would like to get rid of them without without regrowth. Any suggestions which do no require chemicals or tilling the soil ?
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Can I kill brambles directly by injection?

Our lovely Hedge is laced with brambles. I cannot access their roots. What is the ideal tool / product to perhaps inject.
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Is this plant with rounded leaves/petals and reddish, smooth stalks a weed?

What is this? It suddenly showed up in the area on the side of my house that I don't have anything growing in. I'm guessing a bird left a seed. I don't water there yet it just keeps growing. Is this some sort of succulent or just a weed? I'm in…
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String embedded in overgrown lawn - how to remove?

A tenant/previous owner of my property dumped a commercial quantity of old plants which had been tied to overhead beams with a non biodegradable string. The area is very messy with high grass and weeds. When mowing over the edge of this area…
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What type of weed is this and what is an effective way of removing it?

This weed kind of took over my front yard (around 300 sq ft). I'd like to remove it all and then mulch most of the area What type of weed is it and what would be an effective way of removing it? In the past, I have used vinegar with success, but…
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What is this aromatic plant with narrow leaves and tiny white flowers that grows about 8' (2.5 m) high?

Found in New York State, zone 7 where it has invaded my herb garden and outgrew it. I was wondering if it would be a useful herb.
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What is this leafy weed, and how do I get rid of it without harming my vegetable garden?

I bought a house last winter. It has a good size garden in the back which I wanted to plant up. A few weeks ago I went out and dug out a bunch of the weeds pictured below. I dug as deep as possible to get as much of the roots as I could. The weather…
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