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Thanks for the help identifying my mouse ear chickweed infestation in my
new lawn. After several hours of surprisingly pleasurable hand-pulling, I have pretty much eradicated it. I'm now turning my eye to the old portions of my lawn. One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html It has much stronger roots than the mouse ear and certainly resists being pulled up. It's pretty solid over about a square meter area. Suggestions? |
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Rob Barrett writes
Thanks for the help identifying my mouse ear chickweed infestation in my new lawn. After several hours of surprisingly pleasurable hand-pulling, I have pretty much eradicated it. I'm now turning my eye to the old portions of my lawn. One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html It has much stronger roots than the mouse ear and certainly resists being pulled up. It's pretty solid over about a square meter area. Suggestions? Self-heal? (Prunella) -- Kay |
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![]() "K" wrote in message ... Rob Barrett writes Thanks for the help identifying my mouse ear chickweed infestation in my new lawn. After several hours of surprisingly pleasurable hand-pulling, I have pretty much eradicated it. I'm now turning my eye to the old portions of my lawn. One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html It has much stronger roots than the mouse ear and certainly resists being pulled up. It's pretty solid over about a square meter area. Suggestions? Self-heal? (Prunella) -- Kay .... or Knotgrass? Doesn't Self-heal have a hairier leaf? Lyndon |
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Lyndon writes
"K" wrote in message ... Rob Barrett writes Thanks for the help identifying my mouse ear chickweed infestation in my new lawn. After several hours of surprisingly pleasurable hand-pulling, I have pretty much eradicated it. I'm now turning my eye to the old portions of my lawn. One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html It has much stronger roots than the mouse ear and certainly resists being pulled up. It's pretty solid over about a square meter area. Suggestions? Self-heal? (Prunella) -- ... or Knotgrass? Doesn't Self-heal have a hairier leaf? Yeah, it does. I hadn't looked at the last two pics. Do you get knotgrass in lawns? -- Kay |
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![]() "K" wrote in message news ![]() Lyndon writes "K" wrote in message ... Rob Barrett writes Thanks for the help identifying my mouse ear chickweed infestation in my new lawn. After several hours of surprisingly pleasurable hand-pulling, I have pretty much eradicated it. I'm now turning my eye to the old portions of my lawn. One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html It has much stronger roots than the mouse ear and certainly resists being pulled up. It's pretty solid over about a square meter area. Suggestions? Self-heal? (Prunella) -- ... or Knotgrass? Doesn't Self-heal have a hairier leaf? Yeah, it does. I hadn't looked at the last two pics. Do you get knotgrass in lawns? -- Kay Knotgrass or Knotweed? Looks like some form of polygonum. |
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Lyndon writes "K" wrote in message ... Rob Barrett writes One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html Suggestions? Self-heal? (Prunella) -- ... or Knotgrass? Doesn't Self-heal have a hairier leaf? Yeah, it does. I hadn't looked at the last two pics. Huh, I thought you had it with the self-heal ID, especially since I vaguely remember the purple blossoms appearing last year. Do you really think it isn't? Once the ID is figured out, what's the suggestion for reducing it? It's tough going to dig the roots out -- will pulling at ground level give the grass a chance to grow back? |
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"Rob Barrett" wrote in message Huh, I
thought you had it with the self-heal ID, especially since I vaguely remember the purple blossoms appearing last year. Do you really think it isn't? Looks like it to me. Selective weedkiller +/or hand pulling. Feeding the lawn and setting the mower a bit higher should also help - it tends to be indicative of a poverty stricken environment. Actually I quite like it, I find an all grass lawn a bit boring ;-) ) -- Rod My real address is rodtheweedygardeneratmyweedyisp Just remove the weedy bits and transplant the appropriate symbol at. |
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Rob Barrett writes
K wrote: Lyndon writes "K" wrote in message ... Rob Barrett writes One patch is infested with the weed pictured he http://coffeewithbarretts.com/weed.html Suggestions? Self-heal? (Prunella) -- ... or Knotgrass? Doesn't Self-heal have a hairier leaf? Yeah, it does. I hadn't looked at the last two pics. Huh, I thought you had it with the self-heal ID, especially since I vaguely remember the purple blossoms appearing last year. Do you really think it isn't? No, I don't really think it isn't (in other words, I think it may well be but nevertheless admit the possibility that I might be wrong), and if you can remember purple flowers, it makes it a whole lot more likely than polygonum. I don't think the leaf veination is quite right for polygonum. -- Kay |
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![]() "K" wrote in message ... Rob Barrett writes K wrote: Huh, I thought you had it with the self-heal ID, especially since I vaguely remember the purple blossoms appearing last year. Do you really think it isn't? No, I don't really think it isn't (in other words, I think it may well be but nevertheless admit the possibility that I might be wrong), and if you can remember purple flowers, it makes it a whole lot more likely than polygonum. I don't think the leaf veination is quite right for polygonum. -- Kay I agree. When I first looked I couldn't see any sign of a scalloped edge on the leaf, but on closer examination think there is. So I withdraw my suggestion. Lyndon |
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