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Apr 16, 2024 · Learn how to identify and get rid of 36 common weeds that grow in lawns and gardens. See photos, tips, and herbicide recommendations for each weed type.
- Pull Crabgrass by Hand
This annual grass is a universal problem to homeowners in...
- Eliminate Weeds From Your Garden
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- Type of Turf Grass
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- 24 Perennial Water-Loving Plants for Damp Areas in Your Garden
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- Pull Crabgrass by Hand
- Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) Poison sumac is a shrub (some consider it a small tree) that grows in wet areas, often next to cinnamon ferns and cattails.
- Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) Polygonum cuspidatum goes by several common names, including Japanese knotweed and fleece flower. Several other common names include "bamboo" in them, such as "Mexican bamboo" or "American bamboo."
- Crabgrass (Digitaria) Crabgrass is so called because this grassy weed creeps along close to the ground, like a crab. In addition to mixing with lawn grass, it's often found growing in cracks in your hardscape.
- Dandelions (Leontodon taraxacum) Dandelions are a harbinger of spring. Their bright yellow flowers often poke up through lawns and appear between cracks in driveways and sidewalks.
- What Are Weeds?
- How to Identify Weeds
- Types of Weed Roots
- How to Get Rid of Weeds
- Types of Weeds (with Picture and Name) – Identification Guide
- Stinging Nettle
- Creeping Buttercup
- Spotted Spurge Weed
- Broad-Leaved Dock
- Creeping Speedwell
Any unwanted plant growing in your yard can be a type of weed. Generally, common weed plants have undesirable qualities like invasiveness, jaggy leaves, or persistence. Weedy plants can also choke out desirable plants by competing for nutrients, light, and space. As a result, weeds make your garden look unkempt and messy. Weeds generally fall into ...
Proper weed identification is the first step to removing them. To identify weeds, look at the type of leaf, flower, and root system. For example, weeds tend to have a thick root, making them difficult to remove, or a creeping fibrous root system that spreads quickly. Weeds spread easily and quickly and take root where you least want them. Weedy gar...
Weeds are categorized by their roots. Typically, knowing the type of roots is key to controlling weeds and preventing them from ruining your hard work. Here are four types of roots that weeds (and garden plants) have: 1. Tap roots—The toughest garden weeds have long tap roots like a thin parsnip. Dandelions are a common weed with deep roots. The ta...
Use an integrated weed management system to get rid of weeds. Natural weed killers include vinegar, salt, borax, or boiling water. To prevent lawn weeds, use a pre-emergent weed killer such as corn gluten that can keep lawn weeds at bay. Also, a layer of mulchin flower beds can prevent weed growth. Related reading: How to get rid of weeds naturally...
Let’s look in detail at identifying the common types of weeds that can cause problems in your garden.
Stinging nettle is a perennial weed with green, tooth-edged ovate leaves and stinging bristles that cause skin irritation. Stinging nettles grow 3 to 10 ft. (1 – 3 m) tall, and the weedy stinging plant spreads through rhizome roots and airborne seeds. Also called the common nettle, the weed’s roots can reach up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) wide and continue to...
Creeping buttercup is a spreading garden weed with yellow flowersthat can also become firmly rooted in lawns. The pesky weed spreads by long runners that form a robust network of stolons. Creeping buttercup commonly grows in damp ground and moist soil. To get rid of creeping buttercup weeds, dig them up and destroy them. If the yellow-flowering wee...
Spotted spurge is a common weed that affects flower beds or lawns. This spreading weed has oval-shaped leaves on hairy reddish stems that form a ground-hugging mat of dark green foliage. The weedy flowering plant produces small pink flowersbefore distributing thousands of seeds. Spotted spurge has a taproot, making complete removal of the invasive ...
Broad-leaved dock is a troublesome weed with broad leaves that have a rounded or pointed apex and cordate base. Also called butter dock or bitter dock, the aggressive weed has long taproots up to 2 ft. (0.6 m) deep. Dock weeds have flowering stems up to 5 ft. (1.5 m) tall. Weed Identification:Broad-leaved dock has distinctive lanceolate or ovate le...
Creeping speedwell is a mat-forming spreading perennial weed with purple flowers. Although creeping speedwell produces pretty flowers, its fast growth means it can quickly get out of hand in borders and lawns. The four-petalled purple flowersgrow on the end of long stems. Creeping speedwell spreads through rhizomes and stolons. The creeping stems r...
- Crabgrass, Digitaria Ischaemum. Crabgrass resembles its ocean-dwelling namesake, with spreading stems hugging the ground. The grass is a true annual, completing its life cycle in a single year.
- Henbit, Lamium Amplexicaule. This common winter annual or biennial commonly invades lawns in the late fall and winter. Henbit is easily recognizable in spring when the purple flowers appear in whorls among the upper leaves.
- Dandelion, Taraxacum Officinale. Many of us have fond childhood memories of dandelions, but are not so excited about them in our lawns now that we are homeowners.
- Nutsedge, Cyperus Esculentus (yellow nutsedge) and Cyperus Rotundus (purple nutsedge) Nutsedge is a grass-like weed with distinctive triangular or v-shaped leaf blades.
- Asiatic Bittersweet. Scientific name: Celastrus orbiculatus. Asiatic bittersweet is a perennial weed that has small, orange berries. Round yellow fruits and red berries can identify it.
- Bindweed. Scientific name: Convolvulus arvenis. Bindweed is a perennial weed identified by its bright green, hairless stems and arrowhead-shaped leaves with scalloped edges.
- Canada Thistle. Scientific name: Cirsium arvense. Canada Thistle is a perennial weed that spreads by seed. It has its origins in Europe but was introduced to America in the 16th Century, among other agricultural shipments.
- Chickweed. Scientific name: Stellaria media. Chickweed is a low-growing winter weed that can establish in cool weather and cause damage to crops early in the growing season.
May 24, 2024 · Learn what a weed is and how it affects different human activities and environments. Explore the methods and challenges of weed control, from mechanical to chemical to biological.
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May 29, 2024 · 11 Ways to Get Rid of Weeds, According to Experts. Like sunshine and rain, weeds are just part of the gardening experience—but that doesn't mean you have to live with them. If you have a lawn or garden, chances are you probably have weeds, too.
