Comments on: Garden weeds: Identifying the unwanted plants in our gardens

By: Ontario Lü

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:42:38 +0000

Hands down bindweed is the worst. In the summer months I resort to spraying every bindweed plant I see with the most toxic kill-all I can find almost weekly. Most have to be doused several times. Bindweed is the only weed I spray and I hate doing it but will take over every plant in existence over the weekend if it let it.

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By: Dr Tracey

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:20:30 +0000

I wonder whether a lack of nutrient in the soil will foster the growth and regrowth of the same “weed” in that spot. The solution must be to amend the soil and make the area more diverse to competing plants that are favourable to you. The same occurs in your gut biome where diversity is necessary for our health.

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By: Jan

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 01:12:53 +0000

My worst weeds are bindweed and thistle. I actually have almost eradicated the bindweed in one area by just constantly pulling it out, but it took about 5 years! The thistle is getting the better of me. It is just everywhere no matter what I do.

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By: vicky t.

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 19:04:51 +0000

thistle can be removed from your lawn and garden if you carefully dolip a bit of ammonia on the plant itself. It will leave a burn spot for a short period of time before your lawn reclines the spot. if doing this in your garden with perennials and annuals be extra careful and don’t plant anything there for a month or so. the plant lady in port wash. wi

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By: randell jarvis

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:10:11 +0000

My problem in East Texas is Dallas grass!

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By: Lux

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:14:58 +0000

Horsenettle. If someone can tell me how to remove this without digging up the entire yard or resorting to Roundup I’d be thrilled!

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By: Veronica Shukla

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:01:42 +0000

Hi there! Composting rules always intrigue me. Why do you recommend not composting garlic mustard? Because of seed germination? Or it’s allelopathic qualities? On a side note, I love purslane. It’s so delicious, but I generally don’t disturb the soil in my landscaping much, so unfortunately I don’t get it anymore. A few weeks ago I was excited to see purslane in an organic spring mix from Target!

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By: Annie Fearon

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 19:53:27 +0000

I have wild strawberry plants I can’t get rid of . I have had most of the ones you mentioned but creeping Charlie and the strawberry plants need to go Any suggestions?

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By: Jay W. Anderson

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:22:46 +0000

In reply to valerie walton.

Thanks ! Good article.

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