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What is a weed?

13 years ago

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Lonicera Japonica
A weed is a plant that is growing where it is not wanted, it can have strong and healthy growth, and is able to overgrow valued plants by overcrowding, thus depleting soil nutrients and moisture that would otherwise be available to preferred plants.

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Hard to tell from this altitude and the lens Vaseline factor. Are those tiny yellow flowers? If so I would suggest it might be horse herb. That can be tough to get rid of or easy depending on your lawn type. Where do you live? What kind of grass do you have? Can you be more specific about the brand and name of the 2-4,d product you used? They're not all the same. Furthermore if you have St Augustine, you may have killed the grass with that spray.
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bumping to see if anyone has any ideas
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