Is this a weed?
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Weeds Weeds & Weeds .... My 8 Year Plight
Comments (8)I had a vegetable garden overrun with witch grass once. I didn't know what it was at the time and used a rototiller on it. Big mistake. Made it much worse. It got to the point that I gave up on the garden for two years. Then after research, I decided to use a large piece of clear plastic leftover from an ice rink we had n the yard, and covered the entire area that was about 25x25 feet, with the plastic, weighed it down with bricks and left it there for a whole year. It worked great. We were able to reclaim that area and I got rid of about 90% of the witch grass. I don't know anything about bermuda grass, but I'd research ways of getting rid of that. I can't see using a chemical to get rid of it, in a 50x60ft area where you are going to grow food. If you can't do that, I would think thick cardboard with heavy mulch would be your next best bet. And it will improve the soil and increase your earthworms....See More2 Weed Issues (Yellow Flowered Weed and Grass Like Weed)
Comments (4)Maybe Senecio vulgaris, common groundsel??? If so, pretty early for bloom although it is a spring bloomer. Can be tough to control as it has developed resistance to many products. Contact your local extension service for the right treatment. hortster Here is a link that might be useful: common groundsel...See MoreWhere to go from here...Weeds, Weeds and more weeds!
Comments (2)Before you invest more money for bigger solutions, consider how much time and money you have to actually be handling this. A good lawn is not just a 1-season job of doing something to make it look good. You may have to do something for 2-5 years before you see the result you want. Laying down sod for the entire yard is a fast option but if you aren't taking care of it, you just used a lot of money and will have similar issues again (just like you have described about your previous attempts) A non-grassy solution is that maybe you can turn your entire backyard into a kind of playground or xeriscape area for your kids. Rocks, mulch, pea pebbles, etc -- they will allow for your kids to be able to play in the yard, and for you to be able to spot unwanted plants quickly. Where you do want a particular group of plants, you can do a small bed, either in-ground or in a raised bed. But even at that, it's still something you'll have to maintain throughout the year, because unwanted plants have a way of blowing in through the wind, animals, or even popping up through landscape fabric. If you do have a rototiller already, it's still a good idea to use it to turn the weeds under if you don't want to pull them out first. After that, maintain the area by actively pulling out weeds. You can even make it a game with your kids. Even when I hand-pull weeds, the area I'm working in does get better without high cost of money, but it needs my continuous vigilance to keep it that way....See MoreWeeds, weeds, weeds ... what are y'all doing about them?
Comments (1)Those humongous beetle grubs really do help break down organic matter into compost! When I opened one plastic bag of leaves, which I had been saving since spring, I was surprised to find nothing but pure black evenly moist compost. What???? When I emptied the bag I found about about 18 huge rhinoceros beetle grubs in it . Evidently a mama beetle had laid her eggs in the leaves, rain water had leaked in to provide moisture and those guys went to work making wonderful rich compost. The 18 grubs went into my compost pile to finish their life cycle and the compost into the hole where I am transplanting some yellow cestrum ... :-) Isn't nature amazing! Oh, and I had enough leaves to thickly cover the barely emerging weeds, which will be enough to smother them....See Morelocaleater
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