Weed Creeping Charlie
Weed Lamb's Quarter
Weed Plantain
Weed Dayflower
Weed Purslane
I am continuing with identification of weeds. I know something we don't want to have in our gardens but afraid that we do. Gives you some ideas on how to control these plants.
Creeping Charlie
Type: Broadleaf perennial Size: 4 inches tall, several feet wide Where it grows: Shady lawn, landscape, or garden areas Appearance: Groundcover with scalloped leaves and clusters of purple flowers in late spring. Control: Mulch garden areas in spring to prevent it; pull plants by hand or spray with a post-emergence herbicide in spring or fall.
Lamb's-Quarter
Type: Broadleaf annual Size: To 4 feet tall and 18 inches wide Where it grows: Landscape and garden areas in sun or shade Appearance: Scalloped leaves have gray undersides. Control: Mulch to prevent it; pull plants by hand or use a post-emergence herbicide.
Plantain
Type: Broadleaf perennial Size: To 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide Where it grows: Moist lawn and garden areas in sun or shade Appearance: Broad, flat leaves around a low rosette. Control: Mulch to prevent it in gardens; pull plants by hand or use a post-emergence herbicide in lawns. Note: Each plant can produce more than 15,000 seeds.
Dayflower
Type: Annual grass relative Size: To 30 inches tall and wide Where it grows: Sunny or shady landscape areas Appearance: Dark green leaves clasping a stem and brilliant blue flowers through summer. Control: Mulch to prevent it or use a pre-emergence herbicide in spring; pull plants by hand or spot-treat with a nonselective post-emergence herbicide. This one I have around the greenhouse and never knew what it was called. Now I do and what to do with it.
Purslane
Type: Broadleaf annual Size: To 6 inches tall and 2 feet wide Where it grows: Dry, sunny landscape and garden areas Appearance: Groundcover with fleshy, dark green leaves and small yellow flowers at the ends of the stems. Control: Mulch to prevent it or use a pre-emergence herbicide in the spring; pull plants by hand or spot-treat with a nonselective post-emergence herbicide.
Till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse, Dougherty, Iowa
Most Annoying Weeds and How to Get Rid of Them
http://trending.bhg.com/whatsnew/33-most-annoying-weeds-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them?page=34
Creeping Charlie
Type: Broadleaf perennial Size: 4 inches tall, several feet wide Where it grows: Shady lawn, landscape, or garden areas Appearance: Groundcover with scalloped leaves and clusters of purple flowers in late spring. Control: Mulch garden areas in spring to prevent it; pull plants by hand or spray with a post-emergence herbicide in spring or fall.
Lamb's-Quarter
Type: Broadleaf annual Size: To 4 feet tall and 18 inches wide Where it grows: Landscape and garden areas in sun or shade Appearance: Scalloped leaves have gray undersides. Control: Mulch to prevent it; pull plants by hand or use a post-emergence herbicide.
Plantain
Type: Broadleaf perennial Size: To 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide Where it grows: Moist lawn and garden areas in sun or shade Appearance: Broad, flat leaves around a low rosette. Control: Mulch to prevent it in gardens; pull plants by hand or use a post-emergence herbicide in lawns. Note: Each plant can produce more than 15,000 seeds.
Dayflower
Type: Annual grass relative Size: To 30 inches tall and wide Where it grows: Sunny or shady landscape areas Appearance: Dark green leaves clasping a stem and brilliant blue flowers through summer. Control: Mulch to prevent it or use a pre-emergence herbicide in spring; pull plants by hand or spot-treat with a nonselective post-emergence herbicide. This one I have around the greenhouse and never knew what it was called. Now I do and what to do with it.
Purslane
Type: Broadleaf annual Size: To 6 inches tall and 2 feet wide Where it grows: Dry, sunny landscape and garden areas Appearance: Groundcover with fleshy, dark green leaves and small yellow flowers at the ends of the stems. Control: Mulch to prevent it or use a pre-emergence herbicide in the spring; pull plants by hand or spot-treat with a nonselective post-emergence herbicide.
Till next time this is Becky Litterer from Becky's Greenhouse, Dougherty, Iowa
Most Annoying Weeds and How to Get Rid of Them
http://trending.bhg.com/whatsnew/33-most-annoying-weeds-and-how-to-get-rid-of-them?page=34
