My goodness! What is this little obnoxous thing? It comes up thick like this in every single flower bed I have. It's not all over, but where it is, it's thick like this. This morning I've been hoeing it. Since it doesn't seem to have deep roots, I'm hoping that will get it. I suppose I must sit there and sort of nake the soil around and pick the little things out, so they don't root again. Right? If not, tell me what you do, please.
I don't know what those seedlings are .... but I have the same problem with my next door neighbor's Arizona Ash. It FREELY reseeds itself all over my flowerbeds. Ergh!!
Carla
If you didn't spread seed, then maybe something that was in the mulch. Just turning the soil will do it in on a hot day.
OK, counting on it. And I didn't spread seed.
Looks like field grass to me... We have it every year & just spray it with a weak solution of Roundup while it is at this stage to kill it.
Thanks, W R. Field grass is most probably what it is, since my house sits in the middle of a pasture. I'm a little spooky about weed killer now, since I permanently took out several shrubs a couple years ago by using a TOO STRONG one.
Guess "weak solution" wasn't in my vocabulary.
Hmmm maybe this is what I need to do too. I have these little greenies coming up all over. Sadly, I've also started seeds that I'm watching for. Sure would hate to take them out too.
Yeah, Cajun, sort of reminds you of the "wheat and tares" parable, doesn't it?
Try plain distilled vinegar rather than Round Up. It won't kill all of the micro-organisms and earthworms like Round Up does. It will kill the unwanted plants just as well and ou can usually plant in the area in which it was used after a week. Plus, you are not supporting Monsanto and GMOs!!
Woohoo, sounds good. I'll try it.
I have this too, or what looks like it. Mine makes little blue flowers, but still not sure what it is. It will take over a bed in no time.
bermuda grass starts with a wide leaf from seeds, looks totally different than the older grass. That invasive asian dayflower has a blue flower, looks like a small jew and can cover your yard in a year...
If it has the blue flower it is most likely Dayflower.
The dayflower is easily pulled up but can spread quickly if you don't catch it before it blooms.
Well, my stuff has no flower. I'm raking over it with a little hand rake, pulling it, and yes, I''m getting out the sprayer/Roundup today. I'll only spray downhill from wanted plants, and lightly, at that.
Try plain distilled vinegar rather than Round Up. It won't kill all of the micro-organisms and earthworms like Round Up does. It will kill the unwanted plants just as well and ou can usually plant in the area in which it was used after a week. Plus, you are not supporting Monsanto and GMOs!!
The organic radio show here says not to use Vinegar if you want to replant there. I've never used it but I don't believe it's as innocent as it looks.
Anything you use, salt, vinegar, RU, etc is still in the ground, and its a good a plant killer as the other, so until it has time to dissipate -all the plants are killed where it was used.
