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Carlos Norris™
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 319
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 3:59 pm: | 
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They are taking over my lawn.
How do I get rid of them without killing the grass and small shrubs around them? |
Elizabeth
Citizen
Username: Momof4peepers
Post Number: 123
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 5:31 pm: |
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Hands and knees and yanking.
Sorry - couldn't resist being snarky. But seriously, hand pulling weeds is the best way to remove them.
However, you can get broad-spectrum weed killer chemicals (if they're predominantly broad-leafed weeds) and spray (it attaches to a hose) walking very close to the shrub line and aiming away from the shrubs. |
Lydia
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Username: Lydial
Post Number: 2057
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2006 - 6:27 pm: |
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My husband has some crazy potions that he mixes up (chewing tobacco, baby shampoo, beer, karo syrup - I don't know what else) but they work! I think he gets his formulas from Jerry Baker - there must be a web site.
But, as Elizabeth said - there's nothing more effective than yanking and tossing.
The potions keep the grass healthy so they push out new weeds once you pull the old ones.
With all this rain, I've been out almost every day for about an hour just digging weeds and cutting back overgrown stuff. |
Carlos Norris™
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 320
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 11:51 am: |
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Thanks for the tips.
I found Jerry Baker's web site. Thanks, Lydia. |
juju's petals
Citizen
Username: Jujus_petals
Post Number: 297
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 8:37 pm: |
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I've been wondering about what are our most common backyard/frontyard weeds in Maplewood and what success others have had in getting rid of, or even just controlling them. In other words, any suggestions on reducing the following:
Sourgrass -- not an actual name. It is that clover-like leafed weed with yellow flowers. Easy to just yank up, are there any other options? The name sourgrass is courtesy of my rednecky, ex-army dad who pointed it out to me as as a child. He noted, and then demonstrated, that you can eat nibble these safely, while, I assumed, stalking your prey.
Arugula with tall pink flowers -- these spread with a shallow but highly invasive root system. When you pull the roots up they are pinkish. They will invade flower beds and the lawn. They start out looking like arugula but if you ignore them they sprout a tall stem with small pink flowers.
Stink grass -- these appear to be spread via seeds and show up in the pots on my deck, in the crack in the driveway, and all over the weedy side of my house. They first show grass-like shoots and then develop low braches from the center. Easy to pull up but they are everywhere. And, needless to say, they kind of stink when you pull them up.
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joy
Citizen
Username: Joy
Post Number: 529
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 16, 2006 - 8:54 pm: |
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Actually sourgrass is wood sorrel - and, well, has a really nice lemon flavor and is high in vit. C. Yes, er, I eat it, and er, well so does my daughter. It's the only green thing she'll eat.
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