Does anyone know what this weed is? We just moved into this house in the fall is now this is coming up everywhere!
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Apr 18, 2012Does it have a milky sap when you break it?Helpful Reply
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Paul M on Apr 19, 2012No it does not and it makes a woody stem with a bush type of habitat that will be there next year as remnants of the plant. Then it will resprout from the same "stump" although that may not be the best word for the remnant of the plant. I have never seen one get over 2' high and I have seen them everywhere, especially along road sides.Helpful Reply
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Eulalia on Apr 19, 2012No milky sap. And Paul yes it does have a woody stump and very determined roots! Is there anything that I can safely use to get rid of it? I was planning on a vegetable garden but those roots are everywhere I try to dig!Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Apr 19, 2012It doesn't look like there is too much growing around them, so you could spray with Roundup or another herbicide containing glyphosate.Helpful Reply
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Eulalia on Apr 19, 2012If I do spray, can I plant soon afterwards? It is bad enough fighting the clay soil! To think that I moved down here from MA thinking that I would be able to garden to my hearts content only to find they don't have soil here, only clay and weeds! Oh well, going to try to make the best of it. Thank you for your suggestions Douglas, going to give them a try.Helpful Reply
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Patricia K on Apr 19, 2012never use Roundup....use cider vinegar and salt to spray weedsHelpful Reply
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Dana C on Apr 19, 2012i always boil water the pour it on the plant it kills the plant not the soilHelpful Reply
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Candi S on Apr 19, 2012We live in Central Fla and have these every year especially if it has been a dry and warm Winter like this past season. We just pull them up, root and all. They grown more in our yard than in our flower/vege gardens.Helpful Reply
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Sharon Kay W on Apr 19, 2012It's been found ,Roundup is bad for you ,too..Don't know what this weed is..Helpful Reply
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Michele C on Apr 19, 2012Is it prickly? I have something that looks like that taking over my garden seemed to do it after I planted some marigold seeds someone gave me a two years ago. I try to pull them and they stick me all the time. I sprayed weed killer and got rid of most of it but the roots seem to be still in the ground sticking up a littleHelpful Reply
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Craig L on Apr 19, 2012I live in Ga, and also have the red clay, I use Ortho-Max Weed b gone. you can buy it in a spray bottle. all you have to do is hook it up to the hose and spray.the weeds die but not the grass.Helpful Reply
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Vivian C on Apr 19, 2012It looks like an herb called Rue :) http://www.google.com/search?q=rue+herb&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-aHelpful Reply
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Vivian P on Apr 19, 2012I does look like rue. i have this in my garden and anything that doesn't look like a definite weed I leave it . Mine was Rue and I have found other weeds that are beautiful and actually serve a purpose.Helpful Reply
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Beth L on Apr 19, 2012Don't know what it its but not Rue. Try the boiling water. Won't hurt anything but the plant you pour it on.Helpful Reply
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Tara H on Apr 19, 2012If it Rue it helps deter mosquitoes....check with the nearest horticulture place near you. We have the Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL) you can send them a sample. They will identify and tell you how best to get rid of this plant and what the plant is. You can google them and they will help you.Helpful Reply
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Debbie S on Apr 19, 2012when we lived in New York we had something that looked like that and it was DandelionHelpful Reply
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Elaine L on Apr 19, 2012spray W-D 40 on one and see what happenesHelpful Reply
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Mitch C on Apr 19, 2012Glysofate is a contact herbicide that leaves no residue in the soil. Its not soil active. Only kills live plants and seedling that it contacts. The weed looks like Leafy Spurge. Round-up should work and then you can plant within 7-14 days. Just read the lable of the product you buy before you use it. Good Luck.Helpful Reply
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Pat W on Apr 19, 2012Don't know its botannical name. It will develop orange blossoms. I have lots of it on my property. Locals call it butterfly weed. It will attract a wide variety of butterflies. My mother who grew up in Alabama called it chigger weed because it will be full of chiggers when it blooms. Very deep rooted and hearty plant.Helpful Reply
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Joy S on Apr 19, 2012I think the only way you are going to get rid of this thing (without harmful sprays) is to dig is up. But you have to make sure you have ALL of the root, if you do not, it will come back.Helpful Reply
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Eulalia on Apr 19, 2012Michele C, it is not prickly. And Vivian it is not rue as it does not have any scent at all. Whatever it is, it is taking over in the yard! I will try the vinegar and salt solution and see if it works. Thanks you Patricia K for that suggestion. If that doesn't work, I will try te Ortho-Max although I would rather go the organic route. Thank you all for the info and suggestions.Helpful Reply
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Mary E on Apr 19, 2012Seriously? How well does this work? I'd love to use an alternative to Roundup. I'm kind of laughing, tho - bet it smells like salad after you treat the weeds.Helpful Reply
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Rebecca D on Apr 19, 2012Use boiling water if possible ! A couple days later it'll turn brown and then pull it out!Helpful Reply
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Auntie R on Apr 19, 2012It looks like it's in the pea family. You don't need to use cancer causing pesticides, unless you don't care about cancer, some don't. Just use a hoe, people have been using hoes for millennia with no ill effects.Helpful Reply
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Jan P on Apr 19, 2012Some good weed killing ideas...I'm trying the cider vinegar and the boiling water. Worth a try.Helpful Reply
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Kristine W on Apr 19, 2012I have the same weeds in my yard / gardens . I dig up what I can and use ortho weed killer on the root under the ground . works great !! I used the boiling water trick , works good on shallow rooted weeds not the deep rooted ones.Helpful Reply
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Gloria G on Apr 19, 2012full strengh vineagar poured on then let it dry and then pop it outHelpful Reply
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Rebecca D on Apr 19, 2012Does it have white flowers and smell like vanilla ?Helpful Reply
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Laura S on Apr 19, 2012both the vinegar and boiling water work very well & no dangerous chemicalsHelpful Reply
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Carol M on Apr 19, 2012Does it have a flower? easier to identify if it does..Please people DO NOT use chemicals in the garden, they leach into our water supply and are not safe if you have small children and animals.Helpful Reply
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Carol M on Apr 19, 2012My first thought was wild sweet pea..they can be invasive, but pretty.Helpful Reply
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DAPHNE W on Apr 19, 2012Patricia, What are the measurements for cider vinegar and salt? So much better than chemicals, if I can get it right.Helpful Reply
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Eulalia on Apr 19, 2012Don't know if it has a flower, we just moved to the area and it may be too early for a flower. Time will tell. It is definitely not wild sweet pea, as I have those too! And the plant itself does not smell like anything although I don't know if the flowers will if it indeed does have a flower.Helpful Reply
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Patricia K on Apr 20, 2012use one gallon vinegar, one cup salt and one tablespoon dish washing soap..Helpful Reply
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Rebecca D on Apr 20, 2012Queen Anne's Lace ?Helpful Reply
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Maureen S on Apr 20, 2012Put white vinegar in a spray bottle and spray them as the start to grow it all kill the root in a few days.Helpful Reply
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Susan B on Apr 20, 2012they almost look like the sand spir plant.The one that makes them stickers.not sure.Helpful Reply
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Eulalia on Apr 21, 2012Not sand spirs. I will try the vinegar, but I'll need to buy a lot of gallons of the stuff as these weeds are everywhere.....lol! Thank you all for your suggestions, I even asked one of the locals and they had no idea what they were.Helpful Reply
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Jamie M on Apr 24, 2012It reminds me of a form of lespedeza grass and some what like a spurge.Helpful Reply
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DAPHNE W on Apr 25, 2012Thank you Pat..... I'm going to give this right to my husband. Now what do you know about keep roses healthy. :) Here in the South it is the most challenging thing I have ever done. I really don't want it as a occupation.Helpful Reply
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Eulalia on Apr 25, 2012Jamie M, it is not spurge, it grows upright. Lespedeza is really close and if that's what is is then I might as well pack up my house and move as this stuff is everywhere...lol. Not only is it growing from old roots but now I'm noticing 100's of babies coming up from seed. Thank you all for all your responses.Helpful Reply
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Susan B on May 05, 2012So glad not sand spirs.I hate them things.yikes!Helpful Reply
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