Looks unassuming, but look at the roots !!!
What kind of weed is this ?
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Pamela
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Hi ! We have these fast growing and fast spreading weeds in our back yard . Once they start growing they are very hard to pull out because of their very long and thick tap root . The roots almost look like a carrot . The roots when cut , even have multiple rings like a tree. Fully grown the plant reaches a height of 1-2 ft , but the roots can grow at least twice as big as the plant . We have a large variety of wildlife in the yard and none of the animals will eat it or dig it up . Does anyone know what it is or anything about it ?
Here is another smaller one
And yet , another one !!!
Hi there, I've been using an app on my phone called PlantSnap and it has done a really good job for me!
Thank you ! I don't know if I have enough room in my phone to install it , lol , but I will try !!!
It may be plantain. It's also edible!
Looks like pokeweed. Edible in early spring when very young, but turns poisonous with age. Develops panicles of dark bluish purple berries in the fall, also poisonous. Remember the late 60s song "Poke Salad Annie" by Tony Joe White?
Take it to local nursery to get answer and treatment options.
Additionally for the best local professional advice
I would highly suggest contacting your cooperative extension. These offices are manned by volunteer master gardeners on site there waiting to answer the communities questions that know your local situation quite well.
Master gardeners are required to volunteer back designated hours ( plus continuing education) each year to maintain MG certification -this community outreach and education is their goal.
If your office is closed....there Might be alternative online venues like Ask an Expert as well as emailing your local master gardeners extension office for their ID expertises or guidance.... in a non contact manner. Extension offices have the availability to mail off samples to the local university for diagnosis or identification.
Download Plant Snap or another plant identifying app on your phone and it will tell you what it is!
It looks like a turnip, but I very much doubt that this is it. If you haven't planted something like this in your garden, then I highly recommend that you get rid of it. It is not known how this plant can harm your soil. It is likely that if you do not get rid of this weed in the near future, then the soil may lose its nutritional properties and nothing else will grow on it. I used to grow cannabis and any weed would greatly influence the final result of cannabis growth. I had a lot of weeds all the time, so I ended up just switching to maeng da kratom. In short, get rid of this problem as soon as possible so that you don't have any soil problems!
spray them with weed killer so you don't have to pull them up