What kind of weed?
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Kelly
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This plant started growing in my flower bed. It has really sharp prickers on it. Do you know what kind of weed this is? It seems as though I have to dig this up because there is really thorny.
Thorny weed.
14 answers
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It is the rosette of a Thistle (Cirsium species). Most Thistles are considered weeds.
Rhonda B
on Aug 25, 2014
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Thistle, you got to dig out the root to kill it off, they make a tool for them, they can hurt if you step on them or grab them by hand. They have a long root in the center...be careful
Vicki lynn
on Aug 25, 2014
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One thing I may add to this. I also have these growing out of control in my gardens. I noticed by the photo that a black mulch was used. I also have that same type of mulch in my garden. I did not have these plants until I used this stuff. Wondering if that has anything to do with it where perhaps the mulch came from?
Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com
on Aug 26, 2014
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It's thistle and painful, but does get a beautiful flower eventually. :)
169756
on Aug 26, 2014
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I feed my Finches Thistle seed and I have thistle growing in my flower beds. Even the beds without mulch! They are very hard to kill!
Peggy Ballinger
on Aug 26, 2014
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Gloves are a great idea when handling thistles. I use a narrow trowel to lift and expose the carrot-like root. Then, grasping it by the root (to avoid those nasty thorns), I through it onto my compost pile.
Three Dogs in a Garden
on Aug 27, 2014
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@Kelly If this is the first time you've ever seen one of these, your lucky. I live in the country and they sprout up in my yard all the time sure hurt when I don't see them and I'm running around barefooted.
Gail
on Aug 27, 2014
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it is a thistle they are mean ouchy plants. they have a lovely flower but better to let them grow far from the flower bed you actually work on.
Lee Cunningham Green
on Aug 27, 2014
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I would dig it out before it flowers or else it will spread seeds around your garden and you will get lots more of these. Only put this into your compost if you hot compost. Those black plastic bins that they sell at the hardware store are too small for compost to reach the temperature that is required to kill weeds. If you do not have a compost bin at least 1 cubic metre (about 1 cubic yard or three feet) then your compost is not hot compost and you would do better not to add weeds to it as the seeds and roots won't be killed off. These weeds will regrow from a piece of the root so ensure you get it all out. Good luck!
Carole
on Aug 27, 2014
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These are from bird poop yes and they just keep coming back all you can do it get them out root for sure and hope they don't return
Paula H
on Aug 27, 2014
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Some kind of thistle...I am thinking maybe Bull Thistle. Pretty, but difficult.
Sherry R
on Aug 27, 2014
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Thistle. Can spray with diesel or gasoline to kill.
Eloise Keeter
on Aug 28, 2014
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The thistle is the flower of Scotland and as the story goes, the English army tried to sneak up to a Scottish stronghold and as they got closer to the Scots they jumped up and ran to the castle to kill the king and his army WHEN! they started screaming and alerted the Scots of the danger as they ran through the thick dense growth of the glorious thistle. It maybe that the thistle is also protecting your wee castle.
Irene
on Aug 28, 2014
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Thistle. I am told that vinegar sprayed on weeds is an environmentally friendly weed killer. Nntry spraying it on.
Pat
on Dec 20, 2014
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