Plus, some weeds are remarkably resistant to herbicides, responding better to different methods of control.
Here are nine common lawn weeds that most homeowners eventually have to deal with.
It arrived in North America from Europe and quickly established itself as a wildflower and common lawn weed.
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But dandelions can be pulled by hand, and the above-ground portion can be killed with horticultural vinegar.
Or, you caneat your dandelions.
Yes, dandelions are edible and delicious.
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All parts of the plant are good in salads or as cooked greens.
This member of the mint family is also used as a salad green in some places.
Did you have a pet bunny as a kid?
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What did you feed it?
Common plantain is also edible by people and may be used in salads or as a cooked green.
However, this is aperennial weed, and any portion of the roots that aren’t pulled will regenerate.
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Unlike some of the other examples on this list,A.
artemisiifoliadoes not have a taproot, so weeding is easy.
Just pull it up.
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Ragweed thrives in poor soil, so keeping your lawn healthy and well-fed will also discourage ragweed.
Unlike many lawn weeds, this one is indigenous to North America, not a foreign invader.
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
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Purslane is a ground-hugging weed with fleshy leaves.
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It tends to thrive in dry, sandy soils.
As a lawn weed, purslane is a prolific seed producer.
The tiniest pieces of vegetation in the soil will regenerate.
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It has a distinctive dried flower head that resembles coffee grounds.
Dock is a tall plant when mature, so you may not associate it with lawns.
Clover (Trifolium ssp.)
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There are many species ofclover, all of which homeowners would like to banish from the lawn.
This is perhaps a mistake, as clovers are actually quite healthy for a lawn.
Along with other broadleaf weeds, clover will also be killed by such herbicides.
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For more environmentally friendly controls, you might simply to pull up the clover.
If you remove the clover, you should add nitrogen in the form of compost or granular fertilizer.
To prevent the reappearance of clover, keep these spots healthy and well-fed.
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In fact, some homeowners find the flowers sufficiently pretty that they decide to just leave the plants alone.
Violets may actually work very well if you want a naturalistic feel to your lawn.
Chemical controls include spot-treating with glyphosate (Roundup) or using a broad-leaf weedkiller such as Weed B-Gon.
Fall is the best time to treat violets.
it’s possible for you to find no such advantage with crabgrass.
Theseannual grassescan produce as many as 150,000 seeds per plant and are very hard to combat.
Most of the herbicides that kill crabgrass will also kill all other turf grasses.
The best solution for controlling crabgrass is usingpre-emergent herbicidesdesigned specifically for crabgrass.
