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Mon, Jan 15, 07 at 18:09
| What the heck is this weed? It is all throughout my lawn here in roswell, GA - I have fescue - And what do I do to get rid of this weed? I have been doing alot of seeding - that might have something to do with it?
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| Sure looks like portuclaca to me. A great wed site is: www.weedalert.com Has a great data base and control suggestions |
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| Don't think it's portulaca. Take a look at several images of chickweed. |
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| Yep, chickweed...an evil, evil weed. |
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| I think the leaves are too large to be chickweed and suspect it is "Portulaca oleracea", Purslane. The single best control of this plant is to grow a strong, vigorous turf. Seeds that will germinate into this are spread all over your yard by birds, same as with chickweed and many other "weeds". Mowing high helps a lot because that shades the soil so the seeds from these plants do not get the light they need to germinate. |
Here is a link that might be useful: weed alert
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| Purslane looks like a jade plant leaf. At one time I would have said a small jp leaf but ones keeps getting larger and the other smaller in commerce. It looks like chickweed to me. I have a seminary that has it growing on one of its ground fields. In early spring late winter the field from a distance looks like a carpet of blues ranging from the almost white to intense bright blue. A lawn person would cring seeing it but few see it other than the rabbits and deer. |
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