Sticky Weed Identification - Worst Weed Ever (well, almost)

[daisychick]

Oh and I was referring to the second picture of the spiky green thistle stuff! :/

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Poor nifty, Yes definitely Goosegrass!!! or as my old grandma called it Stickywilly We have a lot of it over here in the UK -- my poor cat gets the velcro balls in her long hair when she goes hunting. As I don't use any chemical weedkillers because the chickens free-range I try to pull it out, cut it down or use my flame weeder (very carefully). GOOD LUCK to you, it's a tough thing to get rid of

 

[Nifty]

I'm pretty much on the lookout for any new sprouts every day.

This only propagates via seed, right? Anybody know how long the seeds are viable in the ground?

 

[Hattie the Hen]

YEARS.......!!!!!

SORRY NIFTY

 

[Nifty]

I'll keep on them as long as needed. What's a bummer is it just takes one hidden plant that goes to seed somewhere to keep everything going.

 

[havi]

I have all three of these nasty things! And if it weren't for the bur clover I wouldnt have any 'grass' in my backyard. When we bought this house there was nothing in the backyard. No grass, weeds, nothing. Just dirt. I bought a great pair of gloves that will handle those pesky spiky things. I just grab it as far down as I can and twist and pull. Im just trying to figure out a way to get rid of that nasty clover and replace it with grass.

 

[Nifty]

I'm amazed at how well the wild oats keep all the other weeds down. Were it not for them, the empty lot behind out house would be a nightmare of thistles and thorns. It is just in the areas where we don't have wild oats, or where they have been killed that the other nasties come in.

 

[Carri]

Uh oh... we used to get that thistle up in Idaho (or something very similar to it). I don't know what it's called. I only know it as "bad plant" because that's what I called it when I was really little!

 

[Nifty]

CURSES!!!

I just went outside and noticed these little buggers are growing again! I was able to get them all last year (RoundUP) before they went to seed and was really hoping that would have got them under control.

GRRR!!!

 

[beefy]

which ones and where are they growing?