Getting rid of noxious weeds

[floor-a-matic]

I am having problem with a weed infestation; not sure what kind of weed this is? I thought it was bluegrass?

I used Ortho or Roundup to temporarily get rid of this tough weed; but it grows again. What herbicide will work?

Even digging this out didnt resolve the problem; & my Weed Eater SG11 electric string trimmer quit working when I tried to cut this

 

[cuffs054]

Flamethrower is what you need!!

 

[cb123]

Sounds like it's time to salt the earth!

 

[marks_here]

Vinegar, washing up liquid & salt & make sure the sun is out so it dries on the weeds once it's sprayed on them also if no rain is near by.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I've used Roundup........

followed by a Clorox blast from a spray bottle.  Trust me:  when I'm done,  there's nothing left.  I face the weeds saying, "Stand back,  I've killed before".

 

[gusherb]

"Stand back, I've killed before"

Is there something you wanna tell us, John?

 

[kirbysthebest]

That looks like Thistle

It appears that you are doing what is most recommended:
1: Cut it down at the base. Each time it sprouts back up cut it down again keeping no green above the surface will starve it out.

2. Dig it out: They have very long tap roots so you may have to dig, cut and spray several times.

3. Herbicide: Glyphosate (Roundup) Make sure to coat the entire leaf top and bottom as well as the stem.

4: Mulch: Goes along with starving it out. Sunlight is how it makes it's food through Photosynthesis. Heavy mulch will inhibit it's existence.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

not at this time, lol.

To quote Dolly Levi, "Life's full of secrets and I keep em".

 

[tolivac]

Can you put a weed blade on the weedeater-this will help.I keep "chemical Warfare" to a min-these can cause runoff pollution.I go for mechanical controls--mowing,the weedeater,digging,or smothering with mulches.Yes,there are weeds in my yard-just make them all the same height.All of the yards in my area have weeds.That one pictured in the above post looks like something from a horror movie!Some of the "weeds" in my area are poison Ivy or its other realtive-at that point the plant has beat me--its chemical warfare defeats me-I break out even at the slightest touch-the neighbor removed them from my fence-and the guy I hire to do this.For the most part HATE yard work except mowing-to me its like vacuuming a giant carpet.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I too, usually dig out the weeds.

When I can. I spray things when I have to.....sometimes b/w sidewalks...to prevent new growth. I'm very allergic to poison oak/ivy... there, it's open season.

 

[human]

If it weren't for weeds...

...I'd have nothing green at all in the yard. I'm just not a yard person. I don't fertilize, I don't water, I don't rake in the fall (they call them 'leaves' for a reason. You leave them alone), and I mow the weeds down once a month, whether they need it or not. My neighbors may hate me for it, but I don't give a rip.

 

[kenkart]

It may sound stupid..

But if you will cut it down when the Almanac says to, it will die and NEVER come back,I forget which is a barren sign, but it really does work, I wouldn't think of planting anything or going to the dentist etc without checking.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Can you find out when to cut it? I'd hire someone

to do it at that time. 

 

[sebo_fan]

Ive used Vinegar, washing up liquid & salt but it doesn't work. In Scotland we get that kind of weed all the time growing in between patio and slabs.

But I do something quite unusual with dry days and if I don't add Round Up at the first stage. Not something you can do with your every day upright vacuum cleaner.. I end up taking out my Felix to do a bit of clear up. So much easier to deal with and cuts time before pressure washing.

Have a look!

 

[floor-a-matic]

cirsium vulgare (bull thistle)

I think bull thistle is too tough for that! If only weed trimmer blades were available for electric trimmers, so I don't have to use string.

NW Ohio is notorious for bull thistle (cirsium vulgare) infestation. My yard has lots of bull thistle, especially around the barn

http://www.kingcounty.gov/environme...s-weeds/weed-identification/bull-thistle.aspx

 

[floor-a-matic]

This is how bad cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) infestation in my front yard. It ate up my vegetable garden! I am too scared to go near that bush of thistle without a lawn mower

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I only had 1 of those.

I dug it out.No problems now.


 

 

[tolivac]

I have a Ryobi electric trimmer that can use a blade head.Will have to dig it out to do some of the weeds around my place.
OUCH!!!!Using the Sebo Felix as a porch-patio weeder?Isn't that kind of hard on it?If that Sebo can withstand that-a REALLY TOUGH vacuum!Think I prefer to use other tools.It did get the weeds between the patio stones,though.
The giant thistle plant--for those of that size a tractor powered BUSH HOG is the tool for that!!Its even fun to bush hog plants like that--The swishing and whirring of the blades-then the gentle sounding thunks from under the hog as it chops the plant up!A tractor drawn flail mower would work,too.Both types of mowers cut the plants down--then grind them to small bits.

 

[sebo_fan]

Well the main front of the SEBO soleplate naturally gets scratched but that can be replaced in time. But I only use the Felix once or twice a year for the clear up if it is sunny and the soil and weeds have been left to dry. And that black ET1 is for garden use only.

Before I discovered how well the SEBO Felix stands up to that kind of treatment, tied in with the brush roll that effectively chops "the heads" off, i used to use a wet and dry Vax canister tub.

The problem with the Vax is that it has a bent angled handle, so all kinds of weeds and dirt are liable to get stuck on the bent angled part. Used without a bag becomes messy and dusty too so I just used to use the Vax fabric shakeable dust bag.

In the UK it is possible to buy an electric patio brush, but I don't think they go deep enough to remove all roots.