Thread: weed id please
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Old 05-09-2004, 02:01 PM
Kathie Kathie is offline
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Originally Posted by Raleighgirl
I have a very troubling weed. It is flat to the ground with
round leaves and grows on thread-like stems. It spreads like
wild fire, even choking out (*&)*&() stilt grass! It seems to
eat weed and feed like fertilizer. HELP!
Thanks,
Raleighgirl
I believe that what you are talking about is ground ivy. Roundup is the only effective cure, but, of course, is a contact herbicide and will kill anything it touches. The "advantage", if there is one, of the way ground ivy grows is that weed killer applied to one end of a long tendril will be taken into the root system of the whole plant!
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