"Latosha Washington" wrote in message
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I think it might be ragweed...

Oh gawd, ragweed. Last year I got exactly what you described. Searched and
found it was common ragweed. Unfortunately I had neglected my yard during
nursing school so I had a terrible, thriving crop of this stuff turn up in
one section of my flower bed where I had no plants (ragweed is opportunistic
and doesn't like to compete I guess). Now that I have the time I've been
playing catch up. I pulled them, turned the soil and pulled out what roots
and runners I could, and mulched heavily. I still have to go out there and
yank up new ones that come through the mulch. What few of those weeds around
the faster-growing established plants are spindly are easy to pluck or
choked out and they don't grow back. Where I'm having the most trouble is
around the new, small plants I planted this spring. Thank goodness it's a
relatively small area but it's a pain to deal with. I think I'm getting the
upper hand - just wish my new plants would hurry up and fill in the area.
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Catbird

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