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Old 27-08-2011, 05:22 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Weed identification

On 8/27/2011 9:19 AM, bennever wrote:
Hello, can anyone help toidentify this weed please and offer any
thoughts on how to eradicate it? I have tried the usual lawn weed&
feed in both granules& liquid but they don't seem to have any effect.

Many thanks for your help
Barry


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Looks like ground ivy:

http://www.turf.msu.edu/ground-ivy-c...for-home-lawns

I have it and try to control by pulling and Weed-B-Gone but it is
persistent. Thanks to your post, I think I need the more effective
herbicides.