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chickweed in new lawn
I planted a new lawn last fall which has come in nicely. Unfortunately,
one patch of maybe 15 sq meters is pretty infested with what my wife has identified through some googling as chickweed. Will regular mowing take care of this over time or should I consider something more drastic? |
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chickweed in new lawn
"Rob Barrett" wrote in message ... I planted a new lawn last fall which has come in nicely. Unfortunately, one patch of maybe 15 sq meters is pretty infested with what my wife has identified through some googling as chickweed. Will regular mowing take care of this over time or should I consider something more drastic? Regular mowing should take care of common chickweed, but if you have common mouse-ear chickweed mowing will not help. In this case you will need to apply a lawn weedkiller to get the little beastie under control. The leaf is very different on the two. Mouse-ear chickweed has a hairy leaf. -- Lyndon |
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chickweed in new lawn
Lyndon wrote:
"Rob Barrett" wrote in message ... I planted a new lawn last fall which has come in nicely. Unfortunately, one patch of maybe 15 sq meters is pretty infested with what my wife has identified through some googling as chickweed. Will regular mowing take care of this over time or should I consider something more drastic? Regular mowing should take care of common chickweed, but if you have common mouse-ear chickweed mowing will not help. In this case you will need to apply a lawn weedkiller to get the little beastie under control. The leaf is very different on the two. Mouse-ear chickweed has a hairy leaf. Thanks for the help. Could you take a look at this picture and help me with a positive ID? http://coffeewithbarretts.com/blog/uploads/weed1.jpg I'm afraid it has hairy stems and leaves.... If I have to use a selective weedkiller, any advice on the tradeoff between abusing a new-ish lawn (from seed 8 months ago) and letting the infestation continue until it is the recommended 12 months old? |
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chickweed in new lawn
Rob Barrett wrote:
Lyndon wrote: "Rob Barrett" wrote in message ... I planted a new lawn last fall which has come in nicely. Unfortunately, one patch of maybe 15 sq meters is pretty infested with what my wife has identified through some googling as chickweed. Will regular mowing take care of this over time or should I consider something more drastic? Regular mowing should take care of common chickweed, but if you have common mouse-ear chickweed mowing will not help. In this case you will need to apply a lawn weedkiller to get the little beastie under control. The leaf is very different on the two. Mouse-ear chickweed has a hairy leaf. Thanks for the help. Could you take a look at this picture and help me with a positive ID? http://coffeewithbarretts.com/blog/uploads/weed1.jpg I'm afraid it has hairy stems and leaves.... If I have to use a selective weedkiller, any advice on the tradeoff between abusing a new-ish lawn (from seed 8 months ago) and letting the infestation continue until it is the recommended 12 months old? I'm no expert, but that ain't any kind of chickweed I've ever seen, mouse eared or regular. |
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chickweed in new lawn
In message , Phil L
writes Rob Barrett wrote: Lyndon wrote: "Rob Barrett" wrote in message ... I planted a new lawn last fall which has come in nicely. Unfortunately, one patch of maybe 15 sq meters is pretty infested with what my wife has identified through some googling as chickweed. Will regular mowing take care of this over time or should I consider something more drastic? Regular mowing should take care of common chickweed, but if you have common mouse-ear chickweed mowing will not help. In this case you will need to apply a lawn weedkiller to get the little beastie under control. The leaf is very different on the two. Mouse-ear chickweed has a hairy leaf. Thanks for the help. Could you take a look at this picture and help me with a positive ID? http://coffeewithbarretts.com/blog/uploads/weed1.jpg I'm afraid it has hairy stems and leaves.... If I have to use a selective weedkiller, any advice on the tradeoff between abusing a new-ish lawn (from seed 8 months ago) and letting the infestation continue until it is the recommended 12 months old? I'm no expert, but that ain't any kind of chickweed I've ever seen, mouse eared or regular. I came across what appears to be the same plant in a roadside verge this afternoon. It appears to be a mouse-ear(ed chickkweed), and short of using a handlens on the flowers I'd say the common mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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