Pulling Weeds

Conversations About Pulling Weeds

• an obnoxious weed

  I have a weed that is coming up everywhere. It looks like clover, only it has a yellow bloom on it. It is even coming up on top of all my mulch. Does anyone know the name of this weed and how to get rid of it? It seems like… More

• creeping phlox being invaded by Gill over the ground

  Other than physically pulling each plant, which would take a month, how could I remove the Gill over the ground and not the creeping phlox? Thanks for any suggestions. More

• Plant Talk, Can You Handle It?

  Let's start with your Garden Vegetables having a say it this thing, Tom(the tomato), Cat(the cabbage), Lilly(the lettuce), No, we better just let Tom have his say, GT. "OK Tom whats the deal, that slow growing thing you got going on ?" Tom, "GT, glad we can speak freely here,… More

• Fall Garden Clean Up

  OK I understand some of you still are in the middle of your season, but here in the zone 9-10 , it's time to finish up with the late crops and get ready for some fall gardening, I must admit things can pile up, I always like to have a… More

• Smells like mum/daisy weed or not?

  When I moved into my house last spring there was a mystery plant growing beneath my dogwood tree. At that time (June) it was about 5-10" tall, no flowers, but the foliage smelled like mums or daisies. I ended up pulling as much of it out as I could because… More

• Am I alone here?

  In the war against grass? Total waste of time, energy and fuel. Whoever invented lawns (I believe it was the English, thanks for nothing) had nothing else to do with their time except to make my life a grass-pulling misery. Edited to add: Does it sound like grass is on… More

• Unloading a Pick Up Truck

  Shoveling and pulling mulch out of a truck is a monstrous job. Went to visit my friends the Rogers and he proudly showed me his new 'toy'. This is just what I need and will puchase this week. Here is a website for you to see.A video is there but… More

• Little League World Series

  Does anyone watch this? Me and Wayne love watching those little guys play. They have so much fun and are so enthusatic. The other night, the pitch hit the batter. The pitcher walked over as the runner was taking first and Hi fived him or something......however little leaguers make amends.… More

• Getting yellow leaves on Hibiscus. Normal?

  I often find yellow leaves on my potted hibiscus. Some days I don't, but other days I find a bunch. (I've been pulling them off.) Is this normal for a hibiscus? Is there anything I can do to prevent it? More

• which movie describes your gardenn/yard?

  I decided to recopy this and give it it's own thread! which movie describes your garden? Sitting in the doctor's lounge, I found an old magazine article from Oct/Nov 2005 Organic Gardening Mag and there was an interesting article. The bit was about which well known movie title best describes… More

• What are you doing in the garden today?

  Hi, everybody! Brand-new member here; I found this forum when I searched for ideas on how to eradicate lily-of-the-valley. This seems like a very active, knowledgeable, and friendly forum! Anyway, what are you up to in your garden today? It's overcast and temperate here in southeast PA today (Saturday) --… More

• New Mulcher

  I have had a vegetable and flower garden for the past few years and I always have a big problem with weeds. I have used several items on the market for weeds and nothing helps besides pulling the weeds myself and that is very time consuming. This year, I am… More

• Some sort of fungus?

  While pulling weeds in an area that I am trying to get the moss to spread I found these tiny patches of what looks like some sort of fungus. You can see how tiny it is compared to the maple seed pod. When magnified you can see tiny hairs. More

• weeds between paving stones

  I am trying to establish thyme between paving stones (I"m in my third year, and it's slow 'growing', haha). I keep getting crabgrass and other weeds landing in between the stones and it's hard to keep up with it. I'm afraid to spray a weed preventer, because I'm not sure… More

• Mulching Onions?

  Do you mulch Onions, Ive set out six rows Onion sets on raised beds appox 28" wide , using a six inch spacing wire grid, the onions have taken off well, but noticed the little weeds also have taken off as well, on my hands and knees I with Maggie's… More

• Question about mulching

  Ok, this may seem like a stupid question BUT I have no clue. For those of you that mulch with wood and stuff how often do you dig your bulbs up that stay in the ground year round and reset them shallower in the ground. I assume after a few… More

• evergreens

  How does one kill an evergreen without pulling or digging it out? They are right next to my foundation More

• really sick

  You guys are so great. I had a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic over the weekend and ended up in the hospital. Got out late yesterday. I'm so totally whooped, can hardly move, so just been sitting here checking your topics every once in a while. I want to… More

• How do I get rid of crabgrass at this time of the year??

  I planted a new lawn about a month and a half ago with Rebel Exeda Tall Fescue.. I seem to have as much or more weeds coming up than grass.. From pics I have seen on the internet, I think the main one might be smooth crabgrass.. I live in… More

• Weeds in path?

  I have several bricked flower beds all connected with a gravel path meandering around them and I was wondering how to keep weeds from growing up in the path? Every spring, I break my back howing and pulling up weeds. Especially chickweed from the path. During the blooming times I… More

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