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What Weeds Are These !
David 46
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These 2 types of weeds grow & spread like wildfire in my veg patches, I keep pulling them out but the blighters keep coming back ! What are they & what are the best ways of getting rid of them for good please !
Last edited: 24 August 2017 17:03:56
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Pearl wort is the first. Sagina procumbens
Oxalis corniculata is the second.
First one is a primary coloniser of bare soil. It can be hoed off as it does not have persistent roots, but it is a prolific seeder so will almost always come back.
Second one needs to be burnt off as the seed pods will explode and send millions of seeds about. Pulling out or hoeing is no good as there are thousands of tiny bulbs on the roots. Almost impossible to eradicate.