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Identification

Thomas.Rhea1Thomas.Rhea1 Posts: 8
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Hi all - just wondering if anyone can identify this, I am assuming it’s a weed as it is everywhere at the moment and if anyone has any tips on controlling it or it’s used I would be grateful. Thanks.

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I think it’s called Hairy Bittercress, it covers here, I spend a lot of time pulling it out before it Seeds, touch the pods and it sends seed for about a mile, so it seems 😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    A picture in focus would help.   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    It does look like hairy bittercress, have a look here @Thomas.Rhea1 and see if this information helps 
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=782
    Is the base of it like a rosette shape ?
  • Thomas.Rhea1Thomas.Rhea1 Posts: 8
    Yes it seems you are right it’s hairy bittercress, looks like I have a nightmare on my hands to get rid of it. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I get loads of it too. As weeds go it's not too bad. The roots don't go down deep and it's easy to pull up when you see it.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    It's one of the the fastest maturing weeds and can complete it's life cycle from the seed germinating to shedding its own seeds in as little as 5 weeks, so the trick is constant removal whenever seen.  The seeds can last several years in the soil so it'll be a long battle.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Thomas.Rhea1Thomas.Rhea1 Posts: 8
    I was going to like your comment Bob but I don’t like it lol
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Flippin stuff ... think we’ve all got it ... never saw it as a child ... think it spreads via seeds in pots of plants from nurseries etc ... not their fault ... it’s impossible to keep on top of unless you can employ staff to weed all day. 🙄 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    It’s a good food source for early some butterflies and caterpillars. Also you can use the leaves in salads - peppery taste. I’ve don’t bother weeding it out, it can look quite pretty and isn’t a thug, crowding out any other plants
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
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