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Can someone identify please

GardeningnanajenGardeningnanajen Posts: 2
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Hi all, new to the site so hoping you can all help me? I’ve got this growing all over my garden and it’s becoming a nuisance, can anyone identify if please?  I wondered if it was euphorbia that’s self seeded everywhere? 

Do I get rid or leave it?

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    edited July 2020
    It is Petty Spurge (Euphorbia peplus) and can be a nuisance.  Easily pulled-up but avoid getting any of the milky sap onto your skin and especially eyes.
    I'll add that each plant can produce over a thousand seeds so removing it whenever seen (and certainly before it seeds) is the only way to clear it.  The good news is the seed viability falls off quickly over time (unlike many other weeds whose seeds last for decades in the soil) so you can clear it from your borders over the course of a few years by continual weeding.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • GardeningnanajenGardeningnanajen Posts: 2
    Thanks for your quick response I’ll get pulling it up quick! It’s everywhere 😱
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