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What type of weed is this?

andy1977andy1977 Posts: 39
in Problem solving
I have these weeds covering a large area of my garden. They seem to have fine hairs. Is anyone able to suggest what they are and how to remove them (either by hand or with a lawn-safe weedkiller?

Thanks



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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Could be sow thistle.  You can remove each one with a tool such as this - 
    https://www.worldofwolf.co.uk/categories/multi-change-tools/product/wolf-garten-multi-change-weed-extractor-4cm/IWM~IWM which can be attached to one of their handles in varying lengths.

    It's shape and length help you get down to hoik out the tap root without leaving great holes all over the grass.  Good for dandelions too.
    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
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    edited May 2021
    It is Pilosella aurantiaca (Fox and Cubs or Hawkweed) The roots aren't deep so easy to dig up, but time consuming when you have a lot. Glyphosate works too, but it also kills grass. You may have to re-seed the holes left behind.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Really?  The ones I had in my last garden never had such big rosettes of leaves.
    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
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    If they're happy and left alone they can develop quite a large rosette. 

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





  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I had a bit of lawn at my last house with quite poor shallow soil, @Obelixx and @Dovefromabove, that the grass didn't like very much so I left the weeds/wild flowers to keep it green. Fox and Cubs loved it and they grew quite big rosettes.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Maybe my mistake was actively encouraging it in a wildflower corner of my last garden.  It always looked weedy rather than vigorous.
    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
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