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Polly11Polly11 Posts: 5

Hi can anyone please identify if weed or flower just green long leafy but clingy to other plants and to touch.. Just took over in past few days just drag out ??? 

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    My guess would be cleavers aka goosegrass and many other names.  Does it look like this?

    http://www.downgardenservices.org.uk/cleavers.htm

    You can just pull it up, but best to follow the stems down to the ground and pull the root out as the stems will just break off otherwise and it will grow (quickly!) again.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276

    Oh yes good old goosegrass,we had great fun as kids sticking it to each other's jumpers image

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    I think it is sad anybody has reached adulthood and not know what sticky grass/goosegrass is.  Used to stick it to fellow pupils at school!!

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    I still do it - OH gets covered with it image


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





  • SupernoodleSupernoodle Posts: 954

    I hate the feel of it now.  Use gloves to pull it up.  Yet as a kid don't remember disliking touching it.  Grew up in Wales and now live in Norfolk so perhaps the Welsh version is less scratchy than the Norfolk version!

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    Oooh, which part of Wales Snoodle?


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





  • SupernoodleSupernoodle Posts: 954

    South - Bridgend/Porthcawl.  

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    image  I've got rellies on The Gower - spent lots of time there as a child and still visit image


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





  • SupernoodleSupernoodle Posts: 954

    Scenery's a bit different isn't it?!  I love Norfolk, but when back in Wales the coastline cliffs do take my breath a bit, even though I grew up with them. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,112

    Sticky willow was what we called it up here image

    I don't see it around much now though - it's probably in grass verges though.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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