Forum home› Talkback
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Weed with black pods

Carys BamseyCarys Bamsey Posts: 6
in Talkback
Hi all! I'm a newbie gardener who has inherited a jungle of a garden in my recent house move. Please could anyone help me identify a weed with black pods which has spread rapidly in my front garden? The pods are shooting seeds across the plant beds so it's growing quickly. I am currently trying to get rid of it but worried that it will continue to come back as I cannot identify a root. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Posts

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Hi Carys

    Lots of plants have black pods. Can you do a photo, or a fuller description, shape of leaves, colour of flowers, height, any else about it



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Carys BamseyCarys Bamsey Posts: 6
    I have photos but not sure how to upload it to this forum? It has long arching stalks that are tangled between all the other plants and small (elongated oval) leaves.



    Thank you for any advice in advance. image
  • Carys BamseyCarys Bamsey Posts: 6
    The leaves look very similar to vetch (just googled that) but it doesn't have any flower on it.
  • Carys BamseyCarys Bamsey Posts: 6
    That could be it. The pods look similar but many many more of them!
  • Carys BamseyCarys Bamsey Posts: 6
    Any idea how to get rid of it? ????
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Vetches are good in a grazing meadow and make high quality hay image

    Just thought I'd mention that ... image


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





  • Carys BamseyCarys Bamsey Posts: 6
    Thanks all for helping me identify it! Took me all this time to unravel it from around the plants! Going to go through the earth with a fine toothed comb tomorrow again! Will put weed killer down before I plant anything else. image (Those last question marks were a smilie, not sure what happened but I wasn't being rude image ). Thanks again x
  • landgirl100landgirl100 Posts: 655

    Don't worry, it's an annual so you just need to pull it out. It will be back next year, yank it out when you see the flowers so that it can't seed everywhere. No need for weedkiller.

Sign In or Register to comment.