Does anybody know what this weed is that is taking over my flower beds?

[WaterWitchin]

Well, late to the party as usual. Regardless of wild carrot, cow parsley, etc, it is SUPER hard to get rid of. Not as hard as wild garlic or onions, but still.

I'm surely not a Monsanto fan, and despise the GMO altered seeds. A different story. I won't buy "Roundup" because it's made by Monsanto. But I will and have bought a 40-50% glycophosphate not sold by Monsanto, and cautiously use it when necessary.

I'm too impatient to wait as long as it would take to stretch a sheet of black plastic over it. Not a patient person. I use most of my cardboard to start fires on brush piles (clearing back acreage of honeysuckle bush). I've tried using straight vinegar, which works well for some weeds, but not really tough ones like that one. I run around each spring with a small handheld shovel, and dig out wild onion/garlic from my mulched beds. So either dig them out, or bite the bullet and put some glycophosphate on it and be done.

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On the subject of plant sales... I used to own a couple of businesses prior to retirement five years back. The watergarden store... always help choose the best of the best available. The one that wasn't best will now be best. If I got to the point where they were pathetic specimens, i.e., hadn't grown up enough, etc., the price then dropped. Kind of like buying a seedling instead of a ready to bloom orchid. I was a terrible salesperson, and spent most of my time planting or doing other things.

[JScott]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Well, late to the party as usual. Regardless of wild carrot, cow parsley, etc, it is SUPER hard to get rid of. Not as hard as wild garlic or onions, but still.

I'm surely not a Monsanto fan, and despise the GMO altered seeds. A different story. I won't buy "Roundup" because it's made by Monsanto. But I will and have bought a 40-50% glycophosphate not sold by Monsanto, and cautiously use it when necessary.

I'm too impatient to wait as long as it would take to stretch a sheet of black plastic over it. Not a patient person. I use most of my cardboard to start fires on brush piles (clearing back acreage of honeysuckle bush). I've tried using straight vinegar, which works well for some weeds, but not really tough ones like that one. I run around each spring with a small handheld shovel, and dig out wild onion/garlic from my mulched beds. So either dig them out, or bite the bullet and put some glycophosphate on it and be done.

---------- Post added at 02:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------

On the subject of plant sales... I used to own a couple of businesses prior to retirement five years back. The watergarden store... always help choose the best of the best available. The one that wasn't best will now be best. If I got to the point where they were pathetic specimens, i.e., hadn't grown up enough, etc., the price then dropped. Kind of like buying a seedling instead of a ready to bloom orchid. I was a terrible salesperson, and spent most of my time planting or doing other things.

When I worked at the garden center, a significant portion of my paycheck went right back to the garden center hahaha. And yes, I do the same as you. Once all the best plants are gone, I offer the janky looking ones for a lower price. If I don't do that, nobody will buy them, and they'll eventually get donated or thrown away when we have to pack up at the end of the season, so might as well get what I can for them, because it's better than nothing, and most of those plants are probably going to recover and do just fine once they're planted and cared for appropriately. And that kind of customer service is what keeps them coming back.

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And I did get some glyphosate for those weeds. I couldn't figure out any other way to do it in the time frame I need to get it done. I didn't have to use very much of it. I pulled the ones I could, and only poisoned the ones who were too stubborn to cooperate.

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And welcome to the party. You're just fashionably late. You're fancy like that.