I have this spreading across my backyard. It spreads like ground cover which is great in some parts of the yard but its starting to invade the area where I have grass.

I grows on rocks...anything. Standing water like we had a lot of here in Houston recently kills it.

Thanks!

JB

My yard has a zillion green things in it. I just mow them all and call it a lawn. I don't care if it's grass or "weeds", as long as it doesn't have thorns it's okay.


I don't recognize the stuff in your pic.

Pretty sure that is Dove Weed.

It is a horrible weed to get and nearly impossible to get rid of so far.

I have looked into it and they are trying to develop chemicals to eradicate it.

http://www.turffiles.ncsu.edu/weeds/doveweed


Quote from another page:

"It is difficult to completely eliminate a doveweed problem in a single year, especially when the populations of this weed are high. Doveweed seeds can survive in the soil for several years, so doveweed management should be planned for two or three years. For these reasons, a set of sequential, complementary actions, including turf management practices and herbicide applications, are the best strategy. It is important to combine sequences of PRE and POST herbicide applications such that the herbicide is active when the doveweed is most susceptible (early growth stages); following applications will kill the surviving plants. Finally, once herbicides have taken effect, a healthy, aggressive turfgrass is the best defense against doveweed."

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Yep Concur. Here are some tips:

http://cses.auburn.edu/turfgra...tification/doveweed/

I think you can kill it with Kudzu...

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
I think you can kill it with Kudzu...

LOL you're rotten.

Or build dikes and flood your lawn....

flashguy

First glance, I thought it could be Virginia Buttonweed but I didn't see the distinctive four petal white flowers.

Check this link for Doveweed control: https://www.solutionsstores.co...rol/doveweed-control

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Originally posted by SBrooks:
My yard has a zillion green things in it. I just mow them all and call it a lawn. I don't care if it's grass or "weeds", as long as it doesn't have thorns it's okay.


I don't recognize the stuff in your pic.

My man.

If it's green and I can run over it with a lawn mower, it's grass. If it's green and I CAN'T run over it with a lawn mower, it's a tree.

Problem solved.



I am considering various approaches to a really serious Creeping Charley infestation tho. It's ugly enough in the lawn, but it's goddamn NASTY in the flower beds. So far, the only thing I've found that'll kill it also kills everything else.

Goats!

MSMA used to be the standard for doveweed control, which is infact what you have. With MSMA no longer available to the pest control market, this weed has become increasingly invasive.
I have been testing a product combination for the control of Tropical Signalgrass in the southeast. As part of the trials, I have been applying this product to a wide spectrum of additional weeds, including doveweed. The combination of Amicarbazone and Thiencarbazone-methyl provides total eradication in three days.
In short, no one product provides adequate control, but a product such as Celsius WG will be a good start.
If there are any licensed chemicals applicatorson this forum struggling with Tropical Signalgrass in the southeast, help is on the way. Watch for good things to happen soon!

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Originally posted by roberth:

quote:

Originally posted by sigmonkey:
I think you can kill it with Kudzu...

LOL you're rotten.

Ohhhh nooo, the Killer that is Kudzu!!!

Relax. There is no such thing as a "weeds." They are plants or grasses with a name.

My wife wants to kill all the "weeds", I say "no such thing". She says "Help me or you mind find that there is no such thing as Loving."

How can you argue with that?

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Look here. Hope this helps.

http://www.nola.com/homegarden...ncart_river_home_pop