Here is a handy photo identification page to help you determine the most common weeds that you might find in your gardens.
Carpet type weeds.
It does best in damp sandy soil and is traditionally found in tropical climates.
But you can be assured.
Although it withstands high foot and pet traffic it is not drought tolerant and can be invasive.
Mulch garden areas in spring to prevent weeds.
As their name suggests they have broad leaves that are wide and flat and set up on a stem much like a flower.
Veins in the leaves are often net like.
Carpet grass is a warm season perennial grass that grows well in areas where other types of grass will not grow.
Sunny or shady landscape lawn or garden areas appearance.
The term weed is a subjective one as the old saying goes one person s weed is another s wildflower.
Pull oxalis weeds by hand or spray weeds with a postemergence herbicide in spring or fall.
Some examples are dandelions ground ivy white clover chick weed carpet weed and violets.
Broadleaf weeds are some of the most common and those with which we are most familiar.
Carpetweed is a summer annual with a short tap root.
To 20 inches tall where it grows.
Irrigate the lawn when there is less than 1 5 inches of rain in a week and fertilize regularly.
The term weed is used in a variety of senses generally centering around a plant that is not desired within a certain context.
This garden weed has light green leaves that look like clover and cup shape yellow flowers in summer and fall.
Once the seeds have sprouted however it grows rapidly in the summer heat.
Seeds lie dormant over the winter then sprout slowly in the spring.