This is Canada Thistle. I took a picture of this one, even though it is a small one because it is a perfect example of the spiral taproot. That root makes it incredibly difficult to get the complete thing. Once it gets much bigger than this one it starts sending out runners.I finally went to the organic garden store and bought a weed killer that is based on citric acid (must be lemon juice) and clove oil. They said it kills everything they spray it on. I haven't used it yet because I haven't checked the weather and I want to make sure I will have a couple of rain free days so it doesn't get washed off. Organic stuff is about four times as expensive as a bottle of Wal-Mart brand weed killer like Round-Up.
Now I must go put hydracortisone on my Poison ivy. You can't use Benedryl cream at the same time you take Benedryl because you can OD! So at night I have to use only the Hydracortisone or Lanacane so I am sure wake up in the morning!
We've got some nasty weeds that keep coming back too. You can spray vinegar on weeds to kill them too FYI. That's cheap and organic.
ReplyDeleteI should maybe try the vinegar before I open the bottle of the expensive stuff. I wonder if they'd let me return it. Michael did quite a bit of research, however and this product was the most recommended thing by the organical types of people. I have still been digging by hand, finding rather cathartic right now.
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