field weed with yellow flowers

Alternative descriptions

Large weedy spiny grass of the Asteraceae family

Ineradicable weed of fields and vegetable gardens

weed herbaceous plant

The same asshole

The most harmful weed

Plant of the Asteraceae family, weed

Large weedy prickly grass

prickly weed

Weed for cow food

Weed grass

Grass weed

Weed for us, fodder for the cows

noxious weed

Garden "thorn"

garden weed

Weed in the garden

Weed in the garden

Key herb

Weedy prickly grass

Prickly grass

weed

Forage weed

Thistle grass

Hard to eradicate weed

Weed for livestock feed

Large weed

The gardener's enemy

Perennial grass, weed

Field weed with yellow flowers

One of the types of field weeds

Weed to feed a cow

perennial weed

Weed to feed a cow

Perennial weed

Hare salad

Weed suitable for food

Weed with yellow flowers

. "popular" weed

Genus of herbaceous plants of the Asteraceae or Compositae family

Weed for feed for bulls

Prickly grass for livestock feed

Common weed

Weed suitable for livestock feed

Bunny or milkweed popularly

Large weedy spiny grass of the Asteraceae family

Hard to eradicate weed

Weeds of different types [Dal]

. "Popular" weed

Prickly weed

M. plants various. species, even genera: Carduus, Cirsium, Sonchus, all weeds, thorny plants, with the depth of their roots overcoming vegetable gardens: thistle, murat, tartar, Mordvinnik, thistle, grandfather, burdock, etc. Carduus crispus, sow thistle, wasteland; Cirsium arvense, sow thistle, sickle, capitula; Heterophilum union, mother plant, empty grass, thistle, burdock, tartar, forest sow thistle. union palustre, sow thistle, tartar, Mordvin, marsh thistle. Sonchus oleraceus, hare thistle: arvensis, uraznaya, milkweed, euphorbia or milk thistle; uliginosus, sow thistle and spurge. Bee sow thistle, Dracocephalum, Ruyschiana, blue St. John's wort. Black sow thistle, Centaurea scabiosa, umbilical cord, pine cone grass, shell grass, barren grass, large serrated, Adam's head. Give free rein to thistle, and there will be no cucumbers in this world. Thistles and thistles make their way from neighbor to neighbor under the meadow. Thistle, thistle, related to it. Sootnik m. a field overgrown with thistle; sow thistle, sow thistle, sow thistle hay

Garden "thorn"

Tenacious weed

Country weed

Indestructible weed

Not a thistle, but also thorny

Undestructed weed of fields and gardens

The dream of any land owner is to get rid of weeds in the garden forever. The war against weeds in garden beds has been going on for centuries, taking up a lot of time and effort from vegetable growers. How to get rid of the arrogant invaders of your favorite garden, garden and lawn? Should they be eliminated? What weed control methods are most effective?

Control methods depend on many factors: the type of weed, soil characteristics, biological properties of plants. It is rare for anyone to completely get rid of harmful plants, but any summer resident can significantly reduce their number. It will be useful for property owners to know the most common types of weeds and how to protect against them.

Fighting methods

Traditional weeding with destruction of the root system; treatment with special chemicals (may have negative consequences for the environment); shading of quinoa growing areas with any opaque material in order to deprive harmful plants of sunlight (mulching).

Horsetail

Quite a viable “invader” of useful territories, favoring clayey and acidic soils. An intrusive plant, similar to small fir trees, reproduces by spores and the growth of rhizomes, actively polluting the soil, drying and depleting it. Horsetail, by its presence, can significantly reduce the yield of noble crops. A humid climate promotes the rapid growth of this plant. Spring shoots of horsetail are pinkish in color. The roots of this weed have the ability to penetrate deep into the soil, which makes weeding much more difficult.

Ways to fight

Thorough weeding, loosening; introducing elements into the soil that help reduce acidity (limestone, dolomite); planting cruciferous plants, the proximity to which horsetail does not like (rapeseed, arugula); chemical treatment with special agents (herbicides); Regular mowing of sprouts.

Plantain

The famous healer, plantain, is a weed in the garden. Settles mainly on paths and near buildings. It seems to be a harmless representative of weed species; it does not like beds, as if it does not interfere, but this is only at first glance. The plantain is a fan of settling on landscaped lawns (which need to be properly maintained), from where it has to be mercilessly driven out. Many gardeners know what this perennial looks like: wide, smooth, oval leaves with several veins; fibrous root; in the middle of the bush there is a long ear with seeds.

Fighting methods

Mechanical removal of plantain using special garden tools; destruction by selective herbicides; preventing compaction (trampling) of the soil and excessive moisture.

Nettle

In any garden or summer cottage you can find this burning plant, familiar from childhood. Nettle does not need any special introduction; it can grow anywhere, making it difficult for noble plantings to grow and burning everyone who accidentally touches it. This perennial weed likes to settle in raspberry fields, from where it is difficult to remove. It spreads using a strong root system and also by seeds.

Ways to fight

Weeding along with the roots and mulching the soil in places where the weed grows; treatment of nettle thickets with boiling water; spraying with special chemicals.

Mokrets

The plant is creeping, small in size with many internodes on low stems. It has small leaves and star-shaped flowers. It is highly resistant to cold, capable of sprouting from early spring to late autumn, and self-pollinates. During the summer season, several generations of this weed can grow. On moist soil, biting midge actively grows through stem layers that fit tightly to the ground. Its vitality is amazing; even having lost its root system, the midge is able to absorb moisture for a long time through the hairs covering its stem.

Methods to combat this enemy of vegetable gardens

Extremely difficult due to its survivability. Preventive measures help: drainage, it is important not to over-moisten the soil; In early spring, the first shoots should be weeded out, and the stems should be dug deep into the ground or dried to prevent their re-germination. Mulching between rows can prevent the appearance of biting midges.

As an option for weed control: planting vegetables in high beds. As a last resort, you can use herbicides; it is better to apply them at the end of the season so that beneficial plants are not harmed.

Wheatgrass

There are many types of wheatgrass, the most common of which is creeping wheatgrass. Its root system grows in different directions, capturing more and more useful territory in fields, vegetable gardens, and garden plots. This weedy grass - from the "quiet horror" series - known to all vegetable growers loves moist, loose,... It can fill the entire area if you do not get rid of it in time.

Fighting methods

Hand weeding in the early stages of growth; deep digging of roots into the soil, wheatgrass is unable to emerge from great depths; fencing already cleared areas with sheets of iron or slate, which are dug into the ground to a depth of 20 cm, the weed will not overcome such an obstacle; the use of chemicals in dry times.

Sagebrush

A long-time acquaintance of all lovers of land work: a perennial shrub with small yellow flowers, large leaves, powerful stems, short, branched roots. It has a bitter odor and extraordinary vitality; it grows on any soil except swamps. Wormwood especially favors gardens rich in lime and nitrogen; it reproduces by seeds and is very prolific.

Ways to fight

Cutting wormwood stems before flowering to prevent the dispersal of weed seeds, then removing the roots and then digging up the land.

Amaranth

Fighting methods

Deep digging of the soil in the off-season; removal of young shoots and roots of acorn grass; cutting stems before seeds appear; replacing free space with natural insecticides (marigolds, marigolds); mulching beds; herbicide treatment.

Sow thistle

As soon as vegetable growers let down their vigilance just a little, this unpleasant, prickly plant instantly appears in the garden. The thick, straight stem of thistle can reach one and a half meters in height. Its roots are deep and brittle; if part of the root is left in the ground during weeding, the sow thistle will certainly be reborn, thanks to its high regeneration. Thistle flowers resemble dandelions; it is able to survive in any conditions, soils, regions.

Ways to fight

Regular weeding or digging of the area with careful removal of roots; spraying bushes with kerosene; application of herbicides against weeds.

Rosichka

Fighting methods

Mulching; hand weeding; application of pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicides.

Pepper knotweed

People also call it: pepper grass, bird knotweed, frog grass, turnip grass. It is an annual weed with lanceolate leaves, small, reddish flowers and a pungent taste. Likes to grow in moist, fertile places, in compacted soils, often found in vegetable gardens and lawns. It has a very delicate stem that breaks, leaving roots underground (careful “spot” treatment with herbicides and deep weeding help a lot). The plant is poisonous!

Ways to fight

Manual pulling; early mulching; treatment with post-emergence herbicides when the first shoots appear.

Dandelion

Another troublemaker in lawns, capable of rapid reproduction with the help of flying seeds, is the dandelion. The plant has a powerful root in the form of a rod, long leaves and a bright yellow flower, which, when ripe, turns into a white, fluffy ball. Owners of vegetable gardens and garden plots should be extremely careful; at the first signs of the appearance of this weed, they must immediately eliminate it or treat the lawn with special herbicides.

Ways to fight

Removing uninvited guests with special tools; mulching; treatment with post-emergence herbicides.

Clover

A low-growing, perennial weed with a branched rhizome and white flowers has long bothered gardeners, spoiled lawns (unless, of course, you purposefully allocated a place for it to grow - such an area looks very good), and settles where it should not be. Clover reproduces well and likes to grow in soils lacking nitrogen. If clover appears in the garden, it means it’s time to fertilize the soil.

Fighting methods

Mechanical (hand pulling, frequent lawn mowing), chemical (special herbicides); mulching.

But I don’t know the name of another “infection” of the garden (see photo). But I know well that this owner of sharp curved hooks wraps a vine around everything that comes to her “hand.”

In the war against weeds, all means are good, you can even use a complex attack against harmful plants to get the best effect, but you should remember that each method of control has its own:

Nuances in weed control methods

Mechanical removal (depletion)

Pulling out weeds by hand or with special tools, regularly cutting them at the root, destroying stems before flowering. The method is the most labor-intensive, because this procedure must be carried out frequently and very carefully. The method takes a lot of effort and time, but it has been tested for decades and is the safest for cultivated plants.

Biological method (mulching)

Darkening the ground with any material that does not transmit light. Lack of lighting suppresses plant growth and leads to the death of the weed root system. Thoroughly dried compost, tree bark, sawdust or special mulching fiber are suitable for this purpose. The method is not too labor-intensive, but it will not be possible to achieve results immediately; it will take at least two seasons to completely destroy weeds.

Chemical method (herbicide treatment)

The fastest way to get rid of weeds in the garden is to spray them with chemicals (like), which we purchase in the appropriate stores. In advanced cases, this is the only way to completely destroy harmful plants. When choosing this method, it is important to remember that the chemicals are highly toxic and can harm beneficial plants. It is recommended to use herbicides outside the garden or at the end of the summer season, after harvesting.

Weeds dry out, deplete the soil, some of their species release toxic substances (phytoncides) into the soil, grow everywhere, and there is no universal method of combating them. Only the integrated use of all protection methods will help rid gardens and summer cottages of green “invaders.” Even though gardeners’ fight against weed pests requires special efforts, the result will definitely justify them if you are not lazy and fight weeds in a timely manner.

It is not for nothing that weeds come from the word “trash”. Any owner of a plot, seeing this “army of invaders,” is ready to fight them to the last, but no one can completely defeat the weeds.

They are not watered, not loosened, not fed, unlike cultivated plants, but they grow, bloom and scatter their seeds in tens of thousands.

For me, the problem of weeding in the beds was not particularly difficult, but when I planted a raspberry plantation of several thousand bushes, I had to study this topic thoroughly.

Raspberries cannot tolerate weeds and begin to get sick due to the fact that they lack moisture, although the plantation is under drip irrigation, nutrients and free space.

Water, fertilizing, a place in the sun, all this was methodically and brazenly taken over by the weed. In addition, any weed is a refuge for insects - pests and their offspring, of which there are also plenty.

We had to weed, manually, almost weekly, and each time there were new types of weeds.

By studying their biological characteristics, I now know at what time this or that species grows, how to prevent the rhizomes from growing, which weed is the most dangerous, and which can be used to make a medicinal decoction.

The article will describe the most common weeds that are found in almost all regions of the country and I am not familiar with them all from pictures.

Weeds are plants that have the highest survival rate. They grow on any soil, their seeds are volatile and spread over long distances, and the number is hundreds of times greater than the number of seeds of any cultivated plant.

They can remain in the ground for several years without losing germination. In spring they are the first to emerge from the ground; their roots can go several meters deep. They adapt to any adverse conditions, are tenacious and indestructible.

The harm they cause is enormous:

• Absorb water and nutrients from the soil;
• They choke plants and reduce yields;
• They litter agricultural areas, especially grain crops;
• Cross-pollinate cultivated plants, reducing their varietal qualities;
• They are a source of diseases and proliferation of pests;
• May cause poisoning in animals.

But weeds can also be useful to humans. Many weeds are used as medicinal raw materials: burdock, cornflowers, coltsfoot, nettle.

From them you can judge the condition of the soil: on soils with high acidity horsetail, woodlice, plantain and sorrel grow, on depleted soils - immortelle, moss and lichens, and shepherd's purse and chamomile signal that everything is in order with the soil. Weed clippings can be used as mulch or compost.

Types of weeds

Weeds are classified according to several parameters.

According to the duration of their life cycle, weeds are classified as juveniles, which are divided into annual, biennial and perennial. Juveniles reproduce by seeds, perennials - vegetatively and by seeds, the lifespan of perennial weeds is up to 4-5 years.

In addition to the duration of their life cycle, weeds are divided according to their method of reproduction and feeding method. They are also divided according to their place of growth: garden and lawn.

Each species has its own specific characteristics and only by knowing this can one successfully combat their “invasion” in vegetable gardens and orchards.

Creeping wheatgrass

Creeping wheatgrass (popular name - dandur) is a grass weed. If it appears in the garden, emergency measures must be taken. It is not for nothing that, translated from Latin, the plant is called “fire of the fields.”

Wheatgrass has very long roots, up to 15 meters, similar to cords, thanks to which it draws water from the soil, quickly takes all nutrients, depletes the soil and displaces other plants.

It is almost impossible to completely uproot it, only with the help of deep digging. It grows everywhere and does not freeze. In wheat fields it can reduce yields by up to 500 kg per hectare.

Barnyard or chicken millet

A cereal weed that prefers beds with carrots and beets, it heavily infests sunflower fields. With regular rains, it grows and “suppresses” the young shoots of cultivated plants. It comes out easily along with the roots. Prefers irrigated soils and warm climates.

It develops later than other weeds, so you can lose vigilance and not notice how it has spread in beds with vegetables and potatoes. Extremely tenacious, even pieces of mown weed can take root.

A torn out and wilted plant can recover in damp soils by sprouting adventitious roots. It is a noxious weed in rice fields.

Purslane

An annual plant with branching stems that grow and can cover a large area. It is widespread in the southern regions of the country, as it requires a warm, humid climate for growth. The leaves are fleshy and thick. Blooms with small yellow flowers, honey plant.

The seeds are in a box that bursts and they scatter over a distance of up to 3 meters. Drought-resistant, does not tolerate shade, is not picky about the soil. Used in folk medicine.

Woodlouse, star

There are about 10 varieties of woodlice; they can be annual or perennial. The first shoots emerge in early spring, and after a couple of weeks the woodlice covers the garden bed with a continuous carpet. It reproduces very quickly, dropping seeds 2 times per season, up to 25,000 pieces.

Blooms with small white flowers. The crops that suffer most from it are carrots, beets, and parsley. People say that in order for woodlice to leave the garden, you need to eat a few of its leaves.

We have to fight it all summer. In the old days, they used it to predict what the weather would be like. If the flowers have not opened in the morning, it will rain.

Dodder

One of the most dangerous enemies on the site is dodder. It is also called garden tangle or yellow cobweb. It has no roots or leaves, and cannot exist without a donor plant. Wrapping around the plant, it begins to drink its juice, clinging to it with the help of suction cups.

There are more than 200 varieties of dodder, only flax, clover, European and thyme species grow in the Moscow region.

Very tenacious, the seeds can wait in the ground for 5-6 years, and its fragments on the soil surface remain viable for about a month. It is poisonous, transmits viral diseases to plants, and causes the death of livestock.

White pigweed (quinoa)

Quinoa is represented by 250 varieties; in Russia, the most common is spreading quinoa. The plant can reach 1.5 meters in height, the roots are not deep, so it is quite easy to remove.

The leaves have a whitish coating, as if sprinkled with flour, which is why it is often called “flour grass.” Produces hundreds of thousands of seeds per season, which germinate at different times.

Used in herbal medicine as an antibacterial and laxative, it is an allergen. It is used in cooking as an additive to salads and soups.

Pig

The weed gets its name from the ability of its shoots to burrow into the ground to form new roots and then emerge again to form leaves. Shoots spread across the soil surface very quickly, displacing not only cultivated plants, but also other weeds.

Prefers a hot climate and is drought-resistant. It is especially dangerous on cotton and grape plantations. It can only be eradicated by repeated deep plowing with mandatory “combing” of the soil. The roots are used in diuretic preparations.

Thistle

Thistle (thistle) is one of the most prickly weeds on the plots, it is widespread, it is often confused with prickly tartar, but these are different plants. Thistle has an amazing property: in sunny weather its spines spread out to the sides, and in cloudy weather they are pressed against the flower basket.

The plant is considered a magical talisman that protects against love spells and the evil eye. According to legend, it likes to grow up near the houses of evil people. It grows up to 2 meters, has sharp, long spines.

Widely used in pharmacology as a remedy for bronchitis, hemorrhoids, headaches, and memory disorders.

Hogweed

One of the most dangerous weeds to human health is hogweed. In the post-war period, hogweed was grown as a fodder plant for livestock by order of Stalin, but this was soon abandoned because the cows' milk became bitter.

Today in different countries there are State programs to combat hogweed, which grows wild in our Central regions, in the Urals, and in Siberia. In the Moscow region alone, 16 thousand hectares are infected with hogweed.

The plant is perennial, grows up to 3 meters, tolerates frosts down to -10°C and heat up to +40°C, and looks like a giant dill. All parts of the plant are poisonous; upon contact with it, poorly healing burns occur on the skin, and fatal cases have been recorded over a large area of ​​damage.

Ambrosia

In the south of the country, the most poisonous weed is ragweed. There is no water or nutrients left for cultivated plants next to it; they, as a rule, die. One ambrosia bush produces up to 200 thousand seeds, which do not lose their germination for several years.

Pollen is especially dangerous for humans, as it causes an acute allergic reaction in the form of difficulty breathing, high fever, watery eyes and can trigger an asthma attack.

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	​Contrary to popular belief, these drugs do not accumulate in the soil, do not make it “unsuitable” for the desired plants, and decompose after some time.​	​ If you use a lawn on your site, then monitor the planting density; you cannot leave bald spots, as this is where weeds appear. Try to purchase high-quality planting material, without the admixture of weeds. Well, if wheatgrass has already appeared on the lawn, then systematic short mowing will help. The weed has grown by 5-6 cm, the lawn should be mowed immediately, usually this happens once a week.​
Creeping wheatgrass is cross-pollinated. Thanks to this feature, it can form new genotypes that have increased resistance to unfavorable conditions. Caryopsis seeds, if necessary, enter the dormant stage. Because of this, they can maintain their germination capacity for 10-12 years, germinating with the onset of favorable conditions. The fertility of this weed is extremely high. Thus, one large plant can produce up to 9-10 thousand grains. Wheatgrass is self-sterile.	​Yellow acid key	​Crooked flower of the field
Field cabbage	​Yarutka field​	​Sticky bedstraw
- a valuable gift of spring. It contains a large amount of vitamin C and carotene. Drinking nettle decoction stimulates metabolism in the body and promotes weight loss. Nettle is used in cooking soups, borscht, cooking meat, omelettes and other dishes.​	​Can't avoid appearing on the lawn​
​This is the main disadvantage of such herbicides - they are poorly absorbed by the roots and are completely harmless to seeds already present in the soil.​	​ It is easiest to remove wheatgrass in the spring, when the shoots are just emerging, especially if the weed has grown from seeds. The fact is that its rhizomes appear only after 2 months.	​Seeds of creeping wheatgrass have a spindle-shaped, slightly oval shape. Their length is 6-10 mm and their thickness is about 1.25 mm. The grains are covered with films. Their top is obliquely truncated, slightly rounded, and the base is slightly thickened. The color of the seeds is grayish-green with a yellowish tint. Their surface is hard, covered with small grooves. Spine-like points up to 8 mm in length extend from their center. The mass of a thousand seeds is only 3-4 g. The grain, cleared of films, has an elongated shape. Its rounded tip is covered with small short hairs. The seed is 4-5 mm long and about 1 mm thick. The surface of the seeds is dotted with small and shallow wrinkles. The color of bare seeds is yellow-brown.
Stinging nettle	​Wild lettuce	Commelina vulgaris
​Melilot officinalis​	​Goat's rue cystica	Horsetail
​dandelions​		​You can prevent weeds from appearing in your garden at all.​
​ Here is another way to remove creeping wheatgrass. Control measures that suppress the weed are planting plants that will gradually survive it. Dahlias are often used for this.​	​Cereping wheatgrass grains germinate with the onset of warm weather in March-May. The optimal temperature for this is only +2...+4 °C. This weed develops most quickly at +20...+30 °C. With the appearance of 4-6 leaves, it begins to form a powerful rhizome, which makes it more stable.​	​The swallow is sharp
​Hemlock stork​	​Weed hemp​	​Common bruise
​Dymyanka pharmaceutical	- a perennial plant up to 60 cm in height. It is used in the treatment of the bladder and as an antimicrobial agent. The dry herb is brewed, infused and drunk before meals. To improve blood circulation and alleviate conditions in rheumatic diseases, it is recommended to take “horsetail” baths.​	​, the seeds of which are carried by the wind. Dandelions “take root” best on young, sparsely planted lawns. The weed has fleshy roots that contain a large supply of nutrients. This must be taken into account when fighting the weed - complete destruction will require more than one treatment with selective herbicides.​
​lives in fields, vegetable gardens, orchards, in floodplains, along roads. It has a deep root system and spreads quickly throughout the area. The stem of the weed is erect, the leaves are flat, long with a rough surface. Wheatgrass is very resistant to unfavorable conditions, reproduces by rhizomes on almost any type of soil, a perennial plant of the cereal family. You need to get rid of wheatgrass, especially if you plan to plant potatoes.​	​Do not leave large empty spaces in flower beds​	​ Well, the last method is a chemical effect on the weed. Drugs such as Roundup Ultra and Roundup Ultragun help get rid of weeds by 90%. They are quickly absorbed by plants, moreover, they can be applied after dew, and in the soil they decompose in a short time. It is especially effective to use herbicides during the period of active wheatgrass growth. The optimal time is the period after harvesting, when the weed shoots grow again and reach 15-20 cm in height. But remember that herbicides should be used carefully so as not to harm crop plants.​
​The weed is widespread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, in temperate climates. Creeping wheatgrass grows intensively in fertile soils with a high nitrogen content. In the spring, the weedy soil is completely covered with the green leaves of the seedlings of this weed. Creeping wheatgrass is common in coastal meadows, sands, clearings, in the steppe, along roadsides, and in weedy places. He is a frequent visitor to summer cottages, vegetable gardens and fields. This weed prefers soils rich in humus, loose sandy and marshy soils. He selects sufficiently moist areas. With significant soil compaction, creeping wheatgrass falls out of the community. When plowing land with a plow, an environment favorable for the development of this weed is created.​	​Sat is round	​Poppy self-seeding

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Creeping wheatgrass: description, properties, control measures

Tribulus creeping

Description of the weed

​Bird knotweed (knotweed)​

​Creeping buttercup

Reproduction methods

​If you do not fight wheatgrass, the lawn can be completely overgrown with weeds: photo​

​. If necessary, they can be covered with ground covers: sedum, loosestrife, clove grass, bryozoan.​

Description of grain seeds

​I would like to note that wheatgrass, the photo of which is presented in the article, is also endowed with healing properties. In folk medicine it was used as a blood purifier and for diseases of the urinary organs and respiratory tract. Its rhizomes contain essential oil, polysaccharide triticin, organic acids, vitamin C, saponins and carotene. And our cats and dogs are proof of the medicinal properties of this weed. Of all the plants, they choose wheatgrass to improve their health.​

​Creeping wheatgrass, which people constantly fight against, is distinguished by its high harmfulness. Thus, agronomists have calculated that when only 8-10 such plants per 1 square meter appear in winter wheat crops, its yield decreases by about 5 centners per hectare. In addition, the creeping wheatgrass weed negatively affects the soil itself. It not only depletes it by absorbing nutrients, but also greatly dries out the fertile soil. Thus, to form 100 kg of seeds per hectare of land, wheatgrass uses 3 times more water than winter wheat. To form 6 tons of underground and aboveground mass of this weed per hectare, it absorbs up to 69 kg of potassium, 46 kg of nitrogen and 32 kg of phosphorus from the soil.​

Distribution area

Swamp cleaner

Harmfulness of the weed

​Loesel's walker​

Controlling wheatgrass with herbicides

Common cocklebur

​Common yarrow

​Grey foxtail

​is an annual weed that grows in gardens, parks, vegetable gardens and lawns. Knotweed contains many biologically active substances: coumarins, flavonoids, essential oils, vitamins and phenolcarboxylic acids. The plant can be used as an antipyretic for colds or externally to speed up the healing of wounds and ulcers.​

Traditional methods of weed control

- a perennial weed with a stem creeping along the ground. The length of the plant is about 1 m, the leaves have a trifoliate shape. Buttercup reproduces by seeds and vegetatively. It develops favorably in damp and insufficiently lit places.​

Field bindweed (birch)

​Mulching with wood chips​

​One of the most dangerous weeds for agricultural land is creeping wheatgrass. How to get rid of it using modern means? In recent years, various anti-cereal herbicides have been used to control this weed. Some of the most effective are drugs that contain the chemical substance clethodim. For 90-95% of the death of creeping wheatgrass with an infestation of 68 plants per square meter, only 1 liter of such herbicides per 1 hectare of land is required.

​Common toadflax

Wheatgrass in folk medicine

​Violet field​

​Hernia naked​

​Sorghum aleppo​

Wheatgrass as a fodder grass

​Green foxtail

​It will be much easier to fight weeds in the garden and lawn if there are not too many of them. To do this, it is necessary to carry out preventive measures.

Hybrids of weeds and grain crops

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Creeping wheatgrass: weed control measures

- a perennial weed that envelops plant stems. One plant can confuse up to 2 square meters of crop area. Berry bushes suffer the most from birch trees. The stem length is up to 180 cm, the leaves are arrow-shaped, the fruit is a two-lobed capsule. The branched roots of field bindweed go into the ground to a depth of five meters, so it is very difficult to completely get rid of the plant - the roots will have to be dug up.​

​will also help avoid the hassle of weeding. When laying paths, when planning patios and other plant-free areas, use

​Tedious​

​Other chemicals have lower effectiveness. Thus, when using herbicides based on sethoxydim, 3 liters of the drug were required to destroy 73% of weeds on 1 hectare. There are substances that are used to treat fields in the spring. To control creeping wheatgrass in cereal crops, the herbicides “Monitor” and “Glyphosphate” are often used. The latter can be applied to the fields after harvesting. Post-emergence herbicides belonging to the group of sulfuronic acids, when used together with plant growth stimulants, significantly increase their effectiveness.​

​Spurge vine​

​Violet tricolor​

​Field blind​

​Pig palmate​

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​, like buttercup, appears on damp soils in lowlands. To combat it, the lawn must be regularly aerated and drainage ditches made. The height of the moss is no more than 50 cm. If this weed is not controlled, it can completely displace lawn grasses and lead to waterlogging of the soil.​

Juvenile weeds

Purslane ​geotextile​​weeding​

​Roundup shows excellent results in the fight against wheatgrass. Only when using this herbicide should you follow the recommended precautions. It is sprayed onto the surface of leaves and shoots. This drug is absorbed by the plant after 4-6 hours and spreads to all its parts, including the roots. Roundup interferes with the process of amino acid synthesis, which leads to the death of wheatgrass, which is expressed in yellowing and drying of the entire weed. After this, it can be easily removed from the soil. Roundup does not affect other plants (not cereals) and does not affect the soil, which often leads to the germination of wheatgrass seeds in the future. In the ground, it loses its activity and quickly decomposes.​

​Ivan-tea angustifolia​ Chorispora tender​Rosyanka​

Horsetail

Perennial weeds

​Prickly bristles

​The lawn should not be cut too short. A young lawn should be mowed little by little, but often. ​

The appearance of moss may indicate a “poor” soil composition, a lack of nutrients and an excessive level of soil acidity

creeping weeds

​ is an annual plant with a reddish thick stem and fleshy leaves. The stem length is about 60 cm, the shoots of one plant can cover a significant area of ​​the garden. Purslane can be used for medicinal purposes and in cooking.​

​, through which weeds do not grow.​

​is not the only way to kill weeds. In industrial agriculture, this weakly effective technique is practically not used, otherwise the yield losses would be enormous.​

Special equipment

​Hurricane herbicide is also used for mass control of this weed. Only this drug should be used in areas where there are no plans to grow cereal crops in the near future.​ ​Kirkazon ordinary​

​Junk bug

​Nightshade black​ Field bindweed​Ragweed wormwood​

​Regular watering in dry weather. The lawn should not thin out after the summer, otherwise the empty areas will quickly be taken over by weeds.​

​Plantain​

Planting layout

​Woodweed (chickweed)​ ​You've probably seen it on sale​​Minors include mainly annual plants that grow for one season and overwinter as seeds in the soil. They are quite easy to get rid of - their roots, as a rule, are weak and do not stick well to the ground.​

​What to do if creeping wheatgrass appears on your summer cottage? How to get rid of weeds without using any chemicals? Creeping wheatgrass, control measures for which include weeding, digging, and mowing, is characterized by increased “survivability.” The slightest piece of rhizome with a bud remaining in the ground will give rise to the growth of a new weed. At the same time, this plant will appear again in a couple of weeks. ​Annual grasshopper​Hairy millet

​Creeping bitterweed ​Rough knotweed​​Rake your lawn to prevent the growth of creeping weeds.​

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​often grows on over-compacted, trampled soil or in places where there is stagnant moisture. A special garden fork is suitable for removing mature plants. If plantains have grown significantly over the lawn, then it is necessary to use selective herbicides.

- wintering annual, ephemeral. The weed shoots appear in early spring, and when the time comes for cultivated plants to germinate, the woodlice grows into a solid green carpet. Carrot crops suffer greatly from this weed.​​seeds of white mustard, rye, barley​

• ​However​
• This weed can appear in plantings of any crop, but it especially often grows in summer cottages in potato plantings. To combat it, careful weeding and hilling are most often used. In this case, you should select the rhizomes from the soil extremely carefully, trying to remove any pieces of them as much as possible. This way you can significantly weaken this weed.
• ​Urban gravilate​
• Black henbane

​Sitnik toad​​Sow thistle

​Sow thistle

1. ​Feeding will help the lawn grass get stronger and will not allow weeds to crowd it out.​​Veronica filamentous​
2. In the old days, woodlice was used to predict the weather for the near future. It was believed that if after sunrise the chickweed flowers did not rise and open, then precipitation should be expected during the day​. These annuals themselves grow quite quickly, preventing weeds from germinating and developing, and also have a beneficial effect on soil fertility. It is better to sow them in early autumn, and in the spring, dig up the ground again, removing dead shoots if necessary.
3. Weeding will be effective only if it is carried out before flowering and seed formation,​Alternation of cultivated plants has an adverse effect on creeping wheatgrass. Broad-leaved plants that shade the soil have a particularly detrimental effect on it. These include: buckwheat, hemp, lentils, peas, beans, beans, sunflower. To reduce the number of weeds, agronomists use three-field crop rotation.​

Weeds in the garden: names, descriptions, photos

Field eryngium​Hemlock spotted

​Sunflower weed​

​Field thistle​Bird knotweed​

​Identification of diseases and pests. If it was not possible to protect the lawn, then the thinned area should be sown with fresh grass seeds before weeds appear on it.​settles in moist soil, rich in useful elements. The height of the plant is no more than 12 cm, the stem is thin, the flowers are soft lilac. The weed reproduces by shoots.​

Shchiritsa thrown back​Depending on life expectancy, weeds are divided into young and perennial species.​

​Otherwise, next year such weeds will appear again.​

​A very effective method of combating creeping wheatgrass is its deep embedding into the soil when digging or plowing the area. However, this plant does not germinate well. When cultivating the soil by other methods, the rhizomes removed from it are sent to a place where they can quickly dry out and lose their ability to regenerate.​​Chondrila ruminaceae​

​Prickly thistle​Tripartite sequence​

​Small sorrel​ Shchiritsa thrown back

Any weed plant must be removed immediately, before it grows voluminous roots and ripens to seeds.​Clover​

- an early spring annual plant characterized by very high fertility. Weed seeds are not afraid of mechanical stress and retain the ability to germinate for 5-40 years. The plant has a high pubescent stem (up to 150 cm), ovate-rhombic leaves, flowers are collected in a dense paniculate inflorescence. Seeds can germinate from a depth of no more than 3 cm.​​Juveniles​

​Annuals are very prolific, but short-lived. Some of them may appear only, say, in the spring; the rest of the time they do not make themselves felt, for example, the shepherd's purse.​​When fighting this weed, one should not forget that its seeds are highly resistant to adverse conditions. The main mistake of novice gardeners is that they often leave uprooted plants with almost ripe ears right on the ground. This weed is able to reproduce even from those seeds that ripen directly on torn stems already in the garden bed or in the compost heap. That is why it is better to remove creeping wheatgrass to those parts of the site from where it cannot enter the garden again. You can also burn dried weeds.​

​Great celandine​

Lawn weeds: names, descriptions, photos

​Veronica ivy​​Cyclachena​

​Dandelion​ Galinsoga parviflora​Preventing the appearance of garden weeds:​

​is the most problematic weed that causes a lot of trouble for lawn owners. A perennial plant 15-50 cm high, the root system is taproot, the leaves are ovoid. The appearance of clover may indicate a lack of nitrogen in the soil.​​Ezhovnik (chicken millet)​

“Weeds” reproduce by seeds. This group includes:​​Perennial weeds are much more dangerous - they are more difficult to get rid of, especially if the plant can reproduce vegetatively (with the help of creeping shoots, root suckers or rhizomes).​

There is also a method of depleting such plants with oppressive crops (most often sown grasses). But this method of combating wheatgrass is more suitable for gardens, not vegetable gardens. Autumn sowing of oats or wheat in a place free from vegetable crops is also often used. When the grains reach a height of 15-20 cm, the area is dug up to the depth of a spade bayonet, carefully turning over the soil layer. Some gardeners re-sow such areas with oats, and then dig up the soil again. Thus, you can quickly get rid of the most overgrown areas of land.

​Horse sorrel​​Ikotnik gray​

White Shchiritsa​Plantain lanceolate​

​Toritsa ordinary​It is necessary to allocate a fenced area on the site for a compost pit, where all the remaining weeds from the garden will be stored during the season.​

​Active growth of clover can be provoked by potassium and phosphorus fertilizers applied in the spring​

​– contaminates vegetable crops (sunflower, carrots, beets) at the beginning of their growth. In rainy years it can completely choke out sparse young crops. The stem reaches 120 cm in height, the leaves are broad-linear, pointed at the edges, the inflorescence is a panicle with spiny single-flowered spikelets, filled with seeds that look like millet.​​ephemera - growing season less than one season;​

In root-sprouting plants (thistle, field bindweed), renewal buds form on the lateral roots underground. When the mother plant is weeded out, the side roots may break off and remain in the ground, and after some time a new weed will grow from the buds.​​Despite its harmfulness to the soil and crops, this weed can also be beneficial to humans. The juice, steams, infusions and decoctions of this herb are used as medicine. Wheatgrass, whose medicinal properties have long been confirmed by traditional medicine, has been used as a medicine for centuries. Most often, dried rhizomes of this weed are used. They are used as a blood purifier and to treat diseases of the urinary organs and respiratory tract. This plant has expectorant, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and tonic properties. Wheatgrass, whose properties are determined by its chemical composition, is used as an enveloping, hemostatic and mild laxative. Its rhizomes contain the following useful substances: saponins, organic acids, vitamin C, carotene, mucus, essential oils, pectins, vegetable proteins, polysaccharides. They contain micro- and macroelements such as iron, calcium, sodium.​

​Sea reed

Beneficial weeds on the site

​Oslinnik two-year-old

Shchiritsa zhmindovidny​Common wormwood

​Common Solyanka​​In the fall, after harvesting, you need to dig up the garden without breaking up the lumps. Many weed rhizomes will appear on the surface and they will freeze over the winter. ​

​White pigweed​Sticky bedstraw

spring - the growing season is the same as for annual garden plants; More often than other weeds, they infest cultivated crops;​​The same problem can be encountered when weeding out dandelions or other taproot perennials - sorrel, horseradish. They do not have root suckers, but the renewal buds are located on the powerful main root: it must be pulled out entirely.

Preparations prepared from the roots of wheatgrass are used for urolithiasis and cholelithiasis, inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (enteritis, gastritis, colitis). They help with rheumatism, gout, colds, bronchitis and tracheitis. Preparations from the rhizomes of this weed perfectly tone the skin and help normalize metabolism. Externally, wheatgrass infusion is used for bathing and as a lotion for furunculosis and other skin diseases. It is used as an enema for hemorrhoids, chronic constipation and intestinal inflammation. Small children with diathesis are bathed in a decoction of this herb.​The rattle is large

Weed prevention

​Purple lily

​Double radiant​

1. ​Creeping buttercup
2. Purslane
3. ​In early spring, before planting vegetable crops, they dig again and try to remove the remaining plant roots as much as possible.​
4. - a frost-resistant weed on the site, growing from early spring to late autumn. The height of the plant can reach 1.5 m. The maximum depth from which seeds can germinate is 10 cm. The plant must be removed before flowering, since one weed can produce about 500 thousand seeds with different germination times.​
5. - early spring annual. A distinctive feature is that the trunk and leaves of the weed literally cling to clothing. Tenacious bedstraw appears on fertile, limestone-rich soils. The horse system of the weed is rod-shaped, the stem is tetrahedral, up to 1 m high, and there are small downward-curved spines on the ribs of the stem. The flowers are collected in dense panicles; the flowering period is summer.​
6. ​winter annuals - germinate in early autumn; plantings of perennial grasses and wheat crops are clogged;

Cinquefoil, ivy-leaved bud, as well as cultivated but loving to “escape” from their designated place, duchesne and tenacious, can occupy quite large spaces due to creeping and rooting ground shoots, often turned into stolons with rosettes of leaves at the end. It is especially unpleasant to pull them out of a densely planted flower bed, where they tend to intertwine and mix with the “good” plants.​

1. ​How is creeping wheatgrass prepared? Photos and descriptions of various specimens of this plant were presented in this material. It must be said that its types differ somewhat, since the plant is polymorphic, but they are all equally valuable as medicinal raw materials. Its rhizomes are harvested in spring and autumn. You can also use weeds removed from the garden. The dug up rhizomes are shaken off the ground and washed with running cold water. The raw materials prepared in this way are placed in the sun in windy weather. After the rhizomes have dried a little, they are dried in a dryer or in a shaded place. Such medicinal raw materials are stored for no more than 2 years in linen bags or wooden boxes.​
Weeding equipment

On this page I have collected photos of malicious weeds that annoy me in the garden and garden. I hope these photos of weeds with names and descriptions will help someone identify particularly annoying weeds, and therefore more successfully fight them. Some weeds are found everywhere in one gardener's garden and never found in another. What determines this selective prevalence of weeds? Depending on your area, soil type and acidity. I took all the photos of weeds in my garden.

Noxious garden weeds

Couch grass (Elymus repens)- one of the worst garden weeds. Wheatgrass quickly spreads throughout the garden thanks to its deep root system. Wheatgrass roots are light, thin and strong. It is on these roots that perennial wheatgrass can be distinguished from other similar-looking but less harmful garden weeds, such as: common barnyardgrass (chicken's or cock's millet), bluegrass, crabgrass, bentgrass and others. The latter, although they are garden weeds, find their use in grass mixtures for the lawn. Cm. .

Common duckweed (Aegopodium podagraria, English Ground Elder)- a malicious garden weed that spreads thanks to a strong and deep root system. Being a weed in gardens and orchards, whine, however, is not devoid of natural attractiveness, especially during flowering, and is also a valuable honey plant, fodder and medicinal plant.

Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis, English Bindweed) and some other types of bindweed - a malicious intrusive weed. Thick branched white roots field bindweed go deep into the ground to a depth of 5 meters! Frankly, I don't think it's realistic to expect complete destruction field bindweed, if it has long been rooted in your garden. You can only tear it out from time to time field bindweed and destroy the roots by digging them out from the depths of the soil as far as possible. White gramophone flowers field bindweed are not without attractiveness, we must give them their due.

Carob sorrel (Oxalis corniculata, English: creeping woodsorrel) and especially straight wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta), and Oxalis pes-caprae - malicious garden weeds. Various types of wood sorrel are widespread in my garden. It is not easy to completely tear out the reddish sour oxalis from the ground, because... its root system is very branched. But nothing compares to straight oxalis and its roots. In the middle of summer, straight sorrel forms a large cone-shaped translucent rhizome, reminiscent of a carrot, and many small white bulbs. Remove straight sorrel from moist soil with a hoe. You need to carefully dig deep enough to pull the sorrel with rhizomes and bulbs out of the ground without losing them. Each bulb separated from the rhizome will grow into a new harmful plant next season.

Evergreen pentaglottis (Pentaglottis sempervirens, English Green alkanet)- a plant from the borage family, which looks like borage or borage. However, unlike the annual cucumber herb, which is useful in cooking and medicine, its relative pentaglottis is the worst perennial rhizomatous weed. Tap roots pentaglottis go deep into the ground and, if it is not possible to completely pull the root out of the ground (and this is almost impossible), then after some time a malicious pentaglottis will grow again in the same place. The leaves of the plant are rough, and the flowers are bright blue, reminiscent of forget-me-nots, which are related to pentaglottis also is.

Wheatgrass (Elymus repens) - a persistent garden weed

Common warbler (Aegopodium podagraria). Dryweed is a garden weed, as well as a valuable honey plant, fodder and medicinal plant.

Robert's geranium (Geranium robertianum, Robertiella robertiana) - weed

Wild blackberries and brambles (Rubus fruticosa spp.) are an excellent forest plant and garden weed.

Oxalis stricta is a noxious rhizomatous weed.

Carob sorrel (Oxalis corniculata) - a weed in the vegetable garden and in the garden

Robert's geranium (Geranium robertianum, Robertiella robertiana)- a weed from the geranium genus. Many, which we wrote about in a special article. However, Robert's geranium is an intrusive rhizomatous weed, which, however, is still much easier to control than leek, ivy or bindweed.

Wild blackberries and brambles (Rubus fruticosa spp.Bramble) - widespread throughout the British Isles due to their creeping habit. In English forests and country roads in August you can collect a rich harvest of wild blackberries. This, of course, is wonderful, but in the garden, wild blackberries, unlike cultivated ones, are a weed. Wild blackberry branches are very thorny. Once on the ground, long shoots take root, forming entire thorny thickets in the secluded corners of the garden. Wild blackberries are very difficult to get rid of.

Common ivy (Hedera helix) and other varieties. It's incredible that garden centers have ivy and that anyone would pay money to have it. We would pay ourselves if someone would come and rid us and our neighbors of the common ivy that keeps growing along the fence line. The ivy roots are massive, and over time the ivy forms a massive, woody trunk. Ivy has a reputation for destroying buildings and structures.

Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale, English Dandelion) — Since childhood, everyone has been familiar with this wonderful meadow plant, medicinal herb and honey plant. Dandelions are pleasing to the eye in nature, but not in the garden, where it is difficult to get rid of them. It is especially unpleasant to uproot a long dandelion root that has sprouted next to the bulbs of ornamental plants - the likelihood of damaging these bulbs is too great.

Other pesky weeds in my garden: Spotted arum, shepherd's purse, common groundsel, common chickweed (woodlice).