Ritchie Feed and Seed Inc 6137414430 Chickweed Common Chickweed Mouseear Chickweed Photos From University of Michigan Chickweed Annual Weed that likes shaded areas with a moist soil Its commonly found throughout a lawn as it thins out or after soil is spread as a topdressing It can ID: 441881
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Weed Identification
Ritchie Feed and Seed Inc.
(613)741-4430Slide2
Chickweed
Common Chickweed
Mouseear
Chickweed
Photos From University of MichiganSlide3
Chickweed
Annual Weed that likes shaded areas with a moist soil. Its commonly found throughout a lawn as it thins out or after soil is spread as a topdressing. It can however be found in sunny areas with a moist soil.
Treatments
Hand weedingFiesta or Weed-B-Gone
Over seeding to eventually crowd outSlide4
Lambs Quarter
Photo From University of Michigan
Annual Weed
Like bare loose soil
Can reach 1.5M tall and
40cm spread.
Commonly found in tilled soil such as gardens or vegetable plots.
Treatments
Hand Weeding, Mowing, Spot treatment
Scotts
Pathclear
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Purslane
Purslane can be found throughout North America
And Europe. It is used as an herb is some cultures,
But is mostly considered a weed forming thick mats
Of stems. It is found mostly in loose or disturb soil.
Appearing after rototilling or cultivating. It can be Found pretty much anywhere in a yard and soil conditions
TreatmentsHand Weeding, MulchingSlide6
Canadian Thistle
Canadian Thistle is a perennial that gets 1.2M tall and can
Spread up to 60cm. It is easily Identifiable by its spiked leaves
And distinctive flower. Bull Thistle is very similar and the controls
Are the same.
Treatments
Hand weeding(carefully)
Spot treatment with
Pathclear
Treat area with Fiesta or Weed-B-GoneSlide7
Dandelion
Dandelions
are a perennial
and
one of the most
commonly recognizable weeds. Common to lawns, gardens, ditches, fields.
TreatmentsHand WeedingFiesta and Weed-B-GoneOverseeding
to crowd out for following
Season.Slide8
Creeping Charlie
Creeping Charlie is one of the most difficult
If not the most difficult
weeds
to control. It is a
Perennial weed hand removal is often ineffectiveIt can cover a very large area in a short time andSpreads through runners and seed.
Treatments
Overseeding
spring and fall
Spot treatments with
PatchclearSlide9
Clover
A weed to some ground cover to others.
Clover is a perennial
that
spread by seed and lives in
Most soil conditions. Clover is a nitrogen fixing plant and is Sometimes planted as a cover crop to bring up the nitrogen in a soil for the following year.
TreatmentsHand weedingWeed-B-Gone or Fiesta
Over seeding Spring and Fall.Slide10
Crabgrass
Crabgrass is an annual grass that is commonly found in
Lawns often along the edges of the roadway or
Driveways. It reseeds itself and dies back with the frost
in the fall.
Treatments
Hand WeedingSpot treating with PathclearOverseedingCorn Gluten Meal in the Spring and FallSlide11
Poison Parsnip
Perennial weed
Flowers appear on the second year. The sap can cause
Serious burns to the skin and eyes.
Very similar to golden rod
And queen annes lace.
TreatmentsCall a professionalApply Round-Up
Call 311