Southern York County Life

No, not *that* weed, this one!

We’re getting killed with this particular plant, especially in shady areas.  I checked a few online sites and couldn’t find anything.  Any ideas?

It almost looks like Pachysandra, but the leaves are too rounded.

Looks like what Chemlawn grew in my yard this year, sure glad I didn’t get suckered into the Grub package

This japanese clover looks close to what it may be ..... http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/lesst.htm

My guess would be purslane. Does it have a reddish stem?

Quilted - 24 August 2010 04:51 AM

My guess would be purslane. Does it have a reddish stem?

If so, we’re farming it in our patio this year...lol. That stuff LOVES Roundup. Like it’s an appetizer!

eeewwww! Roundup resistant weeds? I saw a movie about that once...it didn’t have a happy ending.

Marge - 23 August 2010 09:05 PM

It almost looks like Pachysandra, but the leaves are too rounded.

Leaves are way to small for that. It’s almost like a clover.

AWINITA - 24 August 2010 12:26 AM

This japanese clover looks close to what it may be ..... http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/lesst.htm

That’s almost certainly it!  It’s running rampant, so I’m hoping to find some specific ways to fight it…

Thank you.

Bobby102 - 24 August 2010 05:43 AM

Quilted - 24 August 2010 04:51 AM

My guess would be purslane. Does it have a reddish stem?

If so, we’re farming it in our patio this year...lol. That stuff LOVES Roundup. Like it’s an appetizer!

This is definitely not purslane, but we do have a lot of it this year. My theory is that each year, the weather favors a certain weed and/or pest.  Our other problem is a tree that’s *packed* with these guys. They’re the biggest bee/wasps I’ve ever seen…

http://bugguide.net/node/view/273102

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet

RSJ, we had TruGreen and our yard looks horrible too!  More crabgrass then real grass.  They burnt our lawn up in late June when they but down chemicals during that drought.  It hasn’t come back.

LabLover - 24 August 2010 06:57 AM

RSJ, we had TruGreen and our yard looks horrible too!  More crabgrass then real grass.  They burnt our lawn up in late June when they but down chemicals during that drought.  It hasn’t come back.

I wish I had a crab grass problem, I’m dealing with weeds that shot up like corn stalks after the first real rain we had and other things that look like the picture above. It’s the worst the Lawn has been since Myers built the house, but this year I only have myself to blame.

One of our Leeland’s took a bag bug hit last year, so I brought Chemlawn in to do my tree’s(which they’ve done a good job), so I got suckered into a combined Lawn/Tree deal. You know the one where you spend $200 more to save $25? I’ve taken care of my lawn the last 3-4 years and other than dormat grass during heat/freeze it was almost perfect. I learned my lesson ‘again’ this year.

I know we had a harsh summer, but there’s no excuse for the way a lot of TruGreen Lawns look. My neighbor across the street made them comeback out to re-apply, he as well as I got offered the $400 airation package, which I offered a response to the sales guy “You already drilled enough holes in my bank account for nothing” Don’t get me started on the grub package. The grubs are embarresed to be caught in my lawn and my Dogs demand I open up the back gate so they can do their business in the common grounds were a couple of my responses to the sales guy, needless to say I have not heard back from Trugreen, but like the weeds, they’ll be back.

I’ve started with my old tried and true grass care, got most(not all) out of the front yard and will deal with the back yard after the freeze wipes the slate clean. Only have myself to blame, lol

We stopped using Trugreen a couple of years ago - our grass has FINALLY come back.  The grass we have now is like a thick bright green carpet - don’t know what kind it is, it could even be crabgrass, but dam it looks good!  Could it be what they call Zoyza (sp?) And it’s soft under my feet too.  Lovin’ it!

Grass is not native to America, but came from Europe.  Green, weed-free lawns so common today didn’t exist in America until the late 18th century. Instead, the area just outside the front door of a typical rural home was typically packed dirt or perhaps a cottage garden that contained a mix of flowers, herbs, and vegetables.  Lawns were seen as a luxury because only the wealthy could afford grounds keepers to maintain them.

I live in the woods and have more groundcover than grass.  It’s ok with me.  Here’s an article on naturalizing:  http://www.homestead.org/TrendleEllwood/Naturalized/NaturalizedLawn.htm

RSJ, we are done with Truegreen too.  My husband works hard on our yard.  We are just going back to doing it ourselves.  We’ve always had a nice lawn until now.

Marge - 24 August 2010 09:03 AM

Grass is not native to America, but came from Europe.  Green, weed-free lawns so common today didn’t exist in America until the late 18th century. Instead, the area just outside the front door of a typical rural home was typically packed dirt or perhaps a cottage garden that contained a mix of flowers, herbs, and vegetables.  Lawns were seen as a luxury because only the wealthy could afford grounds keepers to maintain them.

I live in the woods and have more groundcover than grass.  It’s ok with me.  Here’s an article on naturalizing:  http://www.homestead.org/TrendleEllwood/Naturalized/NaturalizedLawn.htm

we wish our yard was just a huge garden. yums!

we have beeen considering it.