There’s been me pulling them out by hand but they continuously grow…. Idk how to get rid of them & not damage the plants in my flower bed. What can I use to permanently get rid of them?
Dats spurge. Just keep digging and pulling. Gets and drops seeds fast.
Safe_Barracuda_6394
Round up on a paint brush
Kerose605
With your fingers
jordanharris3
You probably are breaking off the weed at the roots. Spot spray glyphosate preventing overspray on your plants. If that’s too risky or weeds are too close, put glyphosate right on the weeds. Paint brush, tongs plus zip tied sponges, or something like [the lawn liberetor](https://www.nicegreenlawn.com). I’ve had good experiences with the last, not so much with the first.
LockGrows
YO PSA SPURGE CAN CAUSE OCULAR DAMAGE INCLUDING BLINDESS. Don’t pull it bare handed and rub your eyes.
fractal324
just keep pulling.
whatever’s in the ground will eventually run out of energy to shoot up new chutes.
as for anything that gets blow in, they shouldn’t be so deep rooted.
chemicals are such a “nuke it from space, it’s the only way to be sure” option that also has its share of collateral damage.
LockGrows
You’ll need to either spray or pull what’s there (don’t pull it with your bare hands then rub your eye. This is very important.) next year you’ll want to apply pre emergent to your beds if you want to prevent it from coming up. It will try to annually. Timing is key with pre emergent so keep that in mind
dopeythedwarf99
Weed torch is fun
The_Real_Flatmeat
Spray it with Glyphosate, being careful not to get it on other plants. You can also paint it on if you’re nervous about overspread.
Then a weed torch a few weeks later
no_sleep2nite
In a garden bed, use a nonselective grass and weed killer
this_is_not_the_cia
That’s torpedo grass and spurge. Hand pull the spurge, and fusillade for the torpedo grass (it’s safe around many ornamentals).
tinlizzy2
I flip a small funnel over, put it over the weed, and spray glyphosate into the narrow end of the funnel to prevent overspray.
thenewestnoise
Dig or pull the weeds to get deeper. Add a couple of inches of mulch, so that getting to the light requires more energy. Then when you pull them, clear the mulch and pull them at or below the soil. The y won’t last forever
ManusOG
Are you in the south? It definitely looks like torpedo grass (and spurge.)
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Dats spurge. Just keep digging and pulling. Gets and drops seeds fast.
Round up on a paint brush
With your fingers
You probably are breaking off the weed at the roots. Spot spray glyphosate preventing overspray on your plants. If that’s too risky or weeds are too close, put glyphosate right on the weeds. Paint brush, tongs plus zip tied sponges, or something like [the lawn liberetor](https://www.nicegreenlawn.com). I’ve had good experiences with the last, not so much with the first.
YO PSA SPURGE CAN CAUSE OCULAR DAMAGE INCLUDING BLINDESS. Don’t pull it bare handed and rub your eyes.
just keep pulling.
whatever’s in the ground will eventually run out of energy to shoot up new chutes.
as for anything that gets blow in, they shouldn’t be so deep rooted.
chemicals are such a “nuke it from space, it’s the only way to be sure” option that also has its share of collateral damage.
You’ll need to either spray or pull what’s there (don’t pull it with your bare hands then rub your eye. This is very important.) next year you’ll want to apply pre emergent to your beds if you want to prevent it from coming up. It will try to annually. Timing is key with pre emergent so keep that in mind
Weed torch is fun
Spray it with Glyphosate, being careful not to get it on other plants. You can also paint it on if you’re nervous about overspread.
Then a weed torch a few weeks later
In a garden bed, use a nonselective grass and weed killer
That’s torpedo grass and spurge. Hand pull the spurge, and fusillade for the torpedo grass (it’s safe around many ornamentals).
I flip a small funnel over, put it over the weed, and spray glyphosate into the narrow end of the funnel to prevent overspray.
Dig or pull the weeds to get deeper. Add a couple of inches of mulch, so that getting to the light requires more energy. Then when you pull them, clear the mulch and pull them at or below the soil. The y won’t last forever
Are you in the south? It definitely looks like torpedo grass (and spurge.)