Hi, first time posting. I’m new to lawn care and we just bought our house here in Michigan. I’m noticing these plants pop up in this section of my yard and I don’t know how to remove them so they don’t come back and infiltrate my grass. I’m not sure what type of plant they are, but they’re don’t pull out of the ground easily and usually just snap at the base. Any advice? TIA
by HospitalPersonal6363
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lilly of the valley.
Poison, dont eat
I personally would write off that area of lawn as lost, then spray the whole area with glyphosate. After everything is confirmed dead, dethatch and re-seed.
That is satan- erm, I mean lily of the valley. It too over my yard too. Fought it for years. Literally had to dig a good ways down to get *most of the roots out of my flower beds. Now- any little sliver i see- i dig deep and pull
I also like to make things hard for myself by avoiding glyphosate. My neighbor sprayed hers with that and wasn’t subjected to anywhere close to the amount of drama I was in rebuilding her garden beds.
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Try Triclopyr. It kills most broadleaf plants. That’s the only thing that got rid of mugwort and thistle in my yard.
Mini treants from lord of the rings! They are on the move to fight the orcs
My neighbor decided they wanted to keep an elderberry bush right next to my yard and it’s doin the same thing as the picture. Digging up roots whenever any of them pop up on my side. Fortunately they cut it down but I think I’ll have to convince them to dig up their bush as just cutting it down doesn’t kill it.
The devil.
I had the same. A few treatments of glysophate and replanted. Didnt want my dog eating it and technically invasive in my area
Depending where you are it might be a native plant, it is here in Indiana. I am actively planting it under my pines.
I heard if you lay down a clear see through plastic tarp, it will kill all the plants underneath by magnifying the sun. I haven’t tried it but if you want to avoid using weed killer products maybe give it a go.
You can pot them and make money. I believe Home Depot sell them for either $5 or $8 per tiny pot lol
When I first looked at this I thought it was an arial view from a helicopter.
This is a feature, not a bug.
