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White Tophoary Cress

Considered an invasive species in several western states, whitetop is a perennial broad leaf weed that stands up to 2 feet tall and has a creeping rhizome root system that can reach up to 6 feet deep. It has a distinctive bloom of small white four petal flowers that bloom in early spring. The leaves are alternate, gray-green, and the upper leaves clasp the stem. The seeds can remain viable for up to 4 years and can be transported great distances by animals or flowing water.
Whitetop invades rangelands throughout North America and is a highly competitive weed once it becomes established. Whitetop spreads primarily by extremely persistent roots and will eventually eliminate desirable vegetation and become a large colony or monoculture.

By | 2017-09-11T15:49:18-07:00 March 18th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Moss In Turfgrass

Moss is an opportunistic organism/plant in our mild and wet NW region. When you have a combination of shade, acidic soil (which we ALL have), poor drainage, compacted soil, excessive or improper irrigation, low soil fertility or some combination of these, these conditions highly favorable moss growth in turfgrass.
Moss in the lawn is NOT a moss problem, it is a soil and drainage problem. Correct those issues and you can manage the moss growth.
Lawn grass is VERY difficult to grow in too much shade, so first assess if you have enough light (minimum 6-8 hours of open and direct light) for growing grass in that particular area, if not, try growing something else. If it is partial shade, you can use a more shade tolerant grass seed mix.

By | 2016-03-17T21:40:28-07:00 March 17th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Poison Ivy

This looks like poison ivy. The adage "leaves of 3, let it be" is important for poison ivy because it can be a shrub or a woody vine. Found most everywhere, it adapts to sun or shade conditions, various soil types, as well as wet or dry environments and can have different leaf shapes. When the plant is young, its stems are a light reddish-green to red and can be hairy or hairless. When the plant matures more, the stems become brown and woody. In the summer, the leaves tend to have a shiny coat, making it difficult to spray with a product to kill it. Also forms tiny flowers in the summer followed by berries. If it is growing in your garden, we suggest you dig it out and wear gloves. Dispose in the trash, not a compost pile, and do not burn as the toxins will become airborne.

By | 2016-03-13T17:56:02-07:00 March 13th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Poison Ivy

The adage "leaves of 3, let it be" is important for poison ivy because it can be a shrub or a woody vine. Found most everywhere, it adapts to sun or shade conditions, various soil types, as well as wet or dry environments and can have different leaf shapes. When the plant is young, its stems are a light reddish-green to red and can be hairy or hairless. When the plant matures more, the stems become brown and woody. In the summer, the leaves tend have a shiny coat making it difficult to spray with a product to kill it. Also forms tiny flowers in the summer followed by berries. If it is growing in your garden , we suggest you dig it out and wear gloves. Dispose in the trash, not a compost pile and do not burn as the toxins will become airborne.

By | 2016-03-13T16:42:37-07:00 March 13th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Poison Ivy

The adage "leaves of 3, let it be" is important for poison ivy because it can be a shrub or a woody vine. Found most everywhere, it adapts to sun or shade conditions, various soil types, as well as wet or dry environments and can have different leaf shapes. When the plant is young, its stems are a light reddish-green to red and can be hairy or hairless. When the plant matures more, the stems become brown and woody. In the summer, the leaves tend to have a shiny coat, making it difficult to spray with a product to kill it. Also forms tiny flowers in the summer followed by berries. If it is growing in your garden , we suggest you dig it out and wear gloves. Dispose in the trash, not a compost pile, and do not burn as the toxins will become airborne.

By | 2016-03-13T12:38:09-07:00 March 13th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Poison Ivy

We can't say for sure, but it looks like poison ivy. We need a better look at the plant to be certain; send another photo if you can and we will be glad to take another look. The adage "leaves of 3? let it be!" is important for poison ivy because it can be a clump, shrub or a woody vine. Found most everywhere, it adapts to sun or shade conditions, various soil types, as well as wet or dry environments and can have different leaf shapes. But usually when the plant is young, its stems are a light reddish-green and can be hairy or hairless. When the plant matures more, the stems become brown and woody. If it is growing in your garden as a volunteer, suggest you dig it out as a precaution and wear gloves in case it is poison ivy. Dispose in the trash, not a compost pile.

By | 2016-03-13T10:03:40-07:00 March 13th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Bermuda Buttercup

In the fall-winter in southern California, clusters of bright green clover-like leaves followed by long stems topped with clusters of inch wide, bright yellow flowers from late winter-spring. It has become an invasive plant along the coast of California. Underground corms must be completely removed to eliminate this prolific plant, even if a small bit of the corm is left behind, it will return again. Plus once the flowers are spent, multitudes of seeds are dispersed. To prevent this, carefully hand remove the weed making sure you have the entire corm/bulblet and then sprinkle the area with a pre-emergent formulated for Oxalis to prevent any seeds from germinating, but do not apply the pre-emergent in an area where you are planting cultivated seeds.

By | 2016-03-13T07:32:12-07:00 March 13th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Poison Ivy

We can't say for sure, but it looks like poison ivy. If you send us a long shot showing its overall growth habit, we'll do our best to confirm. The adage "leaves of 3, let it be" is important for poison ivy because it can be a clump, shrub or a woody vine. Found most everywhere, it adapts to sun or shade conditions, various soil types, as well as wet or dry environments and can have different leaf shapes. But usually when the plant is young, its stems are a light reddish-green and can be hairy or hairless. When the plant matures more, the stems become brown and woody. If it is growing in your garden as a volunteer, suggest you dig it out as a precaution and wear gloves in case it is poison ivy. Dispose in the trash, not a compost pile.

By | 2016-03-12T23:52:15-08:00 March 12th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Poison Ivy

This looks like poison ivy. The adage "leaves of 3, let it be" is important for poison ivy because it can be a shrub or a woody vine. Sometimes the leaves are jagged and sometimes not - tricky little plant, right? Found most everywhere, it adapts to sun or shade conditions, various soil types, as well as wet or dry environments and can have different leaf shapes. When the plant is young, its stems are a light reddish-green to red and can be hairy or hairless. When the plant matures more, the stems become brown and woody. In the summer, the leaves tend to have a shiny coat, making it difficult to spray with a product to kill it. Also forms tiny flowers in the summer followed by berries. If it is growing in your garden, we suggest you dig it out and wear gloves. Dispose in the trash, not a compost pile, and do not burn as the toxins will become airborne. Go to http://www.poison-ivy.org/ for more information.

By | 2016-03-08T23:02:40-08:00 March 8th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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Japanese Stiltgrass

It does look like a Japanese stilt grass. Japanese stiltgrass was introduced into the United States in Tennessee around 1919 and likely escaped as a result of its use as a packing material for porcelain.
It is highly invasive. Organic methods aren't really viable for this plant. Spray with round-up or other herbicide. It will take a few treatments because new seedlings will continue to appear. You may want to spray the perimeter area as well to get any smaller seedlings. Seed can live as long as 30 years so it is important to kill all the seedlings you find.
Stiltgrass is currently established in 16 eastern states, from New York to Florida. It occurs on stream banks, river bluffs, floodplains, emergent and forested wetlands, moist woodlands, early successional fields, uplands, thickets, roadside ditches, and gas and power-line corridors. It can be found in full sun to deep shaded forest conditions and is associated with moist, rich soils that are acidic, neutral or basic and high in nitrogen.

By | 2017-10-08T01:37:24-07:00 March 7th, 2016|Weeds|0 Comments
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