Carpetweed is a summer annual with a short tap root.
Carpet type weeds.
Seeds lie dormant over the winter then sprout slowly in the spring.
As their name suggests they have broad leaves that are wide and flat and set up on a stem much like a flower.
It does best in damp sandy soil and is traditionally found in tropical climates.
Veins in the leaves are often net like.
Irrigate the lawn when there is less than 1 5 inches of rain in a week and fertilize regularly.
The best defense against carpetweed in lawns is a healthy well maintained turf.
Choose a type of lawn grass that grows well in your area and maintain it according to the needs of the specific type of grass.
Here is a handy photo identification page to help you determine the most common weeds that you might find in your gardens.
Carpet grass is a warm season perennial grass that grows well in areas where other types of grass will not grow.
But you can be assured.
Mulch garden areas in spring to prevent weeds.
Although it withstands high foot and pet traffic it is not drought tolerant and can be invasive.
This garden weed has light green leaves that look like clover and cup shape yellow flowers in summer and fall.
To 20 inches tall where it grows.
Once the seeds have sprouted however it grows rapidly in the summer heat.
Sunny or shady landscape lawn or garden areas appearance.
Broadleaf weeds are some of the most common and those with which we are most familiar.
The term weed is used in a variety of senses generally centering around a plant that is not desired within a certain context.
Pull oxalis weeds by hand or spray weeds with a postemergence herbicide in spring or fall.