mattd860 162 #1 Posted July 6, 2012 My whole neighborhood is filled with these nasty weeds that choke out the grass. In the winter seasons it turns into a dead viney substance that looks terrible. The weeds grow on the very top of the soil and the roots only grow down about a half an inch so they rake up very easily in the winter but they still come back!! Please identify them and tell me how to rid my law (and the neighborhood) of them. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1maidenfan 202 #2 Posted July 6, 2012 They look to be of the "clover" family to me and a good herbicide sprayed at the beginning of spring should take care of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben06351 19 #3 Posted July 8, 2012 I've tried some spray for two seasons now and this vine is some kind of brutal stuff. The leaves die off but regrow soon after... I'm working on ridding the property I maintain of this vine. one of the problems with it is that it puts down roots in so many places. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
County Agent 0 #4 Posted July 9, 2012 Take a sample to your nearest cooperative extension service office for help with identification and control recommendations. If they can't identify it for you, I expect they have access to a weed specialist in their system who can identify it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COMMANDO1 23 #5 Posted July 11, 2012 In the spring use corn meal 1 pound per 50 sq ft. google it and you'll see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
County Agent 0 #6 Posted July 14, 2012 Commando1, are you talking about the use of corn gluten meal as a pre emergent herbicide in the spring? Corn meal isn't the same as corn gluten meal. Corn gluten meal has been shown to have some preventative qualities against the germination of some annual weed seeds if applied prior to seed germination, but research has shown it to be fairly limited as to the number of weeds it will prevent. It has no control qualities against established perennial weeds coming back from an established root mass, bulb, or rhizome. A solution made by soaking corn meal in water for some period of time and then straining the meal out and spraying the liquid on plants is thought by some to have disease control qualities somewhat like a fungicide, but I haven't seen any replicated research to verify it. That's the only thing I've seen corn meal used for pertaining to pests of plants. The weed control with corn meal is new twist ( for me anyway). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
