Every year during the gardening season, at the same time as planting and growing vegetables and fruits, it is necessary to fight hard-core weeds. To find the most appropriate method of removal, you need to know the enemy by sight. After reading this article, you will learn about the most common types of weeds that grow in garden plots, as well as some field weeds.
Pyrey creeping
Weed got this name due to the highly developed creeping root system. In depth rhizomes reach up to 15 cm and grow over the garden area with incredible speed. It is precisely because of the long roots that firmly grow into the soil that it is very difficult to get rid of the weed by weeding or manual breaking through. Parts of the roots that remain in the soil, after three or four days grow again.
Pyrey creeping is very hard, it is desirable to break through it with gloves, so as not to cut your hands. Stalks in height can reach from 40 cm to one and a half meters. The leaves are flat, rough, in length reach from 20 to 40 cm, in width - from 0.3 to 1 cm. It blooms in June and July with spikelets, which are up to 2 cm in length, and width - from 0.5 to 0.7 cm. Weed propagates by rhizome and seeds, which are formed in spikelets.
Pyrei - perennial weed-field plant, it can be found not only in garden plots, but also in the fields, near roads and river banks. The weed is very resistant to diseases and pests, not whimsical to the composition of the soil, climatic conditions.
The most effective way to control weeds is to weed the young wheatgrass sprouts. If you allow the growth of wheatgrass to flowering period, it will be extremely difficult to get rid of it. In large areas, in the fields to fight the enemy using pesticides.
Did you know? You can not guess what a useful weed. Creeping wheat grass has many medicinal properties. In the field of medicine, it is used to improve metabolism, purify the blood, and also as a diuretic and laxative. As a medicine, it is most popular in Switzerland and Germany.
Garden purslane
Portulac is the most common garden weed. Its stems are creeping, brown, reaching a length of up to 40 cm. The leaves are small, oblong-oval, dark green in color. Flowers are small, light yellow. Blooms in June and blooms until August. Seeds are thrown away in September.
Weed has an enviable vitality. It adapts to any soil and various adverse conditions. It has long creeping roots that germinate in the event of rain even after weeding. However, weed stalks are tender, not as sharp as those of wheatgrass, so they are easily torn. In addition to breaking through, effective methods of weed control include mulching and autumn digging. Mulching involves covering the ground with straw, which will delay the growth of weeds. Deep digging prevents seed germination of portulaca.
Important! Pulling out or weeding the purslane is necessary only with roots. Otherwise, in a couple of days the weed will again flaunt on the garden plot.
Mokritsa
Mokritsa is a grassy weed plant that is most difficult to fight. It throws out seeds twice a year, so it multiplies very quickly. A single plant can emit about 25 thousand seeds. When released into the soil, they immediately begin to germinate. In addition, the weed can multiply parts of the stems.
There are about ten types of woodlice. Among them are both annual and perennial representatives. Stems branched, thin, but poorly torn. The leaves are small, oval-shaped with a pointed end, bright green. It blooms with small white flowers, which is a bit like field chamomiles.
Sneep
Sony - a perennial weed. Stems thin, green, in height can reach from half a meter to a meter. Leaves twice or triply plumose, oval, pointed at the edges. Inflorescences resemble umbrellas (like elderberry), richly covered with small white flowers. It grows on any kind of soil, and its viability reaches fifty years. It has a powerful horizontally creeping rhizome. It blooms from June to July.
Snyt especially actively grows in semi-shaded and shaded places. A weed is hard to pull out. At the same time, it also has useful properties. The weed attracts bees very well with its sweet smell. The leaves and stems of the plant contain a lot of carotene and protein. Therefore, the aroma of the plant is a bit like the smell of carrots. Sometimes snyt can be confused with flowering carrot stems.
Did you know? Sleep has no resting period, as many plants require. In areas where winters are not very cold, it can grow year round. In the park and forest areas, the plant is a whole ecosystem.
To remove weed on large areas, it will take more than once to treat them with herbicides. However, it is worth remembering that this weed has many useful properties. Sing refers to pigment-forming cultures, using it to dye the fabric in yellow and green shades. The plant is very effectively used in traditional medicine to remove toxins from the body, improve digestion and metabolism, in diseases of the kidneys and urine, as well as an anti-inflammatory and wound-healing agent.
Nettle
Probably, there is no such person who never saw nettle and did not test its “sting”. This plant is very common not only in vegetable gardens, but also in forests and fields. Nettle is also very popular for its healing properties and is widely used in medicine.
The plant has a creeping horizontal root system. Stems erect, branched, reach up to one and a half meters in height. On the stalks densely hairs are burning, which sting us when we touch the plant.
The leaves are placed on long petioles in front of each other. Have a rich green color. At the base, their shape is similar to a heart, pointed at the ends, and serrated at the edges. It blooms from early summer to September. Inflorescences are represented by small spikelets.
Important! Nettle has many medicinal properties, the effectiveness of which has been proven by more than one study. The plant is used to stop gastrointestinal, hemorrhoidal, uterine bleeding, treatment of arthritis, arthrosis, stomach and kidneys. Therefore it is worth pondering before completely getting rid of such a weed.
Sow thistle
Sow thistle is a beautiful flowering perennial plant. In height can reach two meters. It can be found in abundance anywhere: on fields, lawns, in forests, parks, gardens, near roads. It has a powerful root system. Leaves are presented in the form of jagged triangles. Blooms beautiful bright yellow flowers. Blooms in June. When the plant fades, instead of yellow baskets on it formed caps of white hairs. This is the seed (fruit) sow. With a slight breeze of the wind, they fly like fluffy.
The stems and leaves of sow juice have bitter juice, so they are not very fond of animals. But the bees love this plant. Chickens give them a lot of pollen and nectar. In cooking, the plant is often used to make salads. Maybe now you know what kind of weed it is? And this is the real dandelion, which is known not only for adults, but also for every child.
Did you know? Sow thistle has a large number of medicinal properties. It has long been used in medicine as a diuretic, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, sugar-reducing and antipyretic agents.
Tartar latuk
TAlso well known and very common weed. In height, the plant usually reaches 80 cm, although sometimes there are high representatives up to one and a half meters in length. It has a strongly branched root system. Propagated by root shoots, which, despite their fragility, very well rooted. Stems are long, vertical. Leaves hard, narrow, with notched edges. Lower leaflets are pinnate. Blooms beautiful inflorescences of blue and purple color. Blooms from July to August. The plant is resistant to drought, unpretentious to the composition of the soil.
The main methods of weed control include:
- deep digging ground;
- deep weeding;
- herbicide treatment.
Spurge
Euphorbia belongs to one of the most well-known and common weed plants. It has a thick stalk and prickly triangular leaflets. The name of the plant was due to the fact that its stems and leaves contain white juice, which looks very much like milk.
The height of the weed can reach several meters. The root system of euphorbia is strong and can go several meters deep. An adult plant is almost impossible to wrest from the site with bare hands. Therefore, it is necessary to dig. The plant is resistant to drought, unpretentious to the composition of the soil. The best weed control methods are deep weeding, digging and herbicide treatment. The plant brings the greatest harm to crops, as it greatly slows their growth.
Important! Euphorbia is often given to livestock. However, it should be borne in mind that most of its species have toxic substances that can harm animals.
Field bindweed
The field bindweed is a perennial plant with a thin twisting stem and a well-developed creeping root system. The length of the weed reaches one meter. The leaves are small oval, placed on the stalks in the form of a spiral. Blooms beautiful delicate flowers of white, pink or white and pink shades. Inflorescences are shaped like bluebells. This weed is popularly called "birch" or "bell".
Bindweed can be found not only in the garden, but also in the fields, on the lawns, near the roads. Excessive weed development significantly reduces crop yields. This results from the fact that the weed takes away all nutrients and moisture from the soil. To fight the plant is very difficult, because the weed root is creeping and goes to great depths. Digging and processing of herbicides are the most effective methods.
Cornflower blue
Annual and biennial plant, which is found in gardens, fields, near roads. The stalks of weed are rough, covered with small villi, straight, reaching a meter in length. The leaves are long, thin, pointed at the ends. The roots are thin, deep. Blooms the whole summer. The inflorescences are blue, purple, and sometimes white. From the stems can depart several branches, which also form small inflorescences. Propagated by seeds. The plant is resistant to drought, disease and pests. Seeds retain the possibility of germination up to 10 years.
Did you know? Cornflower blue is used in winemaking. They tint champagne and vermouth, it gives them a pink tint.
Chistets Forest
Perennial plant, most common in forests and meadows. Stems erect, reach a height of half a meter. The leaves are oval, pointed at the edges. Propagated by seeds and tubers that are attached to the roots of the plant. It blooms with small purple and dark crimson flowers. Inflorescences are a bit like a spikelet. The fruits of the plant are brown nuts. On the one hand, Chistets is a weed plant and prevents garden crops from growing.
On the other hand, it has many useful properties:
- stops uterine bleeding;
- soothes;
- helps with insomnia;
- lowers the pressure.
Oxygen
The plant has a creeping rhizome. The leaves are complex, three-, five-finger. Depending on the type of leaflets can be green, burgundy or purple. Blossoms pale pink inflorescences, which have the shape of a bell. The peculiarity of this plant is that it can have inflorescences capable of self-pollination. Propagated by seeds. Seeds are thrown out of the box, which are formed after the weed has faded.
The yearbook
One-year very difficult weed. In the people it is also called chicken millet. The stems of the plant are thin, sharp, in height can reach a whole meter. To the top, the stems of adult plants are slightly bent. The leaves are thin, long, pointed at the ends, rough. Inflorescences are very similar to spikelets. Their length can be up to 20 cm. Spikelets have a light green color. Flowering period - from July to September.
Important! Ezhovnik can be used with benefit. Oblique weed is an excellent feed for livestock, and is also suitable for harvesting hay.
Swine
Pigtail is one of the main and most common weeds. It has a well-developed creeping root system. The stem is thin, with thin leaves pointed at the end along each other. Weed color - from green to light green. Inflorescences are presented in the form of spikelets. Spikelets by the end of the inflorescence gather in an umbrella.
It blooms from June to September. Propagated by seeds and roots. Under the ground cover, the pigor forms thin root shoots that can appear on the surface of the soil. Then the shoots turn green, the scales turn into leaves, and the weed lags further along the ground. Then the shoots can again go into the ground and continue to develop as a white root. Thanks to this particular development, the weed was called a swynori.
Did you know? In India, pigtail is very much appreciated, especially in hot areas. Since this plant is drought tolerant, it is sometimes the only available feed for livestock for these regions and saves animals from starvation during periods of drought.
Thus, we considered the most common garden weeds and their description. On the one hand, they should be removed on the garden plot, as they prevent garden garden crops from growing, taking moisture and nutrients from the soil. On the other hand, many of these plants have beneficial and healing properties that can be used advantageously.
