The worst enemies of the garden: a list of the most common weeds

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, it is necessary 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 weed by weeding or manual breaking through. Part of the roots, remaining in the soil, after three or four days again grow.

Pyrei creeping is very hard, it is desirable to break through his gloves, so as not to cut his 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.

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. The 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, which germinate in case 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.

Mokritsa

Mokritsa is a grassy weed plant that is most difficult to fight. It throws out seeds twice a year, therefore 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 flowers of white color, 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 an elderberry), abundantly covered with small white flowers. It grows on any kind of soil, and the period of 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. Weed difficult to withdraw. At the same time, it 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 blooming carrot stems.

To remove weed on large areas, you will need 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 anti-inflammatory and wound healing agents.

Nettle

Probably, there is no such person who would never see nettle and 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 located burning hairs, 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.

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 light 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.

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 highly 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 of soil;
• 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.

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".

Convolvulus 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 is explained by the fact that the weed takes all the nutrients and moisture from the soil. It is very difficult to fight a plant 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 the 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 droughts, diseases and pests. Seeds retain the possibility of germination up to 10 years.

Chistets Forest

Perennial plant, most common in forests and meadows. The stems are straight, 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. Blooms in soft 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 spikelets. Their length can be up to 20 cm. Spikelets have a light green color. The flowering period is from July to September.

Swine

Pigtail is one of the main and most common weeds. It has a well-developed creeping root system. The stem is thin, on it opposite each other there are thin pointed leaves. 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.

Thus, we considered the most common garden weeds and their description. On the one hand, they should be removed in 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.