Live in Indiana, yard has some weeds with purple flower, need to kill.?

Is their a weed killer that will take care of these without hurting the grass? I believe its a brodleaf of some kind. Or is there a environmental safe way to take care of (besides pulling by hand)?





Thanks,

Live in Indiana, yard has some weeds with purple flower, need to kill.?
You need to find out what it is. If it's what I think it is, NEVER pull a weed until you know what it is. If it's spread by runners all you're doing is making it grow more. Home Depot and Lowe's only have clerks. Garden centers and greenhouses have trained, and sometimes licensed, pros who are paid for their knowledge.
Reply:Yeap your right. Look for a broad leaf weed killer only and your grass will survive. There are several types on the market. Just ask at one of the big box stores in the garden dept. It's that easy.


An environmentally safe way to kill any type of weed is to poor boiling water over it or purchase horticulture grade vinegar which is much stronger than the type available in the grocery store. It works really fast if your spray it on on a hot day. Just fry those weeds. Then depending on how thick your weeds in the lawn are you can always torch them. Purchase a weed torch again at one of the big box stores the fuel is butane. Light the business end of the torch and before you know it within an instant there gone. Yeah!!! Good luck.
Reply:Sounds like you have some Henbit. Its a winter annual, which means that it germinates in late summer, grows through the fall, goes more or less dormant through the winter, and then flowers and seeds in the spring. So once you see the flower, spraying won't do much good. In fact it might actually make the plant go to seed all that much faster before it dies. My suggestion is to mow off or string trim as much of it as you can, pull what can't be trimmed, and plan on putting a pre-emergent herbicide down between the first and 15th of August. The pre-emerg will keep the henbit seed (and many other kinds of seed) from germinating.





Good luck, henbit is a pain in the backside, but luckily it's an annual so it will be gone soon........
Reply:First thing to do is determine what you're dealing with.





A couple suggestions


http://images.google.com/images?q=Purple...


http://images.google.com/images?q=CARDUE...


http://images.google.com/images?q=Purple...


http://images.google.com/images?q=Purple...


http://images.google.com/images?q=Bonese...





If none of these hit the mark, just browse botanical sites, or find someone with some agricultural knowledge to help identify. Search terms including your state, leaf, and flower descriptors should help you get close.





You can probably get by with a broad range weed killer to remove it, though it would be preferable to ID the plant and specifically target it. your local home improvement store (lowe's, home depot) should be able to help.
Reply:You need to mow once per week on the same day. Set your mower setting at 2-1/2 to 3 inches tall. Then water each section of the lawn for about 30 to 40 minutes. In time this will get rid of your weeds. Mow the weeds before they turn to seeds.
Reply:Enforcer brand Broad leaf killer. available at local co-op and some home improvement stores. And its coverage versus cost its a better deal.
Reply:Scotts Weed and Feed, I love it.

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