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created by texashornedlizard on 02/02/2025 at 22:55 UTC
43 upvotes, 16 top-level comments (showing 16)
And how the heck to a stem the invasion from my neighbor’s lawn? Seems to appear in the fall and winter. I can’t count how many I’ve pulled out in the last two years!!
Comment by flabum81 at 02/02/2025 at 23:04 UTC
56 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Roadside aster
Comment by masterl00ter at 03/02/2025 at 03:23 UTC
28 upvotes, 2 direct replies
OG northern lights purple kush.
Comment by ObligationJumpy6415 at 02/02/2025 at 23:47 UTC
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Southern annual saltmarsh aster.
The NatGeo Seek app is great for identifying plants and critters!
Comment by wisslbritches at 02/02/2025 at 23:12 UTC
24 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Can I send my honey bees over to nom on the pollen?🐝
Comment by SavageOpress57 at 03/02/2025 at 01:01 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why can't you just let it grow
Comment by Successful_Mall3070 at 02/02/2025 at 23:26 UTC
10 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Probably Sativa. Looks like it has a chill vibe.
Comment by wwwSTEALTHYcom at 02/02/2025 at 23:14 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Are you asking “What is this, weed?” Or What is this weed?
Comment by Arrmadillo at 03/02/2025 at 03:30 UTC*
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Aster seeds will float into your yard every season unless you just happen to be in a neighborhood of truly dedicated lawn farmers. I found it’s best to hand pull them before they get too big; easiest after a rain. Once they get big they become harder to pull and also tend to kill the grass underneath - which leads to *other* weeds taking hold as the aster dies back.
If you want to dial back the number of seed-based weeds popping up in your yard, you might want to consider using something like Nitro-Phos Barricade Granular Pre-Emergence Herbicide in around mid February and mid October for the Houston area.
Comment by missspaghettipockets at 03/02/2025 at 05:30 UTC
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Cute
Comment by Wise-Trust1270 at 03/02/2025 at 05:33 UTC
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Gotta pull it up from the central root of each cluster.
It can be satisfying when you pull a big one up. I also hate doing it.
These things seem pretty drought tolerant, so they are thriving in unmanaged yards these days
Comment by EerielConstantine at 03/02/2025 at 06:43 UTC
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Theyre pretty, I’m trying to get natives and pollinators to take over like this. Makes the yard look less barren when you’ve got stuff that can actually tolerate the summer lol
Comment by jaeway at 02/02/2025 at 23:25 UTC
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Canibus sativa
Comment by bwyer at 02/02/2025 at 23:00 UTC
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Oh, welcome to the world of wild strawberries. They are inedible, a blight, and impossible to get rid of completely. You can, however, use Trimec to kill them for a season. You use it in the Spring and the Fall (maximum of twice a year).
It tends to be challenging to acquire as there are limits to how much a non-professional can acquire in Texas.
Comment by DOLCICUS at 02/02/2025 at 23:53 UTC
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Pretty
Comment by OkAd469 at 03/02/2025 at 08:43 UTC
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Leave it. Roadside Aster is a beneficial pollinator plant.
Comment by gonzotronn at 03/02/2025 at 01:23 UTC
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I might get roasted for suggesting herbicides. I’ve tried them all on St Augustine. Celsius by Bayer is the best stuff you can buy. It’s not cheap but they sell it in little packets that aren’t too bad.