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Ouch! If you stepped on something sharp when you walked barefoot through your yard, you may be dealing with a patch of stickers. Sticker weeds, also known as lawn burrs or burweed, are annuals that grow in winter and leave behind hard, sharp burrs in the summer. While it’s easier to take care of them before they even grow in, you can still get rid of stickers that are already in your yard. Keep reading for the best ways to remove sticker weeds so you can walk through your yard without getting hurt.
Things You Should Know
- Pull stickers by hand if you have a small patch of them. For larger patches, drag an old blanket across your yard to collect the stickers.
- Rake your yard or mow your lawn with a mower bag to collect the stickers in your yard.
- Apply pre-emergent herbicides in the fall to prevent stickers from forming. Spray a post-emergence herbicide on any other weeds in winter.
- ​​Fertilize your lawn to provide turf with nutrients so it grows in stronger and keeps stickers from coming back.
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- Check your clothes and shoes for any stuck burrs, and remove any you find to keep the stickers from spreading. [14] X Research sourceThanks
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Warnings
- Herbicides won’t destroy sharp sticker seeds after they form, so it’s best to protect your lawn so the weeds don’t come back during the next growing season. [15] X Research sourceThanks
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References
- ↑ https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/PDF_docs/GOERT/Publications/Invasives_PDF/S.sessilis.pdf
- ↑ https://www.coastalisc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2014_CarpetBurweed_Summary_LitReview.pdf
- ↑ https://beaufort.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/04/got-weeds-heres-some-sharp-advice/
- ↑ https://www.gardenbenches.com/blog/homemade-weed-killer/
- ↑ ​​ https://pueblo.extension.colostate.edu/natural-ways-to-eliminate-weeds/
- ↑ https://pueblo.extension.colostate.edu/natural-ways-to-eliminate-weeds/
- ↑ https://today.tamu.edu/2021/06/09/how-to-win-the-fight-against-stickers/
- ↑ https://extension.umn.edu/lawncare/mowing-practices-healthy-lawns
- ↑ https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/PDF_docs/GOERT/Publications/Invasives_PDF/S.sessilis.pdf
- ↑ https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/2019/11/08/controlling-lawn-burweed-the-spring-lawn-sticker/
- ↑ https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/lawn-burweed/
- ↑ https://today.tamu.edu/2021/06/09/how-to-win-the-fight-against-stickers/
- ↑ https://www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/lawn-care/dont-bother-fertilizing-your-lawn-twice-a-year-a5780099997/?srsltid=AfmBOorMyAw44qp3VqLiwqqJSBXw0BRM1WBFQ8DJWtZbzDVxjEBCO6Kt
- ↑ https://stewardshipcentrebc.ca/PDF_docs/GOERT/Publications/Invasives_PDF/S.sessilis.pdf
- ↑ https://site.extension.uga.edu/evansag/2020/05/burweed-control-winter-prevents-spring-stickers/
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