These weeds germinate in the cool fall weather, last all winter, and go to seed in early spring as temperatures warm. The key is to pull them up when they’re in flower, before the seed pods are ripe and spraying seeds everywhere for next year!
Some of these you can eat after you do your weeding!
BITTERCRESS
BITTERCRESS seed pods send hundreds of seeds flying!
BURDOCK
CAROLINA GERANIUM
CHICKWEED
YELLOW WOOD SORREL
FORGET ME NOT
GARLIC MUSTARD
GROUND IVY
HENBIT (which really has such a cute little flower!)
PURPLE DEADNETTLE
SPEEDWELL (Corn Speedwell)
- VETCH (gets a magenta pea-like flower, then pea-like seed pod)
VIOLETS (yes so pretty, but not when they spray seed everywhere and take over your lawn)
