Invasive weeds

These have sprouted up everywhere around the outside of my house, even coming up in the lawn. I don't remember them being here last year. I sent the photos to a garden Web site and was informed that it's horseweed and that I'd better get rid of it before it blooms, or it will spread it's seeds everywhere and I'll never get rid of it.

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Just grab it by the stem and pull it out. Since it grows from seed every spring, the root system is pretty shallow. The plants will out with a gentle tug. This plant does not regrow from any bits of roots left in the soil, so once you pull it you've done all you need to so.
 
Just grab it by the stem and pull it out. Since it grows from seed every spring, the root system is pretty shallow. The plants will out with a gentle tug. This plant does not regrow from any bits of roots left in the soil, so once you pull it you've done all you need to so.
I agree. These types of weeds grow fast but are easy to pull up. Decide to pull up 10 or 12 a day until they are all gone. If you try and tackle it all in one day, you might hurt yourself and never want to do it again.
 

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