Any lawn/ garden experts ?

[spongebob59]

Our rear lawn is being invaded by this in patches, any ideas what it is ?
The front lawn has been completely taken over but that going to be relaid so only need to treat these before it's too late.

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[cunnini]

NOT and expert, but i think i had same thing which i treated earlier in the year (Spring) - i used this....

 

[cunnini]

it got rid of the issue - beware how much you put down - in some patches i put too much and it killed grass also, but i've subsequently reseeded it and all good

 

[2blue]

Looks like a simple Clover type plant. I'd be using a spot spray for weeds on lawns rather than a full lawn weed & feed..... maybe rather late in the season for that.

 

[Crazyface]

Get a winter weed and feed, although I chucked a load of summer weed and feed over mine once in the winter that I bought from Tesco once as they were dumping it and my lawn came up a treat the next year. I've got a big lawn so to do the lot with winter stuff costs a bomb.

 

[jim8flog]

I would go with a variety of clover.

Hard to get rid of completely with weedkillers. Best to dig up making sure to remove all roots and patch or reseed.

 

[Golfmmad]

I would go with a variety of clover.

Hard to get rid of completely with weedkillers. Best to dig up making sure to remove all roots and patch or reseed.

This is what I'd do, but wait until spring to reseed.

 

[rulefan]

Our rear lawn is being invaded by this in patches, any ideas what it is ?
The front lawn has been completely taken over but that going to be relaid so only need to treat these before it's too late.

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It looks a bit like yellow clover but I'm not really convinced. Did it have little yellow flowers in the summer?

 

[rulefan]

Our rear lawn is being invaded by this in patches, any ideas what it is ?
The front lawn has been completely taken over but that going to be relaid so only need to treat these before it's too late.

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It may be Slender Speedwell which can be difficult to get rid of. It doesn't respond to most lawn weedkillers or weed'n'feeds now as the prime active ingredient has been banned. But Resolva is probably the most effective now.

 

[patricks148]

i think its called Common selfheal. I have its from time to time. Spray a lawn friendly weed killer. also pick it out with a weed fork and expose as much of it i can before spraying.

 

[rulefan]

i think its called Common selfheal. I have its from time to time. Spray a lawn friendly weed killer. also pick it out with a weed fork and expose as much of it i can before spraying.

The leaves don't really match

 

[spongebob59]

It looks a bit like yellow clover but I'm not really convinced. Did it have little yellow flowers in the summer?

I might have done , I was too busy tackling all the other weeds to notice .

 

[rulefan]

I might have done , I was too busy tackling all the other weeds to notice .

Do a search for Slender Speedwell pictures

 

[RichA]

i think its called Common selfheal. I have its from time to time. Spray a lawn friendly weed killer. also pick it out with a weed fork and expose as much of it i can before spraying.

I just ran the image through the terrific Pl@ntNet app...

‎PlantNet

‎Pl@ntNet is an application that allows you to identify plants simply by photographing them with your smartphone. Very useful when you don't have a botanist on hand! Pl@ntNet is also a great citizen science project: all the plants you photograph are collected and analysed by scientists around...

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It came up with 70% confidence as Prunella vulgaris aka self-heal. @patricks148

 

[Yorkhacker]

I just ran the image through the terrific Pl@ntNet app...

‎PlantNet

‎Pl@ntNet is an application that allows you to identify plants simply by photographing them with your smartphone. Very useful when you don't have a botanist on hand! Pl@ntNet is also a great citizen science project: all the plants you photograph are collected and analysed by scientists around...

apps.apple.com

It came up with 70% confidence as Prunella vulgaris aka self-heal. @patricks148

Yes, definitely self heal. Have it all over my lawn. It is very difficult to get rid of, unless you get rid of the roots, which is very time consuming.
I did have a very large patch which I sprayed with Weedol. It killed the grass as expected, but overseeded it and it looks fine now.

 

[patricks148]

I just ran the image through the terrific Pl@ntNet app...

‎PlantNet

‎Pl@ntNet is an application that allows you to identify plants simply by photographing them with your smartphone. Very useful when you don't have a botanist on hand! Pl@ntNet is also a great citizen science project: all the plants you photograph are collected and analysed by scientists around...

apps.apple.com

It came up with 70% confidence as Prunella vulgaris aka self-heal. @patricks148

I'll have to look at that , looks a handy tool, but if in doubt i ask a work colleague as a work for Scotlands Nature agency... which is handy. had real trouble with some liverworts a few years ago and couldnt identify by pictures for love nore money.

 

[CliveW]

I thought all golfers were lawn experts. According to our Greenkeeper, they are.