8 Persistent Weeds

Learn how to identify and control troublesome weeds. If you don't want to use herbicides, you can either starve the roots by continually removing new shoots or block out light by covering the ground with black plastic or matting.

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Ground elder

This perennial forms a low mat of dark green leaves. Dig up young plants before they flower, or cover them with weed matting or carpet. If they persist, treat repeatedly with glyphosate weedkiller.

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