I hate henbit. I hope that God will forgive me for hating this plant. It invades my flowerbeds and walkways. The last three days have be joyfully spent working in the back yard. I love being outside and getting the yard "in shape" for the winter.But part of the process is eradicating the henbit. It sprouted almost overnight it seems. I pulled, hoed, cursed and sucked up any that come in contact with the leaf blower. Gene even pulled some out of the front flower beds.
Tonight I googled henbit weed killers. All the sites recommended an application of a preemerigent to be applied in the fall. Now to see if there is a place I can purchase some of the stuff. Or possibly a call to the Greene County Extension Office or the Greenlawn service. I have weed murder on my mind.
Awww, I like henbit.
ReplyDeleteI'm Fort Worth born and bred, and it's just a bit too hot here for henbit by the time late spring rolls around. Henbit always says Easter to me because I have memories of hunting eggs as a child on a chilly Easter morning.
I also love the little rabbit head flowers, and the tiny velvet-y purple buds.
Be careful on using pre-emergent on your flower beds, you don't want to kill the flowers you're trying to grow!