Is this chickweed?
three4rd47
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Comments (27)I did a search about chickweed helping soil and did come up with a lot of stuff. Here's one that lists chickweed as one of the top five desirable weeds. It says you can eat it, it attracts bees, and it accumulates potassium. I don't know what it means by accumlates it. Maybe it means takes it away from other plants. Maybe it means potassium gets back into the soil after the plant takes it up. It says if you let it die down on its own it helps the soil but doesn't say how. The old roots probably add organic matter. https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/2014/08/5-weeds-you-want-in-your-garden/ In another article in which chickweed was mentioned the guy said that his chickweed was down, and he thinks it was due to finally getting his soil less acidic. Many articles mentioned weeds as a good indicator of what kind of soil you have. I don't know the names of many of my weeds. One person said leave chickweed alone but trim it if you want it to look neater. I do know that because chickweed is everywhere it will not matter if I pull up all the chickweed I have. It'll be back. I don't hate every piece of chickweed or think I have to have zero chickweed. I feel best if I get rid of some of it....See MoreNot chickweed? Blue flowers.
Comments (2)Yes - look closely at the different leaf shapes and textures and trace the stems. There are two different species in the top picture.....See MoreChickweed?
Comments (2)More likely mouse-ear chickweed, Cerastium vulgatum. See http://extension.psu.edu/pests/weeds/weed-id/mouse-ear-chickweed...See MoreIs this chickweed?
Comments (3)It's actual a pain to remove these because I don't want to rip out the grass. I'll use weed killer on them....See Morethree4rd47
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