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What is this plant?
from PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 21:54
https://sh.itjust.works/post/24133940

It grows into vines a few feet long, not very tangly, that run along the ground and don’t seem to climb. It seems to grow in large numbers of smaller vines that don’t seem to be connected in the roots.

Its completely blanketing my garden, choking out even other weeds, trying to expand into my lawn, and growing almost as fast as I weed it.

I’m wondering what it is, and/or if there are any particularly good ways of dealing with it. I’ve been tilling the ground, flipping over the soil (down to roughly a foot) and putting a layer of mulch over it, but Im still having stuff grow back.

Edit: solved: its periwinkle.

#nostupidquestions

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MrQuallzin@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 22:05 next collapse

Google image search gives me this guy, which sounds and looks right www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=163…

PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works on 23 Aug 22:45 collapse

The ones in my garden haven’t produced any flowers (might have something to do with me trying to kill them) but it does look like it, esspecially this picture from Wikipedia.

I think its solved.

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 22:47 collapse

Side note so we can link an image and it will appear here than the site? So we can give lemmy.world more clicks? And hopefully give reddit a run for its money.

JustZ@lemmy.world on 23 Aug 23:10 collapse

Yes, and thanks Mr. Dickle.

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 00:06 collapse

So how can I put images I take from my desktop to here? I don’t see a browse button.

moody@lemmings.world on 24 Aug 02:20 next collapse

On desktop, you can copy/paste images into the textbox.

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 02:24 collapse

did not know this thank you very much…no sarcasm.

JustZ@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 12:28 collapse

I mostly browse on Jerboa for Android. Clicking to insert an image brings up the usual mobile image selection interface and then uploads it to a lemmy host.

dan1101@lemm.ee on 23 Aug 23:19 next collapse

I know it as Periwinkle, it has purple flowers occasionally and is good as a ground cover. I plant it intentionally in shady places that tend to get weeds. I haven’t had any problems with it spreading into my yard.

PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works on 23 Aug 23:45 collapse

Yeah, its not terrible looking, but even ignoring the fact that its spreading into the lawn, I am hoping to plant more productive plants, and the ground-cover is so thick its hard to cut through to get to the ground, nonetheless letting my plants grow through it.

It also doesn’t help that I now know its considered an invasive species in my region (along with 99% of the other stuff that was in the garden when I moved in) so probably a good idea to get rid of it for that reason too.

Bangs42@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 00:26 next collapse

Makes me miss /r/whatisthisthing.

Edit: I’m a complete dunce, I forgot !whatisthisthing@lemmy.world exists. I’m even subscribed.

metallic_substance@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 02:37 collapse

Me too. It was one of my favorite subs before I cut out reddit

urquell@lemm.ee on 24 Aug 05:39 next collapse

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.observa…

This is pretty damn good for this kinda thing

Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 24 Aug 06:42 next collapse

I have a plant identifier app that says it’s periwinkle.

feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 07:09 next collapse

Periwinkle, if it’s giving you issues it’s probably Vinca major. There’s a much nicer version, Vinca minor, and some selections of that with prettier flowers. Ultimately it’s a groundcover plant and very good at what it does.

essell@lemmy.world on 24 Aug 08:13 next collapse

It is green

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 24 Aug 12:06 collapse

Reminds me of Periwinkle, eh, my good man.

sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 24 Aug 12:07 collapse

It is tenacious but if you use good old fashioned weeding for a few years ago you can suppress it fairly well.