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rosie46

By Rosie46

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Hello again, can you help please?
This weed has taken over my daughter's lawn during the winter and is now galloping away between the paving slabs. Is it speedwell? What would be the best thing to do about it?
-thankyou




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Looks like speedwell to me. It is very difficult to contol and I know of no really effective way to do it from the conditions which you have described. Perhaps other members will have ideas on how to stop speedwell which has conquered a lawn and is now on the march elsewhere.

9 Apr, 2016

 

Mostly liverwort, you will need a different chemical on the slabs from the one on the lawn.

9 Apr, 2016

 

yep, looks like liverwort and moss rather than speedwell. It'll be in the lawn and here because of the damp and reasonably mild winter conditions. A combined mosskiller/weed/feed treatment for lawns should sort out the liverwort as well as the moss (but check the information on the pack). Aerating the lawn will help . Ensure any treatment you use which kills mosses/algae/liverworts is suitable for use on paving, as Jimmy implies.

9 Apr, 2016

 

Ok. Thanks everyone. I'll pass on the good news! ?

9 Apr, 2016

 

Looks like Marchantia polymorpha, Common Liverwort.

10 Apr, 2016

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