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I have goat heads (not the bugs) in my yard. What do they grow off of and how do I get rid them in my back yard?
By Dian from Tucson, AZ
We're talking about goat heads and your?
How do I get rid of a weed called "goatheads"?
Hardiness Zone: 5a
By moodyjudy from Fowler, CO
you have to burn them! if you track them in your shoes your spreading them every where! there almost impossible to kill with weed killers I found! the only way ive found to kill them is by burning them like pop corn
Will goats eat the plants and stickers? Or are the stickers too evil even for them? We have a lot of bees working the flowers so I don't want to spray chemicals.
By Pam
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Goat head plants are thick in the yard. The whole yard is covered! Each year the problem multiplies. I have tried spot spraying with Round Up.
I have a lawn overrun with sand burrs, or goat heads, or puncture vines I not sure what they are called, but they have taken over my yard.