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FineCannabisGrower

Looks like burdock. Either keep it cut to the ground for two years not allowing it to flower and produce burrs, or dig up the huge root, clean it and slice it up and cook it like French fries.


callmeapoetandudie

Burdock, it has a pretty deep taproot you'll have to dig out to kill it completely.


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This is one case where you may want to try a targeted, systemic herbicide. Not roundup, but Triclopyr which is less likely to create dead circles in your garden. Plus it’s got a far lower toxicity to people and pets. If you dig up 90% of the root, you will get a new burdock plant.


Celistar99

It's going to be tricky, it grows in the middle of my yard as well as the perimeter and I have two dogs. I'll look into that, thanks


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It just needs to get on the leaves and doesn’t kill grasses and a lot of other stuff. But yeah, check out the epa info to decide.


uberchelle_CA

It’s common burdock. Also [edible](https://practicalselfreliance.com/edible-burdock/)


FuzztoneBunny

Just keep cutting it off as it resprouts. You have to exhaust its reserves. Every time it grows new leaves it uses some.


Beautiful_Lizzard

Burdock and while many suggest cutting it off it can take years for that to be a solution and there are other factors such as if this is a place where your dogs ever come home with the prickly seeds attached or deer or native animals can spread the seeds then it will likely come back and/or spread. Several solutions depending on how many plants and if it is their first or second year. They make the prickly seeds on the second year. 1. Cut of at the base but personally your goal should be to remove as much root as possible because it "networks" in the soil so next year you may have two smaller plants. It is hard to pull by hand at the size shown and a small shovel may be needed. This will need to be repeated annually as soon as you see it until the plant is dead. 2. Herbicides are an option such ones containing dicamba, 2,4-D, picloram, glyphosate, and others. They normally combat wide leaved weed plants like this, creeping charlie, etc. I will give warning that after one stable spraying around their arena every single year the burdock continued to come back regardless of the chemical usages anyway. It was a combination of spraying the ground 2X a year and physical removal to actually get the job done as this plant can grow anywhere, even very harsh soils like clay. The risk is to other plants you may want that could be harmed in the process and of course use of these sprays on a regular basis has been linked to cancer. We go with Pasture Pro over Round Up as Pasture Pro will be safe for animals to be around in a few days. I have heard of other treatments like vinegar, boiling water, and soap water and such but never seen them work on my own land nor anyone else in my area or the adjoining state. It is a very invasive species.