Solved Weed or!!!! - Ragwort

This has appeared as a nice healthy clump in our, sort of, veggie plot. For those of you that don't know our veggie plot, all self-seeded plants are allowed to stay until we need the space.

It looks good but we haven't the faintest what it is. All contributions gratefully accepted.

 

We're nowhere near the sea!

Maybe it was Zigs playing tricks.

 

@Scrungee Thanks, that's it.

Now we have to decide on the best way to get rid of it!

It appears as though I may have to break 42 years of not using chemicals on our soil. Would painting the killer carefully on the leaves, only, still qualify us as 'organic'?

More of an ethical problem than a practical one.

 

I have to agree with Scrungee.. It pops up around here & I always dig it out too.. Nasty stuff.. We try to get rid of it around the village in general as there are a lot of horses and cattle around here for whom it is toxic if eaten, but it sets seed like wildfire..

 

Thanks.

All the web pages I read said that the roots don't come out properly but I'll have a go.

At the moment the ground is rock hard and I can't get a fork into it! The plant is approx. 15" diameter and 12" high and I'll need to dig out the flowers around it as well.

So, if we don't get the promised rain (nearly a month without rain) I'll put the sprinkler on that area.

 

They did warn about that but I always wear gloves when working in the garden.

It became a habit when I was working as rough hands, and dirty finger nails, wasn't quite what my customers would expect of me. So my hands are about 30 years younger than the rest of me!