How do I manage weeds?
If an area has been invaded by weeds what should be done depends on the type of weed. Leafy Spurge is best stopped in early May when the plant is emerging and the food reserves are low.Leafy spurge is an aggressive, up to 3 feet tall, creeping perennial with roots often exceeding 25 feet deep. Stems are thickly clustered, smooth, and contain a milky white latex. Leaves are alternate, narrow, entire, and 1 to 4 inches long. Flowers are yellowish green, small, and enclosed by paired, heart-shaped, yellow green bracts. The fruiting structure is a three-celled capsule, with each capsule containing one seed. Upon maturation the capsule ruptures, dispersing seed as far as 15 feet.
Leafy Spurge
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
Class A Weed
•Cultivation and •planting crops that smother weeds are ways to control the problem.
•Heavy grazing by sheep helps control Leafy Spurge.