What troublesome invasive weed do you have in your area?

Poison Ivy here and wild Blackberry and lots of weeds. I get the one gallon yellow bottle at Rural King. Its way better than Round up. Liquid Weed Eater.
 
I don't maintain a lawn anymore a fool's errand being situated mainly in the forest.

My wife is constantly pulling up Oriental bittersweet choking vines and drying them to death in the street 😮

Lots of poison ivy taking over and no goats :(

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Yeah that stuff is nasty. Not so hard to control on private land, but seems like WA (State) encourages it!!
So true. I was actually surprised to see a small crew actually pulling it off a small stretch of the Mountain Loop earlier this year. May not make much of a difference in the overall scheme of things in western WA, but hey. Persistence is key. One plant at a time. The stuff really triggers my allergies when it first blooms.
 
I don't maintain a lawn anymore a fool's errand being situated mainly in the forest.

My wife is constantly pulling up Oriental bittersweet choking vines and drying them to death in the street 😮

Lots of poison ivy taking over and no goats :(

bittersweet vine infestation example
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I've had this growing in one spot and never knew what it was. Cleaned out the ditch and as the stuff comes back one was this. I've only seen it in one spot so it's getting the weed killer soon.

I've got gooseberries too that aren't native. I believe the French brought them down from Canada when they settled. It's a rapidly spreading by the roots bush. Carries apple/cedar fungus too.
 
Just pulled a load of spotted knapweed from around the community tennis court area. Their roots can be huge, it pays to have a weed puller tool to get that root out if the stems break at ground level. Here’s a few shots.

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I used to treat my lawn with curtail as it did a great job of killing everything but the grass.

I had run out and at the new place we don't spray often due to all the horses and such. We selectively use Roundup Transorb for certain fence lines and such. This is the real deal ag chemical that works wonders.
 
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