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Posted by marsa7002 Brooklyn (My Page) on
Mon, Mar 21, 05 at 20:36

Hey! I just moved into this apartment in Carroll Gardens, and the garden is extremely neglected. I have a question about a plant that is popping up all over the place right now back there. I think it is a weed, but i can't find any exact information. It has 1"-wide kind of thick shoots, all green, growing out of a coil, the roots are purple, huge and tuberous. It looks kind of like a grass, but really thick, thicker than any crabgrass i've seen, so I am bewildered. Any ideas as to what this is?
I can't wait to get started gardening!
Thanks!

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  • Posted by JimShy z7 Brooklyn, NY (My Page) on
    Wed, Mar 23, 05 at 13:33

Hard to tell what it is without a picture of some sort -- can you post one? Most grasses don't have big, tuberous roots, but I could be mistaken, there are all kinds of things growing in Brooklyn!

One definition of a weed is a plant in the wrong place -- is this taking up space you want to plant right now, or can you wait a little more for flowers and a more positive ID?

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thanks for the response--i actually saw some similar things growing out of a sidewalk bed in the city--so maybe they are flowers? I'll post a pic as soon as it stops raining!

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  • Posted by Bryony z7 Brooklyn (My Page) on
    Tue, Apr 5, 05 at 14:33

It might be Japanese Knotweed, scourge of lots of Brooklyn gardens. It's hard to get rid of (but not impossible to control with tenacious efforts). Here's a link to a good description. Apparently you can eat the small shoots, like rhubarb.

If it is knotweed, I can suggest how to control it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Japanese Knotweed

  
 

 

 


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