Almost all who have ever worked on the backyard or dacha site know that the garden shed is one of the most annoying weeds. This plant belongs to the family of astroves. Germination begins in April. Orchard garden can reach 120 cm in height. He has large pinnately-separate leaves. Difficulties in combating this weed are due to the fact that it has a powerful stem root and a fairly fragile hollow stem with several branches, at the ends of which the inflorescences are located. During the removal of the sternum, the stalk often breaks, and the roots remain in the soil. That is why this weed is preferable to remove after watering with chopping, slightly digging in its root system.
Osot vegetable starts to bloom in June. Its yellow reed florets, gathered in the inflorescence-basket, are blossoming until October. After their bloom, the wind carries around the site brown seeds - "helicopter" with a white fluff on the top, very similar to the seeds of a dandelion. Their maturation takes place from August to October. Many gardeners do not know how to deal with sow. The most important thing in this business is to prevent the seeds from ripening and spreading throughout the site, because one weed can give more than 50 thousand seeds. Scientists can not say for sure how long the viability of the seeds of this plant lasts, but many gardeners try not to leave the weeds with flowers and seeds on the surface of the earth, because they believe that they can sprout after several months. Also, it is not necessary to leave ripped plants where they can be crumbled with ripe seeds.
Osot gardening grows almost everywhere: on wastelands, fields, orchards and gardens. This weed prefers light, sandy soils. Asking about how to remove sow, one must remember that this annual plant can spread on a site not only from your garden or garden, but also from the street or from neighbors. The introduction of seeds of this weed "from the side" can prevent a sufficiently high fence without crevices. This plant can be used for feeding domestic animals (rabbits, sheep, geese). In the people it even has the name "hare salad". Some people use it as food, like dandelions. It is also used as a medicine. Osot garden has a tonic, choleretic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, laxative and febrile properties.
With the extraction of this plant, the lacteal juice of white color is emitted, which turns brown when it dries. Begin the struggle with garden sow one should immediately after its germination on your site. If you do not have the time and desire to fight the weed throughout the summer, you can prevent it from multiplying by cutting out the rosettes with a flat-top planer until they blossom. Excellent in the fight against sultanum black polyethylene film. It covers all the free areas of the earth, sprinkled with its earth or pressed with stones. Under such a "shelter" almost any weeds get out.