broadleaf weed · annual
Stellaria media / Cerastium vulgatum
Soft, hairy, low-growing mat with small oval leaves and tiny white flowers; mouse-ear is fuzzier and more persistent.
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Common chickweed pulls out easily by hand when soil is moist. Mouse-ear chickweed has deeper roots and may need herbicide. In flower beds, hand-pulling is preferred.
Apply a broadleaf herbicide (2,4-D or dicamba) in fall or early spring. Mouse-ear chickweed is harder to kill—use a stronger formulation or repeat applications.
Improve drainage and avoid overwatering in fall and spring. Maintain dense turf coverage to limit establishment.
Avoid overwatering in fall and spring; improve drainage to reduce the moisture chickweed loves.
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Dig or spray. Common chickweed pulls out easily by hand when soil is moist. Mouse-ear chickweed has deeper roots and may need herbicide. In flower beds, hand-pulling is preferred.
Chickweed (Common and Mouse-ear) is rated hard to control. It usually requires multiple applications and a consistent plan.
Avoid overwatering in fall and spring; improve drainage to reduce the moisture chickweed loves.