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Super gardenerSuper gardener Posts: 93
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can anyone I’d please can anyone ID this and should I chop it now?

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,269
    I've had it in my garden.
    I think it's some sort of sedge.
    I'd get it out before those seeds start dropping unless you want your garden full of the stuff.
    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,035
    Don’t know the biological name for it but it looks like what we used to call Rats Tails as kids .All that stem in your hand is seeds so if you don’t want it cut it off Mum used to dig up the plant and compost it as a weed ,but of course nothing is a weed nowadays . This all applies only if I’m right in my diagnosis of course ……others may know better .
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 52,070
    It's the very invasive Carex pendula. I'd get that out before you have tons of it everywhere.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,051
    Fairygirl said:
    It's the very invasive Carex pendula. I'd get that out before you have tons of it everywhere.
    I concur 100%
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,826
    It's a real nuisance and takes some digging out so take your time, get a spade, somewhere to sit and a mug of tea.

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Super gardenerSuper gardener Posts: 93
    Many thanks all - my daughter’s rented house and helping her sort the garden. It’s everywhere so am grateful for the advice. Will shear it immediately and then dig it up gradually! 😳
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 52,070
    At least remove the seed heads, and then you don't have to worry about that while you're getting it out.
    If you leave them too long - you need a pickaxe  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 4,244
    @Super gardener Invasive in damp gardens and in the wild near ponds and streams.
    Yes  I have used a pick axe on it once!
    RETIRED GARDENER, SOUTH NOTTS, SOIL.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,826
    It's marginally easier to dig out if you've given it several buckets of water over a period of a few days before you tackle it ... good luck 👍

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Super gardenerSuper gardener Posts: 93
    The water is a good idea - there are about 8 or 9 massive clumps in extremely dry and hard soil in a bed of oversized and overcrowded conifers.  Rented property and daughter not (yet) a gardener so I’m trying to get the most pressing problems sorted out (we live 30 miles away). So phase one was to sort out grass cutting, edges trimming, and removing a pile of builders rubble/soil choked with crocosmia bulbs, and start chopping the clumps of Carex Pendula down.
    I have suggested daughter now buys some shears and continues to chop over the next week, and Hopefully persuaded my OH (also not a gardener but likes to be outside and will happily graft, that these are not ‘rather attractive’ or ‘usefully filling the space’ need to be gradually removed- I quoted your comments as ‘back up’ !👍
    We will also have some conifers to lop/trim back and some intertwined trees to prune- not sure what they are so I will post photos and see if anyone can tell me.
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