In the Phoenix metropolitan area, our climate is very different from the majority of the population. Although much of the country passes through a cold spring in the valley Sun held steady in the beautiful temperatures during the day with great weather. Now we finally get our winter rains, which cause a rapid transition to our desert landscapes.
It’s really incredible to drive through the desert and see our desert blanketed in green velvet, and it all happens so fast. A couple of weeks, the weeds emerge from their seeds and start growing fury, and left uncontrolled will soon become a hindrance. In Phoenix weed control is necessary because these weeds become a fire of any house, situated on the edge of the desert, when they disappear. As they continue to grow, they cause a lot of work for homeowners, especially those who are concerned about their homeowners’ associations complain about the weeds get higher.
We have many kinds of weeds growing in this time of year, and we usually catch a couple of the different cycles in our region. We Annuals, Winter Annuals, and even Summer Annuals that can and will germinate when moisture and temperature right. Sometimes it can be confusing, so I included a few definitions that may give some idea of our weeds.
Annuals: started to grow from seed, produce flowers and dies in less than a year.
Summer annuals: Germinated in the spring and complete their life cycle, during the summer. Examples: Crabgrass, purslane
Winter Annuals: autumn germinate and flower next spring.
Biennial: Requires 2 years to complete its life cycle.
Perennials: Live for more than two years. Dandelion, plantain and creeping perennials, such as ground ivy and Johnson grass.
Monocots: Grasses are monocots. Herb Research Center, hollow stems, leaf blades, which are several times more than in width, and parallel to the leaf veins. All herbs have leaves that give the stem a straight line.
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