Oh those pesky weeds ....... now I have to pull all of them

Ally smiles at me
@rebelann (117273)
El Paso, Texas
September 13, 2016 8:00am CST
So I've mentioned I love rain and how much I love when we get some but there is always a downside, those pesky painful stickers, around here we call them goatheads. Here is a link if you've never seen them before, and be grateful if you haven't. I've added a shot of Ally as she's smiling at me while we were playing, She's the one I feel so sorry for because she always gets them in her paws.
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Sep 16
Oh gosh, I remember these as a kid - I haven't seen them around except when we go hiking sometimes. I hated when they somehow got into my shoe/sock! I can only imagine how it must be for Ally who'd get 'em straight in the paw - ouch!
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Sep 16
@rebelann Are those sticker things actually the seeds? They're pretty smart if they are - they know how to get around!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
Worse @much2say they are seed pods and each one can have up to 1100 seeds in it.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
She's even brought them in the house so that I can't go barefoot for very long in here. I'm scraping the top soil of all areas where I find them and throwing it away, I hope it helps a little so that we don't get so many next year.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
14 Sep 16
ugh, i despise those goatheads! luckily (knockin' wood) all the efforts i made last year slowed 'em down quite a bit. the pup here 'tis prone to pickin' 'em 'p, too. i feel fer ms. ally if'n she's a tender footed 's this pup.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
I got rid of a lot of them last year but I think tween Ally pullin em out and those dang winds I have them in other areas not previously infected.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
Whats worse is that just one of those damn stickers has 1100 seeds with in it @crazyhorseladycx
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
14 Sep 16
@rebelann yepperz, critters sure do 've the tendency to spread 'em 'round. the hubs's prone to doin' such, too. he'll not clean off the bottoms 'f his boots. 'course luckily he's usually the one to find 'em when he's barefoot here'n the house....
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Curlann
@annierose (21977)
• United States
16 Sep 16
I do hate weeds too and I am afraid to walk in a place full of weeds. My wild imagination is always running. I am afraid I could step on a frog or a snake.
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Curlann
@annierose (21977)
• United States
17 Sep 16
@rebelann Oh, but I have always watched a snake will bite when it sees someone move.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Sep 16
Snakes generally will slither in the opposite direction of the vibes they feel, they are afraid of humans more than we are of them @annierose
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Sep 16
I have good news for you, both frogs and snakes will run away from you before you had a chance to step on them. Those stickers however just lay there waiting to pierce my tender foot.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
13 Sep 16
Poor Ally, I went out yesterday afternoon to pull out weeds, but there is an invasion of mosquitoes, I cannot stand them.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
If you put some peppermint essential oil on some of the key areas of your body they will leave you alone, in fact you can even use vicks.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
You are so very welcome @LadyDuck I hate mosquitos because they always pick on me if there are any around.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
14 Sep 16
@rebelann Thank you for the tip.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
13 Sep 16
Poor Ally. They must be so painful.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Sep 16
I'm in the process of removing the topsoil but those blasted plants are so invasive I amy have to rethink not using poison @DianneN
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
She's learned to simply limp on 3 legs when she gets one in a paw but I think she's the reason I have so many of those plants now.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
14 Sep 16
@rebelann I removed some burrs from Doodles recently, then ripped the plants out of the ground. Wouldn't want more! We don't want Ally to be in pain. Any animal for that matter!
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Ritu
@Ritu96 (897)
• Sonipat, India
13 Sep 16
that must have been painful
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
OH, it was and still is. Even my leather gloves aren't strong enough to keep them from penetrating.
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Ritu
@Ritu96 (897)
• Sonipat, India
14 Sep 16
@rebelann you must avoid the place that have such plants.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
If only I could @Ritu96 but I can't afford to move so I'll just have to pull them when I see them. I also need to scrape off the topsoil and throw it away so that I get all the seeds.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
13 Sep 16
I remember you saying about those weeds in your yard before - I'm pleased that we only have dandelions etc.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
I would be too especially since dandelions are edible if you don't use herbicides or pesticides.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
14 Sep 16
I have seen them before and they really can be painful. I'm so sorry that poor Ally gets them in her paws.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Sep 16
I'm trying but those damn things are very invasive @simone10
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
She says thanks for the sentiment ..... I'll be doing a lot of top soil scraping then I'm buying a big bag of bermuda grass seeds, that will help choke them out ....... now I'll get some real exercise when I have to mow
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Sharon
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
16 Sep 16
@rebelann I hope you are able to get rid of them.
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PaintsOnSlate
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
13 Sep 16
Ouch...I remember ouch ies from Kansas too, not nice for man, woman or dog..love the photo
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
Glad you like my photo, thanks. I have half of a half acre full to try to get rid of, I think I have my work cut out for me.
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Sep 16
@rebelann Ally has a beautiful smile. I also love the rain but hate the stickers that it encourages to grow.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
She sure does, thanks. I'm in the process of scraping the topsoil off and throwing it away, its the only thing I can think of to do .... trouble is I'm so dang slow and I don't use herbicides
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Sep 16
@rebelann we don't use them either
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
13 Sep 16
Oh yuck that must have been awful but at least Ally is still smilin'
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
You can bet it's awful and painful, those stupid things can leave welts. Yeah, she does like to smile.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
14 Sep 16
@rebelann They sound just terrible
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117273)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Sep 16
@Happy2BeMe They really are.
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