I haven't gardened since I moved. I've got 6 acres of rocks and weeds, and I'm so busy trying to deal with them that I just never get around to trying to deliberately plant something.
Except for a few fruit trees, which are thriving. But...
My place has a problem. One of the weeds I'm dealing with is this:
It's perennial pepperweed, a noxious invader. It's difficult because it propagates by spreading roots underground, like bermuda grass. I can pull them; all of the root never comes up. The roots just travel too far. If I pull them, and then make sure that area doesn't get ANY water, they won't grow much that season. Instead, they'll migrate to where the water is, and take over there.
I can't not water the entire place. There are trees. There are lilacs, roses, and other shrubs that were already here. There are my fruit trees.
One of the main reasons I don't have a garden any more is that I'm spending all my spare time trying to keep the perennial pepperweed from taking over.
Any suggestions? How can I eradicate this weed without killing everything on the place?