The horrible weed “hairy bittercress” (Cardamine hirsuta).

I’m a Master Gardener from west coast FL and Philadelphia area, having worked both places.
Just moved to DC 6 months ago and came across the horrible, hairy bittercress in DC gardens. Took me awhile to identify it, but the article said it has a “long, deep taproot.” I haven’t found that with any of the many of them I’ve pulled out. In fact, the root system is skinny and weak and no taproot anywhere to be found. What am I doing wrong?? Help!!!

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 04/12/2017 @ 8:36 pm

Yes, it is difficult to remove the roots of Hairy Bittercress.
This link has more information on weed control.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/hairy-bittercress-control.htm ^[1]

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