Comments on: How to Get Rid of Stickers or Sand Burrs https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs Grow, Raise, Preserve Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stephanie https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-2763 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:37:59 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-2763 In reply to Leslie.

The stickers or sand burrs thrive in the heat and dry soil because they have no competition from other vegetation. If you have grass in the same area, keep it watered so that the grass can choke out the sticker growth. Also keep the area cut short so that the stickers don’t have a chance to go to seed. And if they do go to seed try to pull the entire plant before you mow or you will scatter the seeds.

]]> By: Stephanie https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-2762 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:35:27 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-2762 In reply to Amy.

Good luck! I would love to hear back at the end of the summer to find out what worked.

]]> By: Amy https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-2759 Sat, 24 Jun 2023 23:23:10 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-2759 Hi there, thanks for the article. I’m in Central Queensland, Australia and looking around the internet to get rid of these horrific prickly foot spikes! They stick to my dog, hurt like hell, and are just plain nasty. I’m going to try a combination of your suggestions, starting with spot burning. Thanks so much.

]]> By: Leslie https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-2736 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 03:13:00 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-2736 In reply to Anonymous.

Do you mean to water, or not to water? Thanks

]]> By: Stephanie https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-2143 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:26:39 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-2143 In reply to Weedhater.

Thank you for sharing! We had some sneak into the yard this year so it’s definitely a never-ending battle.

]]> By: Weedhater https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-2040 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:15:50 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-2040 In reply to wahhhh.

The trick is pre-emergent seed killer twice a year in late summer in my climate zone in California. Before the rains germinate seeds. Then any stragglers that get later rain, will be killed before the ground warms and rain germinated. The old stickers are going to still be troublesome for feet, shoes and pets until they get stuck to something.

]]> By: wahhhh https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-1395 Sat, 09 Jul 2022 02:46:15 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-1395 i hate sandburs aaaahhahahhhahah 🙁 🙁 🙁

]]> By: Stan https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-1327 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 23:55:01 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-1327 I’ve used MSMA to effectively kill the plants but does it render the grassbur–which is the actual seed–ineffective so that it can’t germinate?

]]> By: Pitts https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-1114 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:18:58 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-1114 Thank you for all of your insight we are definitely going to purchase a sticker picker for our 5ac. Is there an animal we could pasture that eats stickers? Also how important is it to pull the sticker plant from its root? If this is the only way to have success, how do you identify what is a sticker plant when the burs have not grown yet? Do both male and female plants have burs? I assume you need to pull both sexes to have success.
Thank you for your post
-Pitts
Edisto S.C.

]]> By: Gerald https://acrelife.com/how-to-get-rid-of-stickers-or-sand-burrs#comment-1072 Sun, 06 Feb 2022 04:47:14 +0000 http://acrelife.com/?p=529#comment-1072 Thanks for this information. It has become imposible for my children to have fun without getting stikies. I purchased the roller can’t wait to use it.

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