How to Kill Bindi Eye Plants Growing in My Yard

Bindi-eye plants are common lawn weeds. Most homeowners notice that their yard is infested when they step on one of the prickly burrs with their bare feet. Bindi-eye can be difficult to get rid of. According to the Western Australia Department of Agriculture, pulling individual bindi-eye weeds by hand is an ineffective way to kill them. It is tough to spot all of the plants in a lawn and equally hard to remove all of the roots. The best way to kill bindi-eye is to spray the entire lawn with a broad-leaf herbicide.

Things You'll Need

• Broad-leaf herbicide
• Hose-end sprayer

Instructions

1. Mix the broad-leaf herbicide in the hose-end sprayer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

2. Twist the end of your hose into the hose-end lawn sprayer according to its instructions.

3. Spray the lawn to evenly coat it with broad-leaf herbicide according to the manufacturer's instructions.

4. Re-treat the lawn at the interval dictated by the manufacturer (usually two weeks) if all of the weeds have not been killed in 10 days.

Tips & Warnings

• The best time to treat bindi-eye is during the growing season when they are actively growing. Ideally, treat plants between before their flowers begin to form seed.

• Broadleaf herbicides containg MCPA and Bromoxynil are ideal for treating Bindi-eye.

References

• Government of Western Australia Department of Agriculture: Control of Jo-Jo (Also Known as Onehunga or Bindii Weed)