I thought i had wild carrots in my garden - is there such a thing as pig-grass???

Question

any hints on keeping the weeds down???

Answer 1

Its called pig weed and it looks nothing like carrot.To keep weeds down till,till,till, and hoe,hoe,hoe

Answer 2

This may actually be wild carrot (Daucus carota); sometimes it's called bishop's lace or queen anne's lace.  It was ALL over my last property.  

The tops look like gigantic steroidal lacy carrot tops, and they have a small white taproot.

This isn't my image, but it's a good image of this pesky plant:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/13474841@N0...

I simply wait until the plants get big enough, then pull them up.  Since I'm an "organic" gardener, I very seldom use herbicides.  I've always got a few weeds and grass amongst my plants, but that's the price I pay for not spraying herbidices and pesticides on my land.