Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
Problem is the weed remains a weed in the garden. Better to dig it up and put it in a pot, who knows it might be a wild flower ready to bloom. Methneo needs to be picked up, put in a nice soft container about 8x8 where he can be spoken to, given chemicals, who knows he could even end up a harmless vegetable.
A smart gardener pulls the weed and uses it to grow their garden in the future, it turns to mulch. Never a heavy hand to pull the weeds provides a healthy solution. Do what you will but you have a loud mouth and should learn that most people change from understanding not from force.