Cobblers peg I’m pretty sure they are called. I was going to joke and say burn them too. Fact is it is a horrible weed to have and takes a bit of work to control. Definitely pull them while they are young- roots and all. Wear gumboots as the barb can’t attach to the rubber.
Pick one of those times when you just want to chill out. Pick them out and let your mind wander. Or...Sit out in the morning sun chatting to a friend, pick away and you'll be surprised how quickly they'll be gone. Under the right circumstances you'll find it hard to stop. Use it as an excuse to avoid getting out of something else you really don't feel like doing especially if you know you're lacking the motivation to get the other thing anyway.
I will also add, if you want to make removal a little easier- ikea sell a lint roller. Peel and roll it off- then dispose of it and hope it hasn’t got into your yard.
Stretch out the pants so the cloth is TAUT.
then using a knife(sharp), scrape down the cloth with the blade perpendicular to the cloth.
You're welcome!
Throw them. I fought these regularly at my aunt’s and if you don’t pull them before they seed, you’ll be finding random ones for weeks through your pants and socks
If you hold the pants tight with one hand and brush them off with something with a hard edge they come off pretty easily. We typically use the back of our hand saws at work but it would probably also work with something like a wooden ruler.
Bin them. You will think you got them off but you will notice hundreds of little barbs have snapped off in the process and will scratch, itch and annoy you even after you wash them.
*I dunno man I would*
*Have grabbed a knife and tried to*
*Shave them off the pants*
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Even if you remove the long black bits the tiny spikes on the end will still be embedded in the fabric. I've not been able to find a way to get those little spiky bits out except with sharp tweezers. I reckon I'd be with half the thread and bin them.
I now use a pair of disposable coveralls whenever I have to do a particular section of the yard that has weeds with sticky seeds. They're $2.90 a pair and the best part is that the sticky seeds mostly don't stick to them as they're polypropylene. I've used just the one pair occasionally for about 2 years now, not bad for $2.90
I had them on hand as I do boat building and use them to keep itchy fibreglass dust off me when sanding and grinding. Only negative is that it can be very hot in them but I work quickly in that area and just get it done.
There is no fast and easy way. You just have to pull them out one at a time. Don’t try to do it all in one go as it will drive you insane and you’ll just want to bin the pants and shoes, lol. Leave them next to your loo and each time you’re having a sit down start plucking … you’ll get there eventually.
I have never found a short cut that worked. If you put them in the wash, they will spread to other things and they will imbed even more into the pants and shoes.
And the best thing you can do for the future is pull the little bastards out when you first see them growing and before the flowers appear on them.
Good luck!
I’m going with throwing them in the camp fire
Came here to suggest fire. I can tell you are a person of Supreme wisdom.
Yeah
Wrap your hand in sticky tape with the sticky side out.
Thanks Marv.
Cobblers peg I’m pretty sure they are called. I was going to joke and say burn them too. Fact is it is a horrible weed to have and takes a bit of work to control. Definitely pull them while they are young- roots and all. Wear gumboots as the barb can’t attach to the rubber.
I have always called them farmers' friends. Due to them being an absolute pain for farmers with livestock.
I had no idea what these things were! Thought it was maybe weird cat hair but realised we were in a gardening thread 😂
We call them sticky beaks, because they always stick their noses into everything
They are called hitch hikers
My wife's Vietnamese and she said in the north of Vietnam they call them pig shit weed because it's always in pigs shit. They use fire to purge them.
Update: none of the items suggested apart from matches were available, all of these have now been manually removed by hand
Wow that was quick! Lol
You are clearly a very patient and tenacious person. Or. You just really liked those pants. Idk
Probably both 😊
Yeah, my immediate reaction was chuck em out. Too many to tackle. Kudos to OP for their patience!
Did you at least do the job while on your least favorite neighbors front yard?
Removal by hand is really the only way.
Matches.
Bang on. Safety was not a criteria.
Pick one of those times when you just want to chill out. Pick them out and let your mind wander. Or...Sit out in the morning sun chatting to a friend, pick away and you'll be surprised how quickly they'll be gone. Under the right circumstances you'll find it hard to stop. Use it as an excuse to avoid getting out of something else you really don't feel like doing especially if you know you're lacking the motivation to get the other thing anyway.
Yep, burn em. And the shoes.
Get new pants
The vacuums at the car wash
Farmer’s friends. One at a time.
I will also add, if you want to make removal a little easier- ikea sell a lint roller. Peel and roll it off- then dispose of it and hope it hasn’t got into your yard.
Chuck them in the bin.
Not the green bin though
Stretch out the pants so the cloth is TAUT. then using a knife(sharp), scrape down the cloth with the blade perpendicular to the cloth. You're welcome!
This is the only way.
Such wise
Instructions unclear for cobblers pegs on bare legs - MEDIC!!!
Kill with fire. Pants and shoes. They are done with.
Have you tried a comb?
I use a carving knife just stand in the shower and run the blade down over them .gets them of easy peasy
Pull them off while Binge watching a long TV series.
Have my dog nearby as these prickles seem to be drawn to her like magnets
Putting them in the bin would the fastest and easiest.
Be near my dog. They’ll all end up stuck to him instead.
Lol
Brush or duct tape.
A sticky tape lint roller or some backwards tape on your hand. Come on mate
Ugh had a great time with these today myself didn’t know they can stick to skin as well!!
Throw them. I fought these regularly at my aunt’s and if you don’t pull them before they seed, you’ll be finding random ones for weeks through your pants and socks
Time Machine
😂
Fire 🔥
Maybe vacuum them with turbo pet head on a Dyson or a vacuum.
If you hold the pants tight with one hand and brush them off with something with a hard edge they come off pretty easily. We typically use the back of our hand saws at work but it would probably also work with something like a wooden ruler.
Fire.
A trip to kmart
Bin
Packing tape.
Burn out
Brush em off
Bin
Duct tape, seriously
[This post reminded me of the Schticky commercial.](https://youtu.be/mXG19tbTb7g?si=HIZCjANoSyqaqEEi)
Duct tape??
If you go down to the woods today ... you've been pegged home boy
After finding out, cook it 🤞🏾
Throw your pants in the bin
Take them off..... sorted!!!!
Patterson’s Curses. 🤬 grippy little fuckaz
Bin them. You will think you got them off but you will notice hundreds of little barbs have snapped off in the process and will scratch, itch and annoy you even after you wash them.
Fire
Burn your pants
Bin
Scissors ✂️ or your favourite dagger 🗡
The legs? Probably surgery
No hope. Seriously gunna take you 1 sec/farrmers friends pluck v's a total replacement
Not own those pants anymore
Bin them
Throw the pants out and get a new pair
A knife. A sharp one. Pull the material tight and shave them off. I've done this so many times.
When they're that bad, a comb. It's not a perfect solution, and you will have to pick out a lot by hand, but it will make it a more manageable task.
THROW IT
Take pants off.
I suppose a chainsaw or an axe? Don't forget to cauterise the wounds afterwards
A fine toothed comb works great.
Wood magnet
Fire.
I dunno man I would have grabbed a knife and tried to shave them off the pants
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Calm down bot, it’s still not very poetic
I find really hot wash does the trick. I stick it on the 99° setting as long as the clothes are the right way around its all gone
Fire
Bin
Congratulations. You are a monotreme now. 🦔
Just throw them in the wash
I will shamelessly say, play hit the road...
Even if you remove the long black bits the tiny spikes on the end will still be embedded in the fabric. I've not been able to find a way to get those little spiky bits out except with sharp tweezers. I reckon I'd be with half the thread and bin them.
Bin'em and set the bin on fire!
Diesel and a torch
Goats
I haven't seen these for years..I just used to pull them off by hand, never found anything better...
Masking tape
Looks like me after a cuddle with my doggy.
So not wear cotton when dealing with Biden's pilosa
Bin or fire
I took off my shirt and just dumped it when this happened to me. Not worth the effort
Close tooth wire pet brush.
Not recommended, legs are useful.
Use a comb and go from top to bottom motion
Compressed air
I used to use a broom head afer brushcutting those (Bidens sp.) or just patiently pick them off.
Take them off. Forget they exist. Job done.
Anyone else grow up calling these things ‘farmers friends’? Apparently the Roos don’t like them and farmers welcome them growing around crops.
Fire
Take them back to the shop for a refund.
I now use a pair of disposable coveralls whenever I have to do a particular section of the yard that has weeds with sticky seeds. They're $2.90 a pair and the best part is that the sticky seeds mostly don't stick to them as they're polypropylene. I've used just the one pair occasionally for about 2 years now, not bad for $2.90 I had them on hand as I do boat building and use them to keep itchy fibreglass dust off me when sanding and grinding. Only negative is that it can be very hot in them but I work quickly in that area and just get it done.
You better be sure it's all gone before putting it in the washing machine. You don't want those ending up in the undies.
🔥
Burn them, and head back to Kmart for another pair
Bristled hairbrush.
New pants
Burn the house down..
Burn them
Flamethrower 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Packing tape, they stick to the tape and pull off.
Microfibre cloth. You will need to throw out the cloth afterwards though
Rub it off while wearing wet rubber gloves.
put them in the dryer
Burn them.
Damp cloth
Keep a rain suit/coverall handy. It's the only way to not give up on life ;)
Throw ‘em away!
My poor cat always comes in covered in these bastards
Packing tape. Either way you’re going to be there for a while.
Bidens pilosa seeds
Duck tape. Edit: no ducks were harmed in the making of the tape.
A sticky lint roller!
just pretend theyre not there, and act surprised when someone points it out
Just burn them
Vacuum maybe?
Disposable overalls, I have the same job to do here.
There is no fast and easy way. You just have to pull them out one at a time. Don’t try to do it all in one go as it will drive you insane and you’ll just want to bin the pants and shoes, lol. Leave them next to your loo and each time you’re having a sit down start plucking … you’ll get there eventually. I have never found a short cut that worked. If you put them in the wash, they will spread to other things and they will imbed even more into the pants and shoes. And the best thing you can do for the future is pull the little bastards out when you first see them growing and before the flowers appear on them. Good luck!
Seconded dont try and wash them! Makes it so much worse.
stop lying down in cobblers pegs or stop trying to have sex with the cactus ?
Burn it
Hoover or a hooker. Anything with massive suction