[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[jeff.johnston at dfbls.az.gov]

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jeff.johnston at dfbls.az.gov

I moved into a new house in Glendale in February.  In March beautiful desert wildflowers (I think they were Marigolds) filled the front yard and bloomed until May.  We waited until the seeds dropped before removing them.  A few weeks ago (November) little seedlings started popping up in a few places in the yard and they are getting larger.  I think these are the Marigolds coming up again.  I read somewhere that they can bloom again in the fall.  But since it was so warm in October is it possible that they didn't start to grow until Nov.  I'm pretty sure, with the cooler weather, that these flowers will not be blooming anytime soon.  Without the flowers they just look kind of like weeds in my yard (but I'm pretty sure they aren't just weeds).  Anyway, is there any chance they will be blooming soon, and if not, what is the best way to remover them without jeopordizing the wildlflowers that I want to have in the spring.  I don't want non-blooming flowers in my yard for months, but I'm afraid that if I spray weed killer I will kill them off and they won't come back.  I'm thinking about taking my weed wacker and just cutting them down.  What would you recommend?

Thanks,
Jeff