I found myself thinking things in my head like “bada bing” and “see ya” as I watched the weeds ... the root location is specific. However, once you have a full-blown thistle plant ...

The plant on the left is the Australian Mulberry (Pipturus argenteus), though it is not related to the common mulberry grown in many edible gardens here. Its white fruit is edible. It is a weed ...

So it needs to be done continually each time the plant reaches this growth stage. Therefore farmers may like to mow ... creeping roots. Grazing goats can be another way of tackling Californian thistle ...