5 easy ways to beat weeds
Weeds – they’re the bane of a gardener’s existence! A single weed can produce as many as 250,000 seeds so here’s five easy ways to banish them from your garden once and for all.
Know thy enemy
Before you come up with a defence strategy, you need to know what you’re up against! Different types of weeds will require different control methods so identify the weed, research it thoroughly so you know the best line of defence.
Shower perennials with water
The long taproots of perennial weeds will break if you try to yank them out of dry soil so only attempt when soil is wet – either from rainfall or your hose. When you pull these pesky perennial weeds out with roots intact, you won’t get grow back.
Attack annual weeds when dry
Wait for a hot and dry day before you attack annual weeds. This will ensure weeds will shrivel and die even if you don’t manage to remove the entire root of plants.
Mulch, mulch and mulch
Covering bare soil with mulch will deprive weeds of the light they need to thrive. Plus if those sneaky weeds still manage to grow, they are usually weak enough to be easily removed.
Bake big weeds problems
If the weeds are getting a tad out of control in one part of your garden, an easy way to kill them all at once is to bake them beneath a sheet of clear plastic. Wet soil first and then cover with sheet of clear plastic and leave for three weeks. The best condition to do this is when the weather is hot and sunny.
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