Those who enjoy caring for a lawn and garden during the sunny summer months are most likely very familiar with the challenge of keeping one's property free of unwelcome and unsightly weeds. Learning what to use to kill weeds should be a top priority of anyone who wants to keep their flower beds and vegetable gardens looking their best and healthy. There are many easy tricks that can achieve this without relying on hazardous chemicals.
In some cases, such as when weeds grow in close proximity to flowers or vegetables, they will need to be pulled out. It's important to do this properly or they will just grow back. After watering, when the soil is moist, dig until the bottom of the weed's root system is reached, and uproot the entire plant. The discarded weeds can be used as compost.
Suffocating these garden invaders is another way to eliminate them, when their sunlight is cut off they cannot survive. This can be accomplished by cutting old newspapers into wide strips and laying them on top of areas affected by weed growth and covering them with garden mulch. Several layers of newspapers may be needed, to prevent stronger weeds from poking through.
Commercial herbicides on the market often contain potentially hazardous chemicals, as an alternative to this, one can prepare a homemade weed killer that only contains safe ingredients. Mix together thoroughly two cups of white vinegar, one-half cup of salt, and several drops of dish soap, making sure the salt dissolves fully, pour into a spray bottle and spritz weed-growth with it. Make sure it does not come into contact with other plants or it may kill them.
Places such as the cracks between patio stones are susceptible to weed growth, and this can be easily remedied with salt. Either regular table salt or the rock salt used to stop ice from forming in winter both work well. Sprinkle it over the cracks, without it touching the lawn, and it will kill off weeds.
The heat of fire is a powerful natural weed-killer. This does not mean starting an actual fire, but rather simply passing a hot flame over the weedy areas, the heat effectively dries up the moisture within them, which causes them to shrivel up and die. Propane-powered weed scorchers designed for this purpose or regular, general-use blowtorches can both suffice for this purpose.
When designing the layout of an ornamental flower bed, with some know-how it's possible to discourage weeds from taking up root there in the first place. Some species of ground-covering plants work against weed growth, blocking out its access to water, sunlight, and nutrients, these include Majestic lilyturf, creeping thyme, and Walker's low catmint amongst others.
When preparing beds for fall planting in the summer, a technique called "solarizing" can be particularly effective for killing existing weed growth, and also preventing it next season. It is done by first raking and tilling the soil in the bed to eliminate debris, digging a trench about 8 inches deep around its perimeters, then placing a clear, plastic sheet over the bed, positioning the edges in the trench and securing them with soil. This must be kept in place for 4-6 weeks then removed, fertilized, and it is ready for planting.
In some cases, such as when weeds grow in close proximity to flowers or vegetables, they will need to be pulled out. It's important to do this properly or they will just grow back. After watering, when the soil is moist, dig until the bottom of the weed's root system is reached, and uproot the entire plant. The discarded weeds can be used as compost.
Suffocating these garden invaders is another way to eliminate them, when their sunlight is cut off they cannot survive. This can be accomplished by cutting old newspapers into wide strips and laying them on top of areas affected by weed growth and covering them with garden mulch. Several layers of newspapers may be needed, to prevent stronger weeds from poking through.
Commercial herbicides on the market often contain potentially hazardous chemicals, as an alternative to this, one can prepare a homemade weed killer that only contains safe ingredients. Mix together thoroughly two cups of white vinegar, one-half cup of salt, and several drops of dish soap, making sure the salt dissolves fully, pour into a spray bottle and spritz weed-growth with it. Make sure it does not come into contact with other plants or it may kill them.
Places such as the cracks between patio stones are susceptible to weed growth, and this can be easily remedied with salt. Either regular table salt or the rock salt used to stop ice from forming in winter both work well. Sprinkle it over the cracks, without it touching the lawn, and it will kill off weeds.
The heat of fire is a powerful natural weed-killer. This does not mean starting an actual fire, but rather simply passing a hot flame over the weedy areas, the heat effectively dries up the moisture within them, which causes them to shrivel up and die. Propane-powered weed scorchers designed for this purpose or regular, general-use blowtorches can both suffice for this purpose.
When designing the layout of an ornamental flower bed, with some know-how it's possible to discourage weeds from taking up root there in the first place. Some species of ground-covering plants work against weed growth, blocking out its access to water, sunlight, and nutrients, these include Majestic lilyturf, creeping thyme, and Walker's low catmint amongst others.
When preparing beds for fall planting in the summer, a technique called "solarizing" can be particularly effective for killing existing weed growth, and also preventing it next season. It is done by first raking and tilling the soil in the bed to eliminate debris, digging a trench about 8 inches deep around its perimeters, then placing a clear, plastic sheet over the bed, positioning the edges in the trench and securing them with soil. This must be kept in place for 4-6 weeks then removed, fertilized, and it is ready for planting.
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