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The fate of your garden can be at stake if you do not control weeds, and allow them to grow through inaction. In no time at all you will be surrounded by the unwanted intruders. It can be frustrating, but you just need to be stronger than that. Those pesky weeds that continue to appear are very unrelenting, yet, you must never give up.
You must always take control of any weeds. There are no ifs or buts about it. Weeds are any gardens worst enemy and this makes them your enemies as well! If you do not monitor the growth of the weeds, you can be at risk of losing months or even years of hard work invested in establishing and beautifying your garden.
So what do you need to control those pesky weeds?
The most sensible approach to suppress the growth of any weeds is by actually preventing their growth from the very beginning. But, how can this be done you may ask. Well, basically, you would firstly need to acquaint yourself with the various reasons why weeds grow. Here are the follow points:
- Poor Watering Methods;
- Poor Fertilization Methods; and
- Poor Oxidation Method
Weeds are happy to thrive in gardens that tend to be left with moist for many days. The application of too much fertilizer (this is more than the recommended amount) can promote the growth of weeds as well. Additionally, too much oxygen can also help boost the already fast growth of weeds in your garden.
Knowing about the following causes will tell you what, exactly, you should be avoiding.
Cycling: There are of course various weed varieties, however, they all have something in common, and they will inevitably grow. If you follow through with the steps mentioned in the previous paragraphs, you should be able to limit weed growth to a minimum, except only those weed types that are inescapable as the rising sun.
To control the more persistent weeds of this nature, cycling will have to be the primary option. Cycling starts out by firstly mowing down of the top portions of the weed sprouts. When completed, the land should than be cultivated, at least 6 inches deep. The soil will need to be turned from the bottom to the surface to expose and weed seeds. After a week or so, it will be necessary to repeat this process. The process is continued until the weed infestation is completely eliminated.
Mulching: This can be an easier tactic to employ to control your weed problems. It involves the placement of bark, wood chippings or other organic materials on the ground to keep the right level of moisture in the soil which in turn is able to promote a healthier environment for your plants. Mulching when laid correctly will also be able to thwart the growth of new weeds.
By taking into consideration the information provided here, it should help you to control weeds in your garden.
A gardener’s worst nightmare can be summed up in one word: weeds. Weeds have their way of rapidly taking over the garden. Much like those gremlins in the 80’s movies of the same name by acclaimed Hollywood director, Steven Spielberg, weeds multiply at an alarming rate once they come in contact with water. But unlike those gremlins in the movie, you cannot choose not to water them, since water is needed by your plants – the ones you intended to grow at least – nearby.
Hence, weed control has become a very important undertaking for gardeners the world over. It has become a necessary skill to learn, as weeds can deprive our plants of the nutrients they need. Weeds are highly aggressive. They will compete for the said nutrients at every turn. And since our plants – our real plants – are grossly outnumbered, the victor is pretty much determined if weeds are allowed to propagates
Weeds are also dangerous for your plants because they promote the infestation of unwanted pests that would ruin the leaves, stems and roots of your growing crops.
Effective weed control can be exercised through the following methods:
1. Regularly pulling out the weeds that have grown in your garden. Though this is the instinctive retaliatory measure, it’s not the most efficient. Weeds can leave their seeds, or seedlings, even after you pull out the visible ones. The result? New batches of weeds will persistently grow in your garden, over and over again. Pulling out the weeds is just a temporary weed control remedy.
2. Tilling the soil. This is more efficient, and actually easier, then manually pulling out the weeds. But there are weeds which are just very persistent. No amount of tilling will ever get rid of them.
3. Mulching. Mulching the soil is the best weed control remedy available for you. It works in so many levels. First, it kills existing weeds. Second, it thwarts the growth of seeds and seedlings. Third, it encourages the growth of “garden allies” like earthworms, which will continuously work underground to provide the best soil for your plants. Fourth, it will ensure that the soil will have enough moisture for the healthy growth of your plants. And fifth, it has long term benefits, and can provide a semi-permanent solution to your weed problems.
The spread of weeds in your garden can be a very frustrating experience. But never give up. Weeds can be defeated, and weeds can be contained.
So, you’ve always wanted your own pond, and after you have invested substantial finances and many hours of hard work, you have finally realized this dream. And you started thinking of the most pleasant of thoughts about the blissful delights that your own pond will provide for you and your family for many, many years.
Chances are, such thoughts would have been shattered once you have observed the rapid growth of pond weeds on the water. These weeds can immediately diminish the beauty of your pond, but such is not the only evil they will bring. They can also ruin the ecosystem you have tried your best to establish for your pond. They steal essential nutrients from your water plants, which will eventually obliterate them. This will mean less oxygen and less food for your fishes, and they, too, are faced with the prospect of elimination.
Additionally, pond weeds can easily become the breeding ground for pests and dangerous animals, such as snakes and mosquitoes. These can be hazardous to the health of people nearby.
Indeed, something must be done against pond weeds, and the homeowner isn’t totally powerless against them. Here are some ways that can help you get rid of these unwanted pond weeds:
* Make sure that you’ll maintain a running stream of water in your pond to prevent it from becoming stagnant. Stagnant water is the number one reason for the growth of weeds. You can do this by integrating a waterfall in your setup, or at least, a more powerful pump that will keep the water in the pond moving.
* You can try some herbicides that are specially formulated to kill weeds – and weeds alone. The herbicide you will consider should be safe for your water plants and fishes.
* Try integrating a skimmer for your pond. Skimmers clean the surface of the water at the slightest intrusion of foreign objects in the pond. This way, you’ll be able to get rid of seeds and sprouts before they can develop into full sized weeds.
* Worse comes to worst, you can always try the manual approach, that is, hand pulling the weeds from the pond. This will be quite difficult, and very taxing, however, especially if the weeds have taken over a sizable area of the water.
These methods may not exactly be easy, but they are efficient. They empower the homeowner to combat the dangers that weeds bring. The rest is up to the homeowner to implement.
Weeds are persistent pesky plants. Battling their growth requires the same level of persistence, least we lose out and allow these weeds to take over our gardens.
Weeds are undesirable plants for a variety of reasons. They rob – literally speaking – our plants of the required nutrients for their healthy and optimal growth. Weeds can also provide a breeding ground for unwanted pests that can ruin the beauty of our gardens. Weeds also compete with the moisture in the soil, moisture that some of our plants will not be able to live without.
Truly, controlling the growth of weeds is of paramount concern for gardeners all around the world.
For a lot of gardeners, purchasing a weed trimmer is the best way to get rid of these undesirable weeds. But here’s a revelation: a weed trimmer is not the total weed control solution you may have been expecting? Why?
Even if weeds are trimmed, their roots and seeds will remain. A weed trimmer will only get rid of the topmost parts of weeds. This may beautify the garden instantly, but such is only a temporary effect. Beneath the surface, the weeds will continue to grow, and come the next cycle, they’ll be back in full force to plague our gardens.
What should be done?
For starters, the idea of relying solely on a weed trimmer should be dispensed with. More manual work is needed, unfortunately, and such work should be done.
One the topmost parts of the weeds are trimmed, cultivate the soil. Dig a foot of ground for the area concerned, and turn over the soil. This will bring the buried seeds and seedlings to the top.
Wait for one to three weeks, until the new weeds sprout. Trim them again, and repeat the process.
In the meantime, you can apply some herbicide that is safe for your growing crops to minimize the growth of the weeds.
You have to do this over and over again until the weeds are completely wiped out.
Indeed, the process does sound physically taxing, but again, it is something that must be done. Other weed control solutions will be temporary. The best way to deal with matters is to go straight to the root of things, figuratively and literally speaking. This way, you’ll be able to ensure that your garden will be weed-free once the process is completed. You won’t have to worry about those pesky nutrient-robbers anymore.
Lake Weeds, or those green, grass-like plants that are capable of growing in lakes in vast numbers, are able to take over the body of water as a very rapid pace. Weeds tend to grow everywhere, it seems. Not only restricted to the natural occurrences of gardens all across the world, but they can also grow just as easily in bodies of water where the surface is almost stagnant.
Weeds in the lakes can pose a real danger to aquatic life. They remove the critical nutrients from beneficial plants within the water system. Some weeds are also poisonous to the smaller fishes. The most noticeable negative that this weed type brings to the table, however, it having the ability to make the lake look unsightly.
Of course, that is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. The repercussions will run far deeper than that, as you could imagine. Because of the many perils that that weeds bring into the system, the ecosystem of the lake will suffer a terrible hit. The consequences can be grave when the balance is disturbed. The number of beneficial plants will begin to dwindle. The small fished will eventually be wiped out in view of the reduction in food. The bigger fishes will have limited fish to prey on, and they will likewise be obliterated from the lake too.
The end result will be a lake that is devoid of all interesting life form, a dead lake that will only provide moroseness to the surrounding environment. Such will not be a pretty sight.
These aquatic weeds also have the potential to pose danger to humans who may use the lake for various reasons. The possible effects would be to tangle up the rotor blades or a boat’s outboard engine. If you take over a larger enough area, they could become a breeding ground for dangerous animals such as mosquitoes, water snakes, and the likes. And finally, the can decimate the aquatic population, resulting in the death of the financial prospects of the local fisherman, aquaculture harvesters, hunting guides, and similarly situated activities.
It is important that something is done about the weeds that continue to grow in the lakes. Many people will attempt the more basic approach that is, yanking the weeds out of the water. But given the buoyancy of the water and troublesome positions required for this task, it is certain not an effective strategy.
In order to establish a more effective approach, people have started to use herbicides to remove these weeds. There are some herbicides that a specially intended to kill water weeds, without causing any harm to the surround fishes as well as plant life. This has easily resulted in the most efficient action in curtailing the growth, and eliminating the presence, of unwelcome lake weeds.
Grass weeds have a far more negative effect on our gardens than simply being a mere blight on the visual landscape on urban cityscapes. Grass weeds attach a host of problems that many do not consider, as the visual ugliness of these types of weeds often distract public consciousness from the other damages that they do.
Grass weeds remain a rotting reservoir for bacteria that assist the unsanitary environment that spreads a horde of airborne diseases that wreck havoc in human immune systems. As such, there is certainly more to the apparently benign problem that grass weeds represent.
There lies the problem. Many take for granted that weeds are harmless. Unfortunately, they are not! Grass weeds have the prospect to bring about a swarm of direct attacks on the human body. Weeds are a multidimensional problem for our urban setting. This should not be overlooked or forgotten. But how do these weeds actually impose such damage on humans?
Grass weeds can significantly result in increased human allergies when left unchecked and not brought under control. This is a severe issue that must be dealt with by the local government. And, when the local government is ask to assist in the control of the problematic grass weeds; there is considerable cost in tax dollars. This affects everyone in the district.
The most widespread way to combat the grass weeds is through the use of herbicides. Without doubt, herbicides are not really the best thing for a human to ingest when herbicides are released in the atmosphere. As you have discovered, grass weeds are a far greater headache than one would initially be led to believe.
The trouble with these weeds is definitely a serious one that should not be taken for granted. Grass weeds display no limits to the kind of chaos they bring upon a society, urban or otherwise.
If you take into consideration all the rain that falls during the winter and spring, when it does finally warm up enough to venture outside you will naturally discover your yard overgrown with weeds. They appear everywhere – attacking every section of your yard, including your cherished shrubs, your neatly manicured lawn even often rooted around your mailbox. No amount of hula hoeing can really hope to destroy such a massive amount of weeds, so it is now the time to call for assistance with some more dominant tools in the war against weed control. With luck, there are actually tons of products on the market that can offer you’re the more advanced weed removal properties with a straightforward spray. However, in some circumstances, weeds can be a devil to remove, in more ways than you would like to imagine possible.
A weed whacker or a weed trimmer will work great on weeds that are located all by them-selves on a large patch of mud that is often left unused. You can quickly mow these weeds down safe in the knowledge that there is no risk to harming nearby plants which your may have planted yourself. When is comes to controlling weeds that have grown in close proximity to plants that you intend to keep – a weed killer is ideal. Some weed killers will be happy to destroy everything at random, so make sure to avoid such sprays if you intend on only removing lawn or garden weeds. Being particularly difficult to kill are the grass weeds, as they tend to be almost permanently rooted in with your grass, if you attempt to kill the weeds, you could risk losing huge sections of your lawn as well.
If you have installed a water garden or a pond or something similar, chances are that you will be invaded by pond weeds. For lake weeds of this nature, you will certainly want to avoid the use of harsh chemicals, as they could quickly disrupt any other flora or fauna in the pond. The simple solution to weed control is to reach into the body of the water and pull them out physically for the best results.