a have just spent all day in the garden weeding as anybody got any advice on weeds?

Answer 1

Hi, mulching, of any description, helps keep weeds down.

Beware of killing any self-sown seedlings of your real plants, as this is the time of year that they will start to sprout too. Look for familair leaf types etc. I get dozens of new plants every year, so I'm always careful when I weed.

Try to treat your garden as naturally as possible, as weedkillers can be harmful to ourselves and the environment. Prevention is better than cure, hence the mulching, even if its just your own home-made compost from your garden or kitchen waste. My garden always has teabags, banana skins etc. rotting down somewhere, even if its just under the surface or covered by lush growth. Mulches help to keep the soil moist too, helping in dry summers.

Hoes are quite good, and can be used to weed larger areas, than just with, say, a handfork. They're not quite so backbreaking, though I did suffer at a farm job during school holidays, hoeing all day long!

Aim to plant so that your plants suppress weeds, choose plants carefully for this.

Good luck!Rob

Answer 2

I'm weeding right now as well as pulling out everything that died in the week long frost we had. I found a product that is for gardens, called Preen which is a weed and feed and one by Miracle Grow which does the same. Even though you have to pull the existing weeds, both will keep future weeds from growing. Call me lazy, but the days I've spent out there weeding I'd rather not repeat. So, today I'm spreading the pre-emergent weed and feed so I don't have to do more weeding. You do have to repeat the application in 3 months but I'd rather walk around the yard with my whirly-bop spreading that stuff than down on my knees, crawling under bushes and fighting entrenched roots!

Answer 3

Just to get them out with their roots. That way you can ensure they don't come back again. Recently spent 4 days weeding my garden, and already some are back. Get right underneath the weed with a fork and lift it out, roots and all. Some might require weedkiller, but generally, keep on top of your weeds before they become a problem, and you'll be ok. You could lay a membrane and mulch (i.e chipped bark) over your topsoil to deny the weeds any light. That can help kill them off.

Answer 4

Our backyard is really overgrown. I just chop at it with a shovel. Mulch is popular, and weeds can work well in a compost pile. A ph change (lime) or fertilizer may kill some weeds, which may be taking advantage of conditions which are less than optimum for the plants you *want*.

Of course, there is always weed killer.

Answer 5

God what a loser. I think the laws on pot are stupid myself, but anyone who would contemplate smoking weed the day before going on probation is headed for a Darwin Award for sure. Seriously, guy, learn some self control and if you're so ******* addicted to something that you can't go without it get some help before you end up in a cell with some lifer leering at your rear end.

Answer 6

When I couldn't tell plants from weeds, an old friends of mine used to say - 'Pull it up, if it comes again, it was a weed'.

Answer 7

You can lay several sheets of newspaper over the weeds and cover the paper with woodchips. No sunlight, no weeds.

Answer 8

spray 20% vinegar on weeds but do not get on plants in garden

Answer 9

They are a pain. Just keep weeding.

Answer 10

If you have got lots of dandelions you can make them into a drink. Is burdock a weed? If it is you pop that in as well