| One of the evils naturally attending any landscape | | | | or twice a week. You could weed every day, but |
| endeavor is the fact that weeds need to be taken | | | | many people do not have time for that. But by |
| care of. There are plenty of ways to keep the | | | | setting a regular weeding schedule, you can make it |
| weeds out, but chances are that at some point you | | | | part of your weekly routine and make sure that small |
| are going to have to do some weeding. Even the | | | | weeds do not grow into large, ugly monsters. Dead |
| best herbicides and the best-laid plastic liners are not | | | | weeds can be added to the compost heap, as they |
| full proof. Inevitably it will be necessary to pull weeds | | | | do not decompose into more weeds. They merely |
| by hands. But by making sure that you remove the | | | | break down into helpful organic material. |
| offending plants, you will have a better-looking | | | | Another thing that can help keep weeds down is |
| landscape over all, and can maintain a well-groomed | | | | mulch. Mulch keeps weeds out and it retains moisture |
| yard. | | | | in your garden. It is possible to use plastic mulch, and |
| The proper way to weed by hand involves getting | | | | this will almost entirely keep all weeds out. However, |
| close to the weeds. This means getting down on | | | | it will not return nutrients to your soil, nor is it |
| your hands and knees and using your hands or | | | | environmentally friendly. Organic mulch, created from |
| maybe a small handheld tool to remove the weeds. | | | | the compost pile, can keep weeds down as long as it |
| Getting close to the weeds allows you to attack | | | | is applied thickly. Any weeds that do happen to poke |
| each individually while causing very little, if any, harm | | | | through the mulch are very easy to pull. Paper can be |
| to your more desirable plants. Additionally, while you | | | | used in mulch, as long as you let it sit in the compost |
| are down there, you might as well look at your | | | | pile with everything else, and it adds extra weed |
| plants to ensure that they are in good health. | | | | protection. Organic mulch is environmentally friendly, |
| Weeding can serve two purposes: getting rid of | | | | and it acts as a natural fertilizer. Effective composting |
| interlopers and allowing you to be aware of problems | | | | practices can save you a great deal of money in |
| to your own plants before it is too late. | | | | your landscaping efforts. |
| You should pull even the smallest of the weeds. It is | | | | Of course, it is possible to use weed killers and |
| easier to pull them when they are small. Their roots | | | | herbicides to get rid of weeds in your landscape, or |
| are less developed, and they have less chance to | | | | to keep them out. They make use of chemicals and |
| wreak havoc on your own plants. After all, a weed | | | | are often the fastest way to get rid of weeds. They |
| takes moisture and nutrients that are intended for | | | | are very effective: often the most effective ways |
| you plant and then hogs them for itself. If you get | | | | to get rid of weeds. Additionally, they require very |
| the weed when it is small, then it does not have | | | | little effort to apply. It is important, however, to be |
| ample time to weaken your plants. It is best to the | | | | careful. The chemicals are harmful and if improperly |
| pull the entire weed out, including roots. Merely | | | | applied can damage your plants. They can also cause |
| snipping them at the base leaves the main problem | | | | you trouble. Be sure that all weed killers and |
| still in the ground. You can us a small trowel to help | | | | herbicides you use are legal and approved by the |
| you get under the weed. It also helps to water your | | | | government. And read the labels to ensure that you |
| garden a few hours before hand to help the soil give | | | | apply them properly and that you utilize proper |
| a little. | | | | protection to yourself, as some of the chemicals are |
| Pulling weeds early in the day will help you, as it is | | | | harmful if you breathe them in or if they come in |
| cooler and you can start the day off with some | | | | contact with your skin. |
| invigorating exercise. You should weed regularly, once | | | | |