weeding your home garden naturally

 Weeding without chemicals 

Dealing with weeds is a job you can not put off, but must be done carefully so as not to aggravate the problem.

Pulling them out by hand or plucking them from the top can leave the roots of perennial weeds intact, causing stunted growth - even small root cuttings will grow into new plants.

In summer, the invasion of weeds may go unnoticed because their growing foliage mixes with your border plants. They grow and multiply incredibly fast. Some, like nettles, dandelions, and thistles are wonderful seeds, so cut them off as soon as you see their flowers or seeds to prevent them from placing seeds around the garden. When dealing with them without chemicals, you need to allow some top growth to develop so you can follow the stems to the ground and locate their roots. At a planted border, use a long-handled fork to loosen the soil around the roots and tease as many as you can reach. Even if some roots break in the soil, doing this regularly will weaken and weaken the weeds.

Not all the young plants you see will be weeds - don’t forget to look for self-seeding worthy of this garden.

Follow our advice on weeding without chemicals.

Bindweed

When the growing shoots are 20-30 cm tall, pull them out regularly, before you start tying the rope on the neighboring plants. To weaken the roots, repeat this process throughout the summer.

Brambles

Frightening to look at, all the top growth of thorns or blackberry suckers can be re-pruned, and then the roots (by wearing gloves) are best dealt with. After that, do not step on the young plants, they will quickly leave the hand.

Creeping buttercup

Be sure to remove the plants with a mill, before they form spreading spores. Avoid leaving thick root pieces, as buttercups can regenerate from these.

Dandelion

Always remove the flowers before you have a chance to produce fluffy parachute seeds. Using a long, sharp razor, dig vertically around the root of the tube and disassemble without breaking - if there is any left it will grow back. Repeat if the plant grows back to weaken.

Horsetail

Very deep rooting, very difficult to eradicate. Allow the stems to grow for four to six weeks. Alternatively, cover the floor with a carpet that is at least two years old. Read more about mare tail removal in our forum

Plantain

Use a garden fork to loosen the soil surface. Raise the flat leaves upwards, then using an old, elongated knife cut into the soil around the root of the tube and remove it without breaking it. Do not allow mats of bananas to form on your lawn as they will leave bare patches when they are removed. To prevent sowing, remove the spikes of the flowers.

Stinging nettles

Using scissors or scissors (wear gloves), cut the pouring nettles into the ground as they come into the flower. This weakens the roots before they spread and prevents the seeds from sowing. Don’t waste the material you cut - find 10 ways to use nettles.

Cat's ear

A cluster of long leaves forms beneath the blades of the saw. Gradually forms mats if not removed. If the root of the tube is very brittle the pieces can be easily left to grow back. Loosen the soil with a fork and then dig in with the tip of a fork.

Clover

In shady meadows, clover crawls between grass blades below cutting level. It flowers and seeds in a very narrow meadow. To cut saw blades, use a rack to lift the backward stems, making sure to collect them in a grass box.

Daisy

The rounded leaves grow in narrow clusters and spread out when the grass is cut close. Ventilate the soil with a garden fork and wipe the edges of the clusters straight so they will catch the blades of the sawmill. Use daisy crumbs to ease shallow roots.

Yarrow

Close pruning creates mats that spread the plant well into the foliage. Rooting from short sections of cut stems when cut. Scarry the surface of the lawn once a month during the growing season. Collect snippets. Use a border fork to loosen and dig the soil under the mats.

Dealing with severe weed growth

In the badly affected ground, or in densely planted borders, everything Carefully sifts the soil and plants to remove all weeds. The quickest solution to prevent re-growth is to lower the weed control cloth and cut the cracks for planting. Another idea is to grass or sow grass seeds on the site to mow the lawn for a few years until the large weeds are extinct. If the appearance of the area is not important, cover it with a carpet or black polythene that is at least two years old, remove the light and destroy the remaining weed roots.