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Weed Prevention And Removal Tips

25 January 2023

Margie Craig

Removing and preventing weeds can be a critical part of keeping your landscaping looking as attractive as possible. Unfortunately, property owners may not realize the types of best practices that will help to keep their property free of weeds.

Cover Bare Patches Of Soil

Bare patches of soil on your property can be an area that can promote the growth of weeds. Once weeds start to germinate in these areas, they can rapidly grow and spread. This can contribute to your property suffering a fairly significant weed issue that may be severe enough to impact the health of the plants that you have growing as part of your landscaping design. Covering these portions of the property with grass or other foliage may reduce the ability of weeds to grow in these spaces, but this may not always be an option. In particular, areas of the property that have poor soil quality may struggle to sustain grass or other types of ground cover. For these areas, you may want to use mulch, gravel, and weed netting to provide an attractive covering that will also be able to stop weeds from growing.

Ensure The Lawn Is Growing As Thick As Possible

A thick lawn can be another effective measure for preventing the growth of weeds. When the lawn is sufficiently thick, this can help to deprive weeds of space to germinate, and the grass may also compete with the weeds for sunlight and nutrients. This can result in the weeds being substantially less capable of sprouting and growing on the property. To help your lawn grow thick enough to help control the growth of weeds, you should take care to avoid cutting the grass too short as this could make it easier for weeds to sprout. Additionally, you should make sure that you are effectively fertilizing the property. This will help to provide the grass with the nutrients that it needs to grow as thick as possible.

Actively Remove Any Weeds That Start Growing

Despite your best efforts at preventing weeds from growing on your property, you will find that some weeds will be able to sprout and start growing. Performing regular assessments of the property to identify when weeds are growing can enable you to remove them before they can spread. When you are removing these weeds, it is important to eliminate them from the root. If you are planning to use herbicides to eliminate these plants, a product that is designed to target the roots of the weeds can be the most effective way of eliminating these troublesome plants.

Reach out to local weed control services to learn more.

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