I have dug, pulled and sprayed the weeds in my yard...nothing seems to HELP!?
Question:I bought and used the Round-Up in the bronze jug..it seems to help somewhat.
Answers:
Vinegar works better than round up and you wont be putting pesticides into the environment. Put vinegar in a spray bottle. The acid in the vinegar will upset the pH level of the soil. Weeds need to grow in a pH of somewhere between 5.5 and 8. This'll bring the soil immediately surrounding the weed to about a 2.5 or 3. the weed will die in about 12-18 hours. This will not harm your lawn either, as the dead weed spot will green right back up inside of a week- and it'll be weed free :)
First of all, I know it seems backward, but try not to use weed killers in your garden. They are made from some very harsh chemicals that are bad for your plants, bad for you, and bad for the environment.
If you must spray something, then sure, vinegar is fine. But it's really only like putting a band-aid on the problem - it covers it up, but it doesn't cure anything.
There are two steps to ridding yourself of weeds:
1) Get rid of the weeds you have. Those sprays are only killing the plant, not the root - which can easily regrow. When you pull weeds from the garden you must be sure to get the ENTIRE root. This is the only way to prevent them from re-sprouting.
2) Prevent new weeds. There are a number of ways to prevent new weed growth. First, as you are weeding, be careful not to let seeds fall back into your garden. Second, and more importantly, cover the ground to prevent new seeds from entering the soil. The easiest way to do this is to get yourself some mulch and spread it around your garden. An even better recommendation would be to invest in some ground cover material. You can pick up that sheer black material you always see at the nursery, or lay down some sheets of newspaper or cardboard. Cut the pieces to fit around your existing plants, and then lay mulch on top of that.
The prettiest way to prevent weeds is to invest in some groundcover plants. Groundcover plants are low-growing, rapid-spreading plants that fill in the areas between your larger, more prominent plants. Your local nursery will be able to advise you on which groundcover plants are native to your area and will work the best. Certain ivies, like English or Baltic Ivy, are common, as well as pachysandra. But things like the many varieties of flowering phlox will add some color to otherwise overlooked areas.
Hope this helped, and please, stay away from the chemicals.
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