To combat the enemy, you must first understand the enemy. If you want to rid yourself of weeds, you need to know what kind of weeds are out there. This article will help you become more educated in the ways of weed identification.
Weeds with Broad Leaves
If your yard has a multitude of weed seeds, or if your lawn is not maintained on a regular basis, you can expect to become well-acquainted with Broad Leaf Weeds. These particular weeds include plantains, ivy, and dandelions. Since some weed seeds – like the dandelion – can use a slight summer breeze to travel from one place to the next, diligence is essential. Be sure to mow your lawn regularly, and keep herbicide on hand.
Be Prepared for a Weed Invasion
Scary as it may sound, there are actually perennial weeds that try to invade your lawn or garden at every opportunity. This particularly pesky weed can deprive flowers and veggies of much needed nutrients – and even water. The weed takes what it needs at the expense of the surrounding plants. By using herbicides and being observant Invasive Weeds can be kept under control.
An Aid in the Gardener’s Ongoing Battle Against Weeds
This Thursday we are introducing a simple tool that can help a gardener get rid of the weeds in their home garden. Whether you use chemically-based herbicides to eliminate unwanted weeds, or if you prefer more natural weed-control methods, this is a tool that could be helpful to all types of gardeners:
All-in-One Garden Knife
This garden-knife is a remarkably versatile tool. Here are some of it’s features:
Stainless steel blade has one serrated edge, one straight Great for opening bags, cutting sod and twine
The comfort-grip handle doubles as a tamp for sowing seeds
The blade is slightly dished for digging and is marked in 1" increments for planting
12-inch measurement scale for bulbs
For more information, contact: http://www.gardeners.com/Multi-Purpose-Garden-Knife/GardeningTools_PlantingTools,36-614,default,cp.html
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