Lawn Care 101

One sign of a healthy, attractive yard is that it’s free from weeds. When you look across a lawn, you should see nothing but green grass. However, besides growing beautiful grass, nature also produces weeds. These hardy plants thrive and multiply in most environments. That’s why they are so abundant. To keep your own piece of the earth looking impressive, read this informative article and learn how to keep weeds from taking over your yard!

Learn How to Identify Weeds

Before you can begin your battle with the enemy, you need to know what it is. Dandelions are easy to identify, and so are thistles. But what about the tall, lacy plants? Or the broadleaf plants that grow in the shade? Pick up a copy of Barbara Pleasant’s “The Gardener’s Weed Book.” Her book will help you identify weeds with descriptions and illustrations.

To identify poisonous weeds, you can also visit The University of Montana- Missoula’s Invaders Database System and search its online database to find out about the noxious weeds that exist in the United States and southern Canada.

Pull Up Young Weeds By the Roots As They Appear

While this is an efficient method to control weeds; you have to do it consistently. Remove young weeds as they come up in your yard, and the benefits will be twofold: the weeds will be gone before they have time to establish strong roots and won’t have time to reproduce. The best time to pull up young weeds is when the ground is soft after a soaking rain.

Choose Weed-Free Wild Birdseed for Your Feeders

Another way to help control weeds is to pay attention to the bird feeders in your yard. If you use just any type of seed, you can expect to see weeds popping up, especially under the feeder. To fix this problem, be sure to buy weed-free birdseed.

Immediately Fill Bare Spots in Your Yard

Have you ever noticed how bare spots in your yard don’t stay clear very long before the weeds move in? That’s nature at work. To control the weed population, make sure to reseed any bare spots right away. The denser your grass is the less room is left for weeds to move in.

Stop New Weed Growth by Not Spreading the Seeds

Weeds are usually spread from place to place by such carriers as the wind, birds and animals. Did you realize you can also spread weed seeds into your yard? If you weed your flower beds or vegetable gardens, the seeds can be carried onto your lawn by your shoes, tools and gloves. That’s why it’s important to spray off everything with a garden hose right after weeding.

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