Any plant life out of place can become a garden enemy . Here are scheme for campaign the battle against pot .

When you ask nurseryman what their favorite part of gardening is , most will tell you it ’s bask the beautiful flowers and bracing vegetables . What ’s the worst part ? Almost everyone agrees it ’s weed . nurseryman are always looking for ways to get disembarrass of gage . And a good attack plan has two prongs : prevention , such as removing seedheads before they train or using a a pre - emergent weed killer , andremoval , pull out , digging or hoeing out established sess or using a weed killer to kill them .

Weeds can be divided into roughly two class — annual and perennial — with the difference being how they reproduce . They each have adifferent life-time cycle . Once you experience which a dope is , you’re able to determine the well way to control it .

Weeds

As the old saying goes , “ Seeds one year , weeds for seven . ” If you’re able to preclude plants from producing seed , you ’ll have few to remove in the future . But once they start , there are several ways to get free of them . The method depends on the weed , its maturity and its situation . Let me show you how to plan the battle against locoweed in your garden .

prevent Weeds|Removing Weeds|Life Cycles of Weeds

Preventing Weeds

Removing Weeds

Life Cycles of Annual and Perennial Weeds

Annuals — In one season , a semen ( A ) sprouts . The seedling ( B ) grow to maturity and flowers ( C ) . After it bloom , the seeds mature ( vitamin D ) and the flora dies . semen drop to the ground and the procedure starts over again when soil conditions are correct .

Perennials — Just like annuals , perennial can spread by ejaculate ( A , B and C ) . But roots or runner from the parent plant can also sprout ( D ) . They go sleeping in winter ( E ) . The undermentioned saltation they grow ( F ) , reach maturity date , send out more runners and spread more seed .

Weeds

Weeds

Close planting

Pre-emergent herbicide

Pulling weeds

Mulching to prevent weeds.

Hoeing

Digging

Applying herbicides

Annual weed life cycle

Annual weed life cycle

Perennial weed life cycle

Perennial weed life cycle

Weeds

Close planting

Pre-emergent herbicide

Pulling weeds

Mulching to prevent weeds.

Hoeing

Digging

Applying herbicides

Annual weed life cycle

Perennial weed life cycle