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How To Prevent & Control Weed Growth In Gardens

One of the main things which poses a threat to the lovely fresh veggies and flowers in your garden is weeds. A weed plant is a big nuisance in every garden and can destroy your beautiful garden. Weeds rob the all nutrients from the plants in your garden.

If you are wondering how to prevent and control weed growth in your garden, there are some simple tips to follow. When you prevent and control the weed growth in your garden, you protect your garden from vegetative diseases that are normally found in weeds.

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If you have a garden, it is very important to remove the weeds as soon as you notice them growing. However, there is no way of completely eliminating them, but you can still prevent and control weed growth in your garden with these tips.

Prevent & Control Weed Growth In Gardens

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Soil Care
The right amount of soil care will help to prevent and control weed growth in your garden. The best tip for you to follow is to regularly cultivate the soil around the weed roots with the help of a hoe or a garden tiller. When you cultivate the soil, the weeds will die as soon as the roots are removed. Try as much as possible to cultivate the soil each time you water your garden. WAYS TO MAKE YOUR SOIL NATURALLY FERTILE: Take a look

Use Your Hands
The best way to prevent and control weed growth in your garden is to pull the weeds out using your bare hands. It is a slow process, but is much preferred when compared to a hoe or a garden tiller. Pulling the weeds out using your hands will not destroy the soil. Make sure to remove the root of the weed when you pull it out. A gardening tip - Small weeds will be difficult to remove with your hand, so wait for it to grow to a certain inch to remove it.

Plastic Helps
The black garbage plastic covers are very ideal to prevent and control weed growth in your garden. You need to place the plastic over the soil before you plant. The plastic will control the growth of the weeds to some level but there is a chance that the aggressive weeds will grow under the plastic. FIND OUT: HOW TO LOOK AFTER PLANTS IN SPRING?

Newspaper helps too
If you are not too keen on using plastic, you can opt for newspaper. The newspaper helps to prevent the weed germination by cutting the sun's rays for the next 5 weeks. All you need to do is first remove the existent weed in the garden and then cover the soil with thick layers of newspaper. This will prevent and control weed growth in your garden.

Follow these simple tips to put an end to this nuisance in your garden.

Story first published: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 19:06 [IST]
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