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What Not To Do About Weeds
from: Lawn and Garden MagicOf course, most home owners have the common problem of too many weeds trying to take over their grass. There are some simply methods for dealing with weeds, however, there are also ways you can end up invitating more weeds to grow in your yard if the correct preventative measures aren't taken. Here are ten things to remember not to do when trying to rid yourself of all the weeds that are trying to spread across your yard.
1. Don't mow your lawn at the wrong time. You can encourage weeds to grow by low mowing which won't allow you to observe the weeds as they grow, and causes them to seed easier and spread faster throughout your yard. Don't mow immediately after applying a weed killer, as this will cause it to be picked up out of the ground, rather than moving into the weeds.
2. Don't avoid fertilizing your yard. If you don't fertilize, your grass will be lacking in nutrients. Nutrients in the soil will be sucked up by the more deeply rooted weeds, which can take over the yard.
3. Don't fertilize at the wrong time of the year. Depending on the type of fertilization you plan to use, it should only be applied at a specific times of year, usually the early spring or fall. If you spread the fertilization at the wrong time of the year, it could cause weeds to use the fertilization since the grass will be stressed from the sun or other factors.
4. Don't use too much water. If your soil isn't able to soak up the water you're giving the grass, weeds will take the extra water for their own growth. So make sure the water is all going into the soil and being used by your grass.
5. Don't have too much shade. If you have shade from bushes or trees, weeds have an extra opportunity to grow. Many types of weeds start in the shade because they don't need as much sunlight as the grass and so they can spread to other areas of the yard. Cutting back on tree branches and bushes should help to prevent some weeds from growing.
6. Don't apply herbicides with low soil moisture. Though herbicides can prevent weeds, using them when soil moisture is low can damage the grass and be less effective in preventing weeds.
7. Don't add herbicides to new sod or newly planted seed. If you spread herbicides or weed remover before the grass is able to grow, it has the opposite effect than what you intended.
8. Don't use the wrong kind of weed killer. If you do, it could have the opposite effect, or have no results at all and could even damage your grass.
9. Don't use weed killer in the wrong season. If using a weed killer during the summer, it probably going to evaporate rather than deal with the weeds. The weeds aren't actually growing in the spring and fall, making this the time when it's easier to kill them and thus prevent their growth during the summer months.
10. Don't use the wrong prevention method. There are many different types of weeds, each of which thrive in specific environments, with several different factors in relation to the nutrients that are available. So make sure you choose the right weed killer and identify the type of weeds you're dealing with. This will make it easier for you to kill the weeds and require less maintenance time getting rid of them.
If you know and understand the exact methods for removing the weeds in your yard, you can follow an easier process for getting the job done.
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