Organic Weed Control

Weeds are undesirable. They are just plants that grow in your garden, flowerbeds and in other places that you don't want them to grow. Flowers that grow where you don't want them are considered weeds and there are weeds that have beautiful flowers when in the right location are not considered weeds. Weeds are just nuisance plants that are not wanted.

All gardeners have to deal with the problem of weeds. There are ways to reduce the weed problem. Weed seeds exist in the soil of every garden and the seed can remain dormant for many years just waiting for the conditions to be perfect for them to germinate. The seeds are spread many ways, by birds, wind, amendments that you add to your garden soil like manures and other animals. There is no way of stopping seeds from entering your garden.

Prevention is the best way to deal with weeds. The most important thing to do is to properly mulch. You can mulch with grass clippings, compost, straw, or even shred paper and you can plant a short fast growing ground cover to choke out weeds in the larger areas that you don't have plants. Which ever technique you choose is fine. The use of mulch or ground covers prevents soil compaction, insect damage, disease to your plants and helps to retain moisture that will make for healthier plants that you want to grow.

Hand weed around plants and weed larger areas with a garden hoe burying the weeds so they will decompose into the soil if you don't use a ground cover in these areas. After you have completed the weeding you can place news paper or cardboard over the ground as mulch. Grass clippings, leaves and straw are also excellent mulches to use.

A environment friendly and healthy way of gardening. Organic Gardening is away of gardening in harmony with nature. Growing a healthy and productive crop in a way that is healthier for both you and the environment.

John Yazo

http://www.organicheirloomgardening.com