Weeds have the power to upset even the most well-maintained gardens, competing for nutrients and water with wanted blooms. Since many weed species are aggressive, they can take over gardens and lawns quickly without the right care. Use these weed control tips to maintain a beautiful property.

How to Reduce Weeds in Your Garden & Lawn

1. Spray Weeds With Vinegar

Target young weeds without established root systems by spraying them with white vinegar. The acid in vinegar destroys these plants quickly. Avoid spraying wanted plants by covering weeds with a 2-liter soda bottle that has the bottom cut off. Spray into the bottle opening to saturate the weed.

2. Use Mulch

Apply organic mulch, such as wood chips and shredded leaves, over weeds to deprive them of oxygen, sunlight, and fertilizer. Other coverage techniques also smother weeds, such as using newspaper, old carpet samples, shower curtains, and landscape fabric.

3. Work With Cover Crops

Plant clover, barley, buckwheat, winter rye, and other cover crops to prevent weeds from thriving. Cover crops spread quickly and require little maintenance while controlling erosion, adding nitrogen to the soil, and promoting earthworm and other beneficial microorganism activity.

4. Manually Remove Them

Pull lone weeds out by the roots. Spray the soil with water first to promote easy root removal because any rhizomes left behind will regrow. You can also use your trowel or another garden tool to dig weeds out of the ground.

5. Schedule Professional Weed Control Services

Call a trusted weed control expert if you continue having issues with unwanted growth. They use herbicides that weeds absorb to kill them from the inside out. They will spray them during the right time, such as after the plants stop flowering, to discourage regrowth. 

Request weed control services from Safeguard Pest Control to prevent unwanted plants from flourishing. The Sutter Creek, CA-based company has served El Dorado, Amador, Tuolumne, and Calaveras counties since 1979, providing pest and weed control services that work. Call the reliable company at (209) 267-1200 to make an appointment or learn more about their services online.