. Controlling weeds in the home garden. Gardening; Weeds. A weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted. Weeds compete with desirable plants for water, soil nutrients, sunlight, and gaseous components of the air needed for growth. Many weeds also harbor diseases and insects that may attack plants around the home. Three general methods of weed control can be used in the home garden: (1) cultivation and mechanical removal (hoeing, pulling, etc.); (2) mulching (smothering of weeds) ; and (3) herbi- cides (weedkillers). CULTIVATION AND MECHANICAL REMOVAL Cultivation and mechanical removal is th
. Controlling weeds in the home garden. Gardening; Weeds. A weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted. Weeds compete with desirable plants for water, soil nutrients, sunlight, and gaseous components of the air needed for growth. Many weeds also harbor diseases and insects that may attack plants around the home. Three general methods of weed control can be used in the home garden: (1) cultivation and mechanical removal (hoeing, pulling, etc.); (2) mulching (smothering of weeds) ; and (3) herbi- cides (weedkillers). CULTIVATION AND MECHANICAL REMOVAL Cultivation and mechanical removal is the safest and most common method for controlling weeds in small home gardens. Since only those weeds that are actually present can be controlled, the process must be repeated several times throughout the growing season. It may be diffi- cult to control weeds adequately during vacations or busy work periods with this Hand-hoeing is the most common method for con- trolling weeds in small home Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hopen, H. J. (Herbert John). Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service
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