Summer is a great time to replenish stocks of herbs in our kitchen shelves and pantries. Thanks to the cheerful warm and sunny weather, in that season many herbs achieves the strongest aroma as well as essential oils. Therefore, it is important to learn how to harvest herbs at an appropriate time and how to dry and store them collectively to keep as much of their flavor.
Five Ways to Eradicate Weeds
25.08.2023 - 11:33 / gardenersworld.com / Alan Titchmarsh
Many of the worst garden weeds can quickly take over your garden during the growing season. Weeds start growing earlier in the year than many garden plants, in early spring – so be sure to get on top of them early before they get out of hand.
Not sure which young plants are weeds? Check our weed seedling identifier to help you identify them.
Then each week, check your garden for weeds and take action to control them. If you ignore them, they’ll spread or set seed, causing bigger problems later on. Some weeds, such as bryony, must be dealt with whilst young. Perennial weeds can also be a particular problem, as they will regrow year after year.
In this short video, Alan Titchmarsh explains the difference between annual and perennial weeds and how to get rid of them.
There are lots of different ways to deal with weeds, from hoeing to pulling them up. It’s best to weed on a dry day, when the soil is moist – this will make them easier to dig up, then clear away.
Here are five ways to eradicate garden weeds.
Dig them upUse a garden hand trowel to remove spreading weeds like couch grass. If digging up perennials such as bindweed or nettles, dig deep using a garden fork and be sure to pull up the whole root, as tiny pieces left will become new weeds.
In this short video, Alan Titchmarsh shows how to weed by hand, to remove perennial weeds such as thistles and annual weeds such as speedwell: Hoe them offHoe over bare areas of soil weekly to sever weed roots and create a dry surface that helps prevent weed seeds from germinating. Choose a dry day, so that weeds on the surface dehydrate, wither and die. Find out more about using a hoe.
Pull them outPull out annual weeds such as groundsel or chickweed with the roots, before
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