Quick and Easy Ways to Get Rid of Weeds

With summer comes the realisation that your garden is overrun with weeds. There’s no lack of growth opportunities for everything that you didn’t plant, but seems to be growing well on its own, so how do you get rid of them?

Pull Them Up

The age old method of rooting out those unwanted plants is still a valid plan. You can use a trowel to dig out the roots and remove the plant completely. Just be sure to get rid of it, as adding these plants to your compost pile could mean they just keep coming back.

If you do go down this route, plan to dig the weeds up as early as possible. It’s best to get them before they have gone to seed and before they are thoroughly embedded in your garden. You’ll also find it’s easier to weed after a pouring rain.

Water Only the Chosen Plants

Another way to help reduce weeds is to avoid watering them. Instead of going for a broad, all over watering, aim to only water the plants you really want. This leaves the rest of the growth struggling to thrive and your own plants will easily overpower the weeds. This is also why you want to be selective with feeding your plants.



Use Mulch

Mulch is ideal for keeping unwanted weeds from growing. Make sure it’s 3-4 inches deep around the plants you do want and this will help prevent weed seeds from germinating. While mulch isn’t a fool proof method of eliminating weeds, since it may have seeds itself, you’ll find that it does keep weeding to a minimum. The thicker the mulch, the less likely anything is to grow up in there.

Spray with Poison

No one likes to use poison, but weed killer is one of the only ways to truly eliminate the weeds. Make sure you get one that is safe for pets if you have any or keep your children and animals away from the areas sprayed. You’ll need to get up close and spray the specific plants that you want gone, but the time it takes will be well worth it. The weeds should be gone for the entire season and if you get in early enough, you won’t need to deal with more weed growth.

Hire Someone to Do It For You

The simplest and easiest way to manage weeds is to hire a professional to come kill the weeds for you. They will have the best options in weed killers and are already experienced in removing the unpleasant weeds that pop up all over the garden. This method requires nothing but showing the professional where the weeds are and then sitting back and letting them handle the hard parts.

Are you ready to outsource your weed killing? Contact GMC to get a quote on your property.