The Ultimate Guide To Controlling and Killing Weeds
Weeds can be a menace to any garden or property. Whether you are trying to make your home look good or want to make a good impression on potential clients, keeping your property free of weeds is important. A weed-killing service will help you get rid of them, but you should also know how to keep them at bay throughout the year. Whether you are seeking grounds care services or plan to do it yourself, here is our guide.
Let sleeping weeds lie
There are weed seeds all over your garden, but the only ones that will actually grow are the ones in the top inch or two of soil. When digging and cultivating, you are bringing weed seeds up to the surface and giving them access to enough light to germinate. You should only dig when you need to to avoid disturbing the mulch.
Weed in good conditions
You should learn the best times to weed and when to leave them. After a lot of rain, this is a great time to weed, you can use gloves, a sitting pad, an old fork and a tarp. When conditions are dry, the weed is sliced off below the soil line and will shrivel up and die.
Cut off the heads
If you can’t remove the weeds, the next best thing to do is cut off their heads. Deadheading buys you a few weeks before the weed seed is dispersed. Cutting off the tops of perennial weeds such as bindweed, reduces the reseeding and forces them to use up their food reserves, limiting their spread.
Avoid watering weeds
If possible, try and drought your weeds. Replace sprinklers and drip or soaker hoses with manual watering to avoid giving the weeds exactly what they need. Depriving weeds of water can reduce weed-seed germination by 50 to 70 percent.
Seek weed-killing services
If you are unable to eliminate the weeds on your own, seek weed-killing services as part of your grounds care plan. At GMCB Ltd, we provide grounds maintenance services in Edinburgh including weed killing services. We offer grounds care and grounds services in Edinburgh to help you keep your property looking great. For quality grounds maintenance services in Edinburgh, call us today.
