Identifying these weeds early on is crucial to prevent them from spreading and causing irreparable damage. If weeds are growing, but only sparsely, and have short, stunted stems and discolored leaves, the area may have a nutrient deficiency, and a soil test is in order. Within these special niches, some plants may bloom earlier or longer into the season or be more likely to freeze or overheat. Flowers are an interesting topic for a story, so why not try our flower story project and see what interesting ideas bloom from […]

There are weed killers available which kill the weeds and not your lawn. Water your lawn as per my previous article, and remember that a daily light sprinkling of water can be more harmful than good. Although good for coverage of the soil, pine bark and straw are very slow (many months) to break down and provide additional nutrients to the soil. Mulch is an excellent thanks to regulating soil temperature and facilitate keep those roots cute and funky. Mulch inhibits weed germination and growth; another nice profit as a […]

Adding mulch to your garden not only helps keep soil cool and moist – benefiting your current crop of plants – but it also deprives weeds of light, stunting their growth. Avoid turning up the soil too often as it may kill the microbes that are beneficial to the plants. They usually are ineffective in cases where the weeds happen to be already actively developing. Granular plant foods end up being more simple to handle since that you could really know exactly how much fertilizer you will be applying and […]