Weeds are those plants that grow in places where they are not wanted, typically near well-watered plants. They become competing members and deprive other plants of their space, sunlight and water requirements.
The following methods are good at dealing with weeds:
INORGANIC MULCH
Weeds can also be controlled using inorganic mulch. Mulches can effectively control weeds because they do the twofold work of moisture conservation and weed control. Thus, it makes them an extremely important part of any landscape designer’s tool box. Two types of mulches are available in the market, they organic one and the inorganic one. Organic mulches are known as natural mulches since they are made from organic sources like plant or animal residues. These mulches are capable of completely decomposing once mixed in soil. Some common variants of organic mulch are crushed corncobs, wood chips, sawdust, leaf clippings, bark or pine straw. Inorganic mulches are manufactured artificially and do not decompose once in soil. Inorganic mulches include gravel, stone, lava rock, pebbles, white marble chips shredded tires, etc. In contrast to organic mulches, and inorganic mulches like lava rocks are known to be more effective against weeds. Inorganic mulches do not eat away at away at the water reserves, as is the case with organic mulches. Thus, they can offer a much longer protection against weeds. One universal problem that you may face while using in-organic mulch is that they can sink below soil surface thus allowing weeds to germinate on the mulch layer. You can use a soil fabric in order to avoid this.
LANDSCAPE FABRIC
You can even control weeds using landscape fabric. Landscape fabrics play a vital role in repressing recurrent weeds especially when used in combination with inorganic mulch. In comparison to other weed controls like black plastic, landscaping fabrics let water pass through it thus permitting exchange of oxygen and Co2 gases with the atmosphere. Landscape fabrics could also be chemically treated and can be coated with special chemicals like trifluralin.
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