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How to get rid of couch grass and sow thistle in garden beds: secrets of summer residents
21.08.2024 22:20
Two of the worst weeds that can ruin a gardener's life are couch grass and sow thistle. They are very tenacious, and couch grass is also considered the cause of wireworms appearing in garden beds.
There are enough reasons to start destroying weeds with herbicides, but gardeners do not advise rushing.
There are folk remedies for weed control that are trustworthy.
This time you won’t have to sprinkle anything with salt, pour vinegar on it, or boil it with boiling water.
Couch grass
Having weeded the garden, but leaving even the smallest root in the soil, get ready for the fact that soon the plant will reign over the garden bed again.
Sow thistle
In terms of survivability, it is not inferior to couch grass. As it grows, it creates a dense mass of roots and suppresses cultivated plants.
How to fight
You need to start fighting in early spring, as soon as the first greenery appears.
After this, all that remains is to deal with prevention.
In this regard, the best choice is sowing green manure. This is practiced throughout the season, sowing suitable crops.
Mustard, lupine, phacelia, clover, as well as buckwheat, rapeseed, rye and peas are excellent at crowding out these weeds.
In addition to the fact that green manure will “smother” weeds, it will improve the soil, replenish the lack of nutrients and drive away pests.
Another option is mulching the beds. You can use agrofibre, as well as crushed bark, black film, weeded weeds (without seeds), straw and other options.
All these means allow you to protect the soil from harmful chemicals and get rid of weeds in one season.
