The entire season, summer residents could not breathe easy, spinning like a squirrel in a wheel between pests and weeds.
While insects can be eliminated physically for at least some time, it is rare for anyone to be able to remove perennial weeds from a plot without heavy chemicals.
A certain advantage in this fight can be achieved if you start fighting weeds in the fall.
The slow way: shelter
The shelter reliably protects against weeds, including perennial ones.
But if mulch made of straw or hay will only protect against the appearance of grass in the beds, then black film will cope even with such long-livers as couch grass or sow thistle.
For this purpose, they choose a black, light-proof film, which they use to cover a certain area.
The only drawback is that the method takes a lot of time and the film will lie on the bed for more than one month.
The Quick Way: Herbicides
Modern preparations allow them to be used pointwise, literally applied to the leaves of weeds in a selective manner.
Especially in the fall, when the harvest has been collected.
However, when choosing herbicides, you need to carefully read the instructions.
Some preparations are so powerful that it is not recommended to plant crops for several years after using them.
It is also important to follow the dosage.
However, in most cases, the products help to cope with the problem within 3-4 weeks.
The preparation affects the root system through the above-ground part, and the weed dies.
