Contributed by Green Landscape Nursery
Save yourself both time and work by preventing weeds from sprouting. Here are three ways to do this:
- Apply pre-emergent (Greenall Amaze) to prevent weed seeds from germinating. Apply it to your lawn, or the soil that has been cleared of visible weeds (or use a combination pre-emergent plus weed killer), and follow the label directions.
- Mulch to block out sunlight that is critical to weed growth. Mulch also keeps the soil damper, enabling you to more easily pull weeds that do sprout. Keep the mulch an inch away from tree trunks to avoid moisture problems at the crown.
- Install special landscape fabric to provide a barrier to weeds but allow air, water and nutrients to get through to the roots of plants. Use this around the base of shrubs and trees, around bedding plants, in walkways, etc.
