Add organic matter to your vegetable garden to restore the nutrients that this summer’s crops have absorbed. Remove all crop residue and weeds. Once the soil surface is clear, layer on the organic matter – chopped leaves, compost, manure –…
Remove weeds before they set seed to prevent a proliferation of seedlings in the spring.…
Hello: last year I was advised to use the plastic cover method to get rid of weeds which were overpopulating our back yard.
A few weeks ago we removed it, prepared the soil and planted seeds which are now growing.…
The combination of lots of moisture followed by heat will cause weed and flower seeds to germinate quickly and prolifically. Pull the weeds and unwanted seedlings when they appear. The garden will look tidier for your effort and the unwanted…
Pull weeds as they grow and use mulch in your flower beds to prevent them from sprouting. If you can’t pull them all, at least cut off their tops to prevent them from seeding; this will mean fewer weeds next…
I can only find pictures of lady slippers in bloom, or having just bloomed.
Is this a young lady slipper (yellow or pink), or some other type of plant?
Approximately 7 inches tall.
I know they may take several years…
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I have a well-established mature 40-year-old Hicks you Hedge. Every year we have to clean out the weeds that grow at the base and into the lawn. Is there preferably an evergreen ground cover that you would…
When the soil has warmed, add a 5-8 cm layer of organic mulch to combat weeds, retain soil moisture and improve the soil. To prevent fungal disease, keep mulch away from crowns of perennials, stems of shrubs and trunks of…
Hello, I am looking to plant something right on or next to my property line to prevent my neighbours’ weeds migrating over and under our fence. The neighbour property is over run with weeds and does not take care of…
