The primary goal for anyone who owns a green lawn is to achieve a uniform lawn composed solely of the mixture that composes it, thus achieving uniformity of color and appearance.
However, there are some antagonists that put a spoke in our wheels and have created an endless battle: weeds!
Their seeds are and will always be present in the soil, in fact they are transported by the wind and birds or they can self-reseed.
There are some cases where the presence of "weeds" is very limited and the only problem they can cause is purely aesthetic. However, it can happen that the weeds take over the existing species, resulting in an unwanted lawn, wasting time and money on its creation.
In this situation there are only two ways to restore your lawn:
- A manual weeding
- A weed control with chemicals
MANUAL WEEDING
With this operation you remove the weeds directly from the root one by one.
This is an economical method because it does not require the purchase of other products, but it is very tiring and sometimes difficult.
CHEMICAL WEEDING
The other alternative is to use a weedkiller that can be total (it eliminates any species present in the lawn) or selective (it acts only against the plant we want to remove).
These products eliminate weeds within a few days by drying them out at the root .
However, we're talking about chemicals that, in some cases, can be dangerous to your health and harmful to the soil. They also involve greater costs, especially considering the possibility of having to reseed after weeding due to the empty spaces that have been created.
PREVENTION
To avoid having to resort to these two methods, the ideal solution is to implement a weed prevention program, following good practices and small tricks that will help us limit the growth of these plants in a completely natural way and without wasting money.
This technique is based solely on the competition between species, ensuring that the mixture that has formed our garden is favored over weeds.
Obviously, the healthier the lawn , the less likely it will be for weeds to take over, so rule #1 is to follow proper lawn maintenance.
Let's now look at the detailed tips to avoid having to fight weeds:
- Fertilize correctly: it is important to provide the lawn with nutrients when it needs them and in the required doses.
- Mow your lawn often: Mowing your lawn frequently is an excellent way to encourage regrowth and strength, allowing it to expand and preventing broadleaf weeds from growing.
- Raising the cutting height: Cutting the lawn only a little at a time and keeping it high reduces light penetration into the soil, thus making it difficult for weeds to germinate.
- Aerate and reseed: Dry material that settles and stratifies in the soil weakens and thins out the lawn. For this reason, it's very important to aerate at least once a year, followed by reseeding to quickly fill in any gaps. For overseeding, a fast-growing mix like this is recommended to quickly fill in gaps and prevent weeds from taking hold.
Prevention , as in many other cases, is better than cure !!
