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Questions tagged [weed-control]

For questions about controlling weed growth with minimal effort.

Weed control is a varied topic as the definition of a weed is dependent upon the gardener. A weed is merely a plant, normally prolific, that you don't want where it is.

This tag covers questions about keeping weeds in check.

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How can I discourage ragweed from growing?

After three years of pulling, hoeing, and tilling, one corner of my garden is still infested with this vile weed. I live in Southeast Colorado, and the brutally-hot summer days seem to keep it under control except for this one, shaded corner... Is…
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How can I get rid of the pennywort that is taking over my dwarf mondo grass?

I have a strip of dwarf mondo grass down the middle of my driveway. Pennywort has started to grow in amongst it, and is gradually spreading and taking over. I have tried manually weeding it out (was spending 10 or 15 minutes each day), however it's…
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How do I bake weeds out of my landscaping?

I've got a rock area around the back of my house that is getting overrun by weeds. The reason the weeds are able to grow there is because the weed barrier has shifted some so there are gaps between some of the sheets, there are holes in it, and…
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How do I kill mile-a-minute weed?

I have a large area covered in mile-a-minute plants. They have been spreading fast and killing out the other plants. How can I kill them permanently without hurting other plants?
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What can be planted on a shady, damp slope to help remove weeds?

I am removing ferns and brambles from a steep, damp and shaded hillside. Proper planting will come later but first I want to have some ground cover that will help keep the weeds from re-establishing and help lock the slope. I am in mid-Wales (United…
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Using carpet to stop weeds

I've got these citrus trees in my back yard but they're surrounded by weeds (5 foot high). The garden bed is elevated and hard to mow. I also have this old carpet just waiting to be thrown away. I'm thinking about weed whacking the weeds and then…
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Xeriscaping and noxious weeds

I purchased a home in Utah with an existing Xeriscaped landscaping area, and discovered later that some of the "native" plants were, in fact, Myrtle Spurge, a ground cover that's considered a noxious weed in at least Colorado and Oregon, but other…
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Is there any way to get rid of bamboo?

Is there any real way to get rid of bamboo? I have tried digging, every variety of round up, even salting the ground but it just keeps growing. Is there anything I can do (short of calling in an air strike)?
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Please shed light on argument about weeding

Our landscape is mostly natural: cedar, prickly pear, hedgehog cactus, shrubs, foxglove flowers, random weeds, and grass-like weeds. My dad wanted me to pull all of the grass out and place it in a dumpster. My stance: 1) Weeds, green or dry make…
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"sterilizing" a flower bed

We recently moved into a new house that has a flower bed that is completely infested with weeds. It's basically solid weeds. We spent the day hand-weeding and getting rid of most of what we can see. What else can/should we do to prevent the weeds…
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What is the most effective way to kill weeds that does not involve me digging or killing other plants?

What is the most effective way to kill weeds that does not involve digging or killing other plants?
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How do you remove weeds from a weed mat?

Possible Duplicate: How do I bake weeds out of my landscaping? How to stop grass growing through landscape pebbles? How do you best remove weeds that have infiltrated a weed mat covered with medium sized marble chips. I have a japanese garden,…
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Possibly the worst weed ever? A bad type of thistle?

Do you know what kind of weed this is, and how to eradicate it? It's not possible to pull it out from the root, and they are sharp and thorny. They grow quickly and spread rapidly. I've avoided spraying herbicides since I don't want to impact the…
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What is solarization?

I asked a solarization question earlier. BUT I'm not 100% on exactly how to do it. It's the first time I've heard the term and seemed to me that it mapped my frame of mind and didn't use chemicals. Can someone explain to me how to do it? Do I just…
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My new allotment plot is covered in horsetail

Finally got got off the waiting list and been offered an allotment plot. It's been empty for a while and is completely covered in horsetail. I've just been reading that Horsetail is the 'lodger from Hell' and the best I can hope for is a continual…
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