Friday, January 9, 2015

Organic Lawn Weed Killer As A Method Of Getting Rid Of Weed Problem

By Enid Hinton


Garden yards provide a recreational value to many people by just staring at it. It gives a relaxing feeling to owners and a peaceful mind. Unfortunately, the feeling can be disrupted by the presence of intrusive shrubs. Invasive species interferes with the aesthetic value of yards and if left to grow, it has a potential of replacing the native species. Problem termination is seen as a challenging and annoying problem to many individuals. However, there are several methods of getting rid of the problem permanently. One way is using an organic lawn weed killer which has so far been effective in its work.

They grow in any condition that seems favorable. For example, when there is moisture, sunlight and space on the front yard that would be enough for it to grow. In other words, these herbs are opportunist and whenever an appropriate condition arises they start invading. However, some reasons like wet yards or improper nutrition may favor specific herbs. It is therefore important to properly manage the yards to bridge the gap for such species encroachment.

There are different methods yard owners could use to rid their problem. One may choose to use their bare hands to uproot the weeds. The negative side of such a method is, it uses a lot of effort and time. To avoid time wastage and quicker results, chemical control technique is used. This method should be done at the right time to achieve quality and effective outcomes.

The right period therefore should be when there is enough sunlight and moisture in the atmosphere. Such conditions are available during summer. These conditions would foster growth of the invasive species and get a clear picture when applying the chemicals. Fertilizers especially nitrogen is to be applied not less than 10 days before using the chemicals.

Some of the pesticides used include:

Vinegar. It is also known by the name acetic acid. It causes dehydration and death to any part of a plant it gets in contact with. However, vinegar is a non-selective killer which means it can also damage the lawn grass thus, it is advisable to directly apply it to specific shrubs.

Herbicidal soaps. They are non- selective and tends to break and interfere with the protective layer of leaves in plants. This causes dehydration and death of leaves. Unfortunately, they effectively work on newly upcoming shrubs and fail to kill roots for older and mature ones.

Corn gluten meal. It works best on less matured weeds. For it to effectively work, some environmental conditions should be taken into consideration.

There are specific guidelines put in place during application to ensure the process turns out successfully. One important guideline is, when using a liquid chemical, the weather conditions should be appropriate, that is, not raining to avoid washing away of the chemical. For granular products, the opposite applies. That is, pouring water after applying the organic chemicals.

It is very important that a yard owner should ensure the problem would not re- emerge. One should for instance use the right mowing techniques to ensure it does not create bare patches which would attract more intrusive species. Also, a yard owner should use the correct fertilizers which would encourage strong growth and discouraging invading plants.

To conclude, the pest problem can be solved but yard owners should be responsible and ensure the same problem does not bother them in future by initiating a preventive measure to the problem.




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