Weed is an unwelcome guest of any garden, garden,flowerbeds. The struggle against weeds is the most laborious and tedious occupation of a farmer, which takes away almost half the time allotted for the cultivation of cultivated plants. Weeds often win in the competition for the possession of nutrients in the soil, sunlight, moisture, fresh air. Due to excessive thickening of plants, favorable conditions for the development of various diseases, rot, as well as reproduction of pests and rodents, are formed. In addition, weeds create a not very pleasant aesthetic appearance of the flowerbed, garden or garden plot.
How to deal with weeds? First of all, it is necessary to study the enemy from the inside tofind out how he can actually get into the ground immediately, prepared for cultivated plants, to grow up quickly and begin to multiply fruitfully.
Weeds can be divided into annual and perennial. Annual weeds are fast growing and largeshoots. During one very short vegetation period, they manage to grow and give numerous seeds, which under favorable conditions can germinate in the same year and bring a new crop of seeds.
Perennial weed plants differ in developed roota system that penetrates deep into the ground and spreads out by outgrowths in breadth. This allows them to slowly and virtually unnoticed to occupy this piece of land, despite the winter cold and summer drought.
The fight against weeds begins in early spring, as soon as the first shoots appear, and the soildries for machining. At this time, annual weed plants are most active, and until they are sufficiently developed, easy tillage with hoes or rakes will destroy their bulk. If perennial plants begin to germinate, deep digging, plowing of the site will be required, followed by the selection of rhizomes from the soil, manually or using rakes.
During summer season control of weeds is somewhat difficult because of theplanting of cultivated plants. As we germinate, weeding is carried out. It is especially important to do this in 2-3 days after heavy rains, as a favorable environment for the germination of seeds of annuals is created. Perennial plants are desirable to pull out of the earth by hand, pulling together with the rhizome.
In the autumn, after harvesting, a deepdigging the soil. In this case, the roots of perennial weed plants are closer to the surface, which makes it easier to pull them out and allow winter frost to freeze them. Seeds of annual weeds, on the contrary, will be deep underground, under adverse conditions for germination. If the crop is harvested early, and the chill is still a long time, then it is possible to provoke the germination of weeds by watering or loosening the soil, and then dig them up.
Chemical warfare with weeds is only on heavily cloggedsites. Pesticides and their decay products have the ability to accumulate in the soil and fall into the fruits of plants. In addition, they adversely affect the beneficial microorganisms that live in the soil, earthworms and bees. Using herbicides, you should carefully study the instructions for use, since overdose on the site may not grow for several years.
Weeds and the fight against them - the problem facingfarmers all year round. But, if you follow several rules and techniques, then in this case you can achieve decent results. Control of weeds should include:
