The Best Way to prevent weeds
Want to keep those annoying weeds away? Here are the easiest ways to stop them:
- Use mulch - Put a 2-3 inch layer of mulch (like wood chips or straw) around your plants. This blocks sunlight from reaching weed seeds so they can't grow.
- Try landscape fabric - Put this special fabric on the ground before adding mulch. It's like a blanket that blocks weeds but lets water through to your plants.
- Pull weeds when soil is wet - After it rains, weeds are easier to pull out completely with their roots. This stops them from growing back.
- Plant things close together - When good plants are packed together, weeds have less space to grow.
- Use corn gluten meal - This natural weed preventer stops seeds from growing into weeds. Sprinkle it in spring before weeds start growing.