Weed Control Articles
Weeding Your Organic Garden
Dandelion WeedWhen I first started my present organic garden, it had been totally farmland and therefore, it was full of weeds. It had no shape. It was like a typical farmers field, bumpy ground and obnoxious weeds. At first I felt rather daunted and overwhelmed by the job of creating this nightmare into an English Cottage garden. As I have lived in England, I knew what I …
Using Corn Gluten as a Pre-Emergence Herbicide in the Fall
Using a pre-emergence herbicide in the fall can drastically cut down your weed problems in the spring. Luckily, organic gardeners practicing natural lawn care techniques do have a commercially available pre-emergence herbicide at their disposal: corn gluten.
You can’t just go to the grocery and buy corn gluten. As with other garden remedies, corn gluten is commercially available from garden supply companies. It can still be a little tricky to find these …
My Gardening Flame Thrower!
I have, apparently, piqued the interest of Chris, re: My Gardening Flame Thrower. See, I decided to write about this unique method of weed control about a week ago, so I opened up the blog and put in the title so that I would remember to write the post. Apparently, Chris has not experienced the fun of fire in the garden! Put on your safety goggles. Here we go.
Fire at Fort …
Organic Weed Control with Corn Gluten
Organic weed control is one of the most difficult aspects of organic gardening. Too much hand weeding, and you lose valuable topsoil to erosion. Certain organic weed control options such as vinegar, boiling water and burning weeds with a torch are difficult to implement in flower beds or around other plants. However, there is one option you may not have heard of – corn gluten meal.
Corn gluten …
An Easy Organic Weed Killer – Boiling Water!
A beautiful flagstone patio. A charming brick walk. And a bunch of weeds. Killing weeds in between patio and walk stones is a never ending chore for gardeners. If your patio is set in sand, you really can’t pull all of the weeds because you will also pull up the sand and cause the stones or pavers to move. To prevent …
