Follow these easy organic weed-control methods to keep weeds from overtaking your garden.

• weed on a regular basis
• remove the entire weed, including all roots
• weed when the soil is dry. It is easier to lift the roots.
• weed while the weeds are young
• do not disturb the soil because that brings weed seeds to the surface. Adopt a “no-till” system: only dig where you will plant something; otherwise do not move the soil.
• hand weeding is most effective because it causes least disturbance to other plants and you can be sure to get the whole plant
• lay mulch to suppress weed growth. remove weeds first or else they too get the other benefits of mulch: regular soil temperature and less water loss from soil
• grow a thick groundcover that will suppress weeds
• choose plants with spreading foliage that will cast shade over the surrounding soil, discouraging weeds

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