Weeding with Carlos

By Carlos Cabrera

Intro: Weeding is one of the most essential parts of maintaining a healthy garden .

your own experiences, back breaking, at times frustring,

if we didn't weed, the garden would be a jungle

as you will learn there are certain plants that spread and grow very quickly

this page will highlight some of our more problematic weeds

they are not always bad

what is a weed ... any plant, unwanted plant

bindweed (latin)

our most problematic grows in our rose garden and twines up thorny branches making it difficult to remove

if left untended, will take over a flower bed

dandelion

benefits

weeds aren't always a bad thing, especially when they are not as agressive

mugwort,

most common and widespread of our weeds

not native to the North America, from Asia

porcelain berry

in our wetland birds eat berries, seeds are spread through their feces

mullein

appears in a few spots in garden, not a major problem

interesting, big,

Japanese knotweed

potentially a huge problem

how to weed

from root

careful where you dispose of plants - seeds could blow back into garden

can blend with other plants - need to know plant well first