Overwhelmed with weeds?

In the Garden Crew we get into a lot of gardens. One of the most common things I see is a terrible amount of additional work controlling weeds. By this I mean work that is just unnecessary.

I use two methods to control most weeds. First is mulching. A shrub or flowerbed with a 1 or 2" mulch is much less prone to invasion and easier to weed. For organic gardeners this is often all you need to add to your arsenal. Yes there is some weeding but if you keep perennial weeds (those that come from roots or tubers) under control and don't allow annual weeds to set seeds the problem soon goes away.

If you aren't an organic gardener, or the weeds are just completely out of control, try pre-emergents in your shrub beds. These are chemicals that prevent weeds germinating from seed. No, they don't control nut grass, Bermuda or bindweed morning glory but 95% of the weed problems are those pesky annual weeds. Spurge, annual bluegrass, chickweed, wild oats are just a few of the weeds that can be controlled.

Our recommendations usually include Amaze (A combination granule that works on a broad range of weeds). The other is Surflan (A spray material that is our best contro)l. Surflan works for 4-6 months depending on soil texture and application rate. Two to three applications a year can stop hours spent in the sun weeding.

In any cased come in and talk to one of our weed control experts for the best advice to keep your cool this summer.