How to get rid of grass on a garden path

With the paving the garden tracks by a blocking, clinker brick, various kinds of paving slabs and other similar materials there are always intercutric seams that fall asleep with sand. After some time, the grass begins to appear between the tiles, often spoiling the beauty of the drawing tiles and even in some cases contributing to unsafe movement, so it is necessary to get rid of the grass with all sorts of methods when it first appears on the site, be it a walkway or bed.

Where do weeds come from?

In principle, weeds are considered all plants that have grown without the direct participation of the site's owner, and in the wrong place for them.

The reasons contributing to the appearance of weeds:

• wind, spreading seeds in fairly extensive territories;

• birds, the litter of which includes a significant part of the seed;

• people carrying weed seeds on the sole of shoes;

• organic fertilizers used to feed cultivated plants are also rich in weed grass seeds.

Thus, get rid of the grass forever will not work. However, with emerging again weeds, it is better to start the struggle right away until they flooded the entire area. In this regard, the fight against weeds on the garden path must be carried out simultaneously with the destruction of unnecessary vegetation on the entire site.

The dependence of weeds from soil acidity

Each type of seeds corresponds to certain acidity of the soil required for germination and further existence. Seeds, hitting the Wednesday favorable for them, start germinate over time. At the same time, the other category of seed is transferred further either remains in the soil, waiting for the change to a more suitable level of acidity.

In this regard, on the growing weeds, it is easy to determine the type of soil:

• the strongly illuminated or acidic medium is ideal for the spread of the horsetail of the field, plantain, the buttercare, the grip of rough, etc.;

• the weakly acidic and neutral soil is ideal for the loft, a field of field, shepherd bags, crawling, clover, coolant, coolant, tolokany, etc.;

• the weakly alkaline medium is suitable for Drema White, Mac, etc.;

• alkaline soil contributes to the rapid growth of nettle, wormwood bitter, swans, coarse, alfalfa, etc.

For a more reliable determination of the degree of soil acidity, you can use the people's method:

• take 6-7 sheets of currant;
• boil distilled water;
• pour leaves and cool;
• eat out a depth of 10-15 cm in a plot where acidity is required;
• lower the soil lump taken from the bottom of the unscrewed pits, into the cold solution;
• trace the color of the coloring of the solution.

The resulting hue corresponds to a certain level of acidity:

1. Green color - neutral soil.
2. Blue tint - weakness soil.
3. Red color is a high level of acidity.

If the soil corresponds to the acidic environment, along with the immediate start of the weed fighting, it is worth taking deoxidation to a neutral composition, since it is precisely acidic soil that becomes difficult to derive weeds with a developed root system and high resistance to most chemicals. In addition, the acidic soil becomes the root cause of a bad harvest.

Means for the deoxidation of the soil

Increase Plot yields and partially rid of grass inherent in an acid medium, it is possible by adjusting the soil until neutral. To do this, use the following tools:

• slaked lime;

• dolomite flour;

• crushed chalk;

• wood ash;

• peat ash.

To avoid harming the cultural fit, deoxidation is best done in the fall after harvest or in early spring. In this case, any of the funds is embedded in the soil to a depth of 15-20 cm. The dose of application of a composition depends on the level of soil acidity. On the garden path seams just sprinkle a small amount of borax or salt, which after the rain penetrates deep into the tile seam structure. At the end of 1-2 years, the soil will become a neutral composition.

Methods of dealing with weeds

Along with bringing the soil to a neutral structure, get rid of the grass on the site will use one of the following methods.

mechanical method

Rather laborious but necessary process comprising:

• digging the soil - is carried out with a shovel or a pitchfork in the late autumn or early spring. However, use of fork when digging a more preferred embodiment, since the roots are cut at a depth not, as in the case of using a shovel. In operation, all roots are collected in one container and incinerated after digging that prevents new weeds by micropropagation.

• Implementation periodic weeding manually or hoe occurs as the growth of grass. Main -Removes weeds before the seeds ripen, preventing further occurrence of weeds. At the same time weeding wet earth produces better results because the small roots are completely removed from the land. In plants with developed root system it manages to capture the root deeper, thereby undermining its immunity to the rapid germination. Removal of roots by weeding gradually weakens weeds and negates the chance for subsequent germination of new shoots.

• Hilling, loosening allows you to delete the newly sprouted weeds, bury brought seeds, preventing them shoot.

The biological method

This method is mulching the soil, ie, covering desired ground surface breathable or preventing oxygen entry materials.

The use of sawdust, straw, compost contributes to the soil in the soil of moisture, regulating the temperature of the earth near plants, enriching nutrients, as well as the control of the acidity of the soil, although many weeds are able to break through even through a layer of mulching 10-15 cm.

The shelter of the soil by burlap, black film or newspapers prevents access to the soil to the soil, creating a "greenhouse" effect, in which almost all weeds and their roots die.

Unconventional methods

Before making the solution to the use of herbicides of various actions, you can use folk remedies for the presence of interfering grass. The most common are:

1. Heat treatment. Most plants dies when watering them with steep boiling water.
2. Treatment with acetic essence is to apply vinegar to the leaves of the plant with a brush.
3. Alcoholic processing. Mix ethyl alcohol and conventional water, observing the 1:10 ratio. You can spray plants throughout the year.

Chemical method

The essence of the method is to spray malicious plants with chemicals using the following processing methods:

• Election action, for example, Lontrel-300D, Etisso Rasen Vital UF, affect certain types of plants. Herbicides, accidentally hitting cultivated plants, decompose to non-toxic compounds, excluding a negative effect on the useful vegetation.

• Solid action, for example, Roundap, Tornado, Hurricane Forte, destroy all plants that have fallen into the processing zone by herbicides. In this regard, the chemical preparations of continuous effects are used in places devoid of cultural plantings, and depend on the type of plant.

The principle of destruction of undesirable vegetation by herbicides is as follows:

1. The chemistry falling on the leaves on the leaves is moving along the root stalk.
2. After 1-1.5 weeks, the leaves of weary grass begins to yellow.
3. During the month, the plant dies completely.

However, when processing herbicides, to achieve a positive result, it is worth considering some features:

1. 3 weeks before treatment, plants should not be subjected to any other way to destroy weeds.
2. The weather should be clear, windless, while the leaves of the necessary plants need to be slightly moistened or carry out an operation after the rain.

However, chemical preparations should be used with great care, since the poison, destroying the weed, in small quantities it still falls into the soil, killing useful bacteria.

Thus, choosing one or another method of destroying the unwanted form of plants, it is worth learn some biological properties of this weed.

Methods for the destruction of certain types of annoying plants

Mocrica

Many are enough for their heads when several shoots of the Moccar Grass appear: how to get rid of? This is not surprising, because the process of ripening seeds occurs in just 1.5 months, having time to give several generations for relatively warm season, with one such plant can throw up to 2500 seeds. In addition, wet seeds are quite resistant to harsh winters, so the first grass shoots appear with warming. In addition to seeds, the phriches easily multiplied by the nodes located on the stem.

Murdrage measures:

1. Conduct the deoxidation of the soil to neutral composition, since the wet is needed an acidic medium.
2. To minimize the humidity of the foundation of the rochemonic, as it loves a very moistened soil, and too dry medium contributes to the destruction of the weed.
3. Timely weeding, preventing ripening seeds.
4. The destruction of the execution of the weed by burning outside the site.

However, the seeds of the wets are perfectly stored in the ground for 25-30 years, therefore, if there are conditions conducive to its growth, annoying herbs again wipes the plot.

Birch

Similar to Mokritsa, a stormy reaction from the owner of a private site causes the proceeding shoots of birch trees: how to get rid of? Unlike the wet, the optimal place of birch growth is dry, weakly acidic soil. A large advantage of the adaptability of this plant to various weather conditions is the location of the roots at a depth of 3 m. When destroying the top of the binding, new kidneys are formed on the roots, thanks to which the weed starts germinate again.

Birch control measures:

1. The use of deoxidizing the soil of compositions.
2. Pumping with the highest possible removal of roots.
3. Periodic canopy, contributing to the gradual depletion of the root system of the weed.
4. With the damage to the birch of a large plot of land, you can sow the seeds of mustard and weeds will disappear over time.

The destruction of birch trees, like any weed, is a temporary phenomenon. When a birch seed seed on the territory, coincided with the soil favorable for their existence, it will again appear and will have to start the struggle.

Lawn grass

Compared to the birch, the mocities get rid of the lawn grass is much easier, since the root system of this herb is developed quite weak. In addition, the lawn grass requires a weakly acidic, moistage soil, so a gentle grass without a periodic irrigation over time herself will die.

Measures for the eradication of lawn grass:

1. Creating an alkaline soil composition.
2. Mulching by black film shelter.

Moss

On many garden paths, Moss is quite often found. The walkway covered with moss has an inesthetical, low-rotor view. In addition, on such a track it is easy to slip away, especially in wet weather.

The reasons contributing to the formation of moss:

1. Bad drainage.
2. Shadow.
3. Permanent finding in conditions of high humidity.

Measures of struggle:

1. Processing of the area with a solution of cutlery diluted with water 1: 1.
2. Improved soil drainage.
3. If possible, provide access to ultraviolet rays, for example, cutting the branches of trees.

If you cannot eliminate the causes of the adhering of moss, then with any processing method, it will appear again, so in the landscaping of the paths should initially take care of the good illumination of the selected place for the path.

Thus, it is quite difficult to get an unequivocal answer to the question: seatingman of the wearing grass in the garden, how to get rid of? The manifold of traditional methods of combating various kinds of weeds, along with popular recipes, opens up ample opportunities for own experiments. However, any weeds, with a favorable coincidence, the conditions of existence will again wipe the land-suitable block for him, so you should always be prepared for a re-fighting with unnecessary vegetation.