Environmentally Safe Ways to Remove Weeds:

There is a lot of concern about herbicides and what they are doing to our environment. Large amounts of chemicals leech into our grounder polluting our er supply. Cancers and strange diseases with no apparent cause are being linked to chemicals and pollutants in our environment. So how do we control those pesky we in our perfectly manicured landscapes? I will outline several different ways to eradicate we without polluting our environment.

The first and probably the simplest of , is to roll up r sleeves, get down on r knees, and pull the we out! I know this seems counterintuitive in an age when we are accustomed to instantaneous and easy ways of doing things. When we have to do is spray some highly-toxic chemical on a plant and it seemingly evaporates in less that a day! But back in the day, people used to buy tools like a hoe, or dandelion pullers to actuy exert physical work to remove we. I prefer this method as it actuy feels good to get back to our natural instincts and commune with our surroundings. Sweating in the hot sun and doing physical labor is good for the mind, body, and spirit, and with this technique, we can actuy eliminate we!

A tip for pulling we is to give the weed bed a good ering the night before. With the ground thoroughly soaked, the soil will be softened and will yield the entire weed plant, root and .

The second method is equy effective but it is more difficult to isolate a single weed in a bed of desirable plants. Simply pour hot, boiling er over the weed. The hot er will kill the weed. The next time make a pot of tea and have some er left over, pour it on the we. How about pasta er? Or corn on the cob? Plenty of boiling er left over there! While the corn is cooking or the pasta simmering, take a quick walk outside to see what we need to go. That way can quickly locate them with r hot pot of er.

And lastly, can use a string trimmer or lawn mower and just mow them down. Sure, they will grow back up but just keep whacking them down. They are green and produce lots of oxygen for r environment, and mowed down low, who would ever suspect that have a lawn full of we. My lawn is full of clover and violets. Mowed down low, it looks like a beautiful lawn. However, I am the envy of the neighborhood every Spring when my lawn is covered with white and purple flowers during the month of April.

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