Safe and Natural Weed Control – Show Notes

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Safe and natural weed control for weed problems

• Why we hate weeds

  • Desire for order
  • Ugly plants
  • Wrong plant, wrong place

• Why conventional options are bad

  • Unsafe – kids, pets, you
  • Kills pollinators
  • Broader environmental impact
    • Leaves your property

• What to do

  • Are you committed to safety of family, environment?

• Short term – natural way to kill weeds

  • Organic & natural weed killer
  • Remove them (ugh)
  • Embrace them
    • Learn about them
    • Learn why they’re there
    • Focus on the long term fix
    • Thank them for teaching you

• Mid term – natural way to kill weeds

  • Mulch beds thicker
  • Lawn
    • Aerate if compacted in fall
    • Dethatch if needed in fall
    • Feed with top dressing of sifted compost
    • Overseed after interventions

• Long term – natural way to kill weeds

  • Reduce lawn area
  • Improve soil
  • Create low maintenance beds

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