The most effective weed eradicator known to man is
already in your garage. Or your tool shed. Or in your neighbor’s garage. Or
whatever. It’s your lawn mower…. A convenient option to spending tons of money
on chemical lawn treatments that may or may not work. But are definitely
unsafe.
You see, almost all “weeds” (the name for any plants that grow where we don’t want them to grow),
produces its seeds at a height that’s higher than the blade on your lawn mower
– which is at most 2”. So obviously when you cut your grass, you eliminate weed
seeds (although a few may blow in
from neighboring yards). Cutting grass at least once a week should be sufficient
– a little more often during spring’s growth.
However, if you still want to spend money on
questionably-safe chemicals, go for it. Just ignore any potential damage to
wildlife, pets, birds, small children or existing plants in your yard.
Owen Yost,
in addition to blogging, is a Landscape Architect emeritus from here, who‘s
worked in north Texas for over 30 years.
He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA),
International Society of Landscape Architects, the National BirdFeeding
Society, National Wildlife Federation and the Audubon Society. He was honored
with a Lifetime Achievement award by the Native Plant Society of Texas. His design
office is at northwestern68@yahoo.com
