To weed in an ecological way, one must avoid the use of chemical products that kill the ecosystem in the soil, and equip oneself with efficient and solid tools. Purchasing weed removal tools is economical because once purchased, these tools can be used for life (or almost).
There are several types of weed control tools and they should be used depending on where you want to weed. To do this, you need to know about each tool to choose the right one!
Weeding the base of your trees and shrubs
It is important to remove weeds from the base of trees and shrubs because when watering, water and minerals can be absorbed by the weeds. This will make watering less efficient and avoid overwatering and wasting water.
In addition, in order to avoid the appearance of tree diseases, weeding will allow the soil to dry more quickly after watering.
The scrapers or draw hoes can be used to remove weeds around the trunks of trees or shrubs.
Weeding your vegetable garden
As with trees and shrubs, it is important to remove weeds from the vegetable garden as they may consume water and nutrients for the vegetable garden plants.
To weed the garden, it is best to use a hoe or a cultivator. The hoe will be more suitable for removing weeds with small roots while the cultivator can be used for weeds with thicker and longer roots. To be on the safe side, you can use a cultivator with 3 tines and a weeder part.
Weeding your lawn
For lawns, you will usually find moss that prevents the planting from absorbing water properly. To avoid this, you can use a scarifying rake which will cut the surface layer of the lawn and allow the soil to be aerated.
In addition, to weed the lawn, simply mow the lawn to cut the weed stems. For a more targeted action, weed removal can be done with a daisy weeder.
