Gardeners across the UK are gearing up to prepare their lawns for the summer. However, one thing could hamper the health of the gardens—weeds.
A weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted. Plants commonly referred to as weeds may have benefits for wildlife, but you may not want them growing in certain areas, or any part, of your garden. Experts from MyJobQuote.co.uk have suggested a perfect way to spot-treat weeds and moss without even damaging the garden.
The experts said: “Weeds such as dandelions, daisies, and buttercups, as well as moss, are commonly found on UK lawns. They can affect your lawn’s greenness because they are often not vibrant shades of green themselves, hindering grass growth and reducing its resources.
“Whilst it may be a time-consuming process, pulling out weeds by hand is usually the safest method to avoid damaging your grass – just make sure that you pull them out from the root to prevent regrowth.
“Many autumn lawn feeds come with a built-in moss killer, and moss can then be raked away gently around 2 weeks after application.”
The technique is even suggested by The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), as they list the ways to remove weeds from the garden.
They said: “Use a hand fork or specialist weeding tool to dig out individual weeds.
“There are many different weeding tools on the market, including those that can be used from a standing position and those like ‘dandelion weeders’ that are designed for weeds with long taproots. Re-seed or lay turf in spring or autumn to repair resulting bare patches.”
Another way includes tackling the patches of weed growth. They said: “If part of your lawn is especially weedy, use a sharp spade to cut out and lift turf from the area.
“Remove weed roots, lightly fork over the soil, rake it level, then tread it down and lay fresh turf. This is a good option where you have creeping weeds like clover that grow through grass and are difficult to remove by hand.”
