Saturday, March 1, 2008

WEED MANAGEMENT

It's a challenge....
How's it been handled?
Practical situations...
Things to consider
Options....

  • Organic Herbicides (click on the ad-link below) ... i just found it. Its basically Acetic acid that disrupts the physiological processes of plant metabolism.
  • Found it ... pull it
  • Hygienic practices .... clean vehicles, animals, vigilant monitoring, screen seeds used, and many you could think of.
  • Integrate animals.... Goats (selective), geese, fish, etc. they feed on weeds. Use smartly.
  • Plant based-plastic mulch
  • Hay mulch - wheat, Cereal rye, sudan sorghum, etc.
  • Cotton jin trash mulch.... make sure its free from harmful chemicals, & then compost it.
  • Weeding Party... have friends, guests, kids play & pull weeds. Have fun.
  • Battery operated weed eater, mower etc... Hmm make sure electricity isn't coming from Coal !!!
  • High density planting
  • Use Cover crops : choose appropriately depending on the problem of your soil/location etc.
    • weedy location
    • compacted soil
    • hard pan
    • loose sandy soil
    • poor soil
    • slope land
    • erosion issue


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