How To Kill Weeds Naturally - My Best Organic Weed Control Tips

[marynunn]

Just now found your channel. Very informative and helpful. Am in SW NC. with a 2K sqft veggie garden. My biggest “weed” has been bermudagrass. Fought it for years without any success. In fact, the more I fought it the more it thrived. This year decided instead to use it as a living solar collector that puts carbon in the soil, retains moisture, breaks up compaction and feeds soil microbes. I let it get tall then mow it short once a month to promote new root development. So far, haven’t seen a huge improvement in produce or soil health but it sure is a whole lot less work. This fall as it starts to go dormant, will broadcast cereal rye, crimson clover, hairy vetch combo as cover crop. When it frost kills in Nov/Dec covering garden with all my yard leaves and 4” layer of spent hay. Thinking between the leaves hay and clover the C:N ratio s/b about right. Thoughts anyone?

[leastoftheapostolicfaith]

I'm with you toe to toe. Weeds are soil fixers! One other thing you can do to kill weeds (or any plant for that matter) is to put cardboard box or a thick black tarp that heats up the ground underneath and blocks out all sunlight. It takes a couple months but it can be used to kill small or large areas passively but effectively.
But again, if I'm not pulling it up, I'm leaving it!

[davidosbiston]

Nettles that have taken over my growing patch when I couldnt garden for a year. Dense roots systems

[muchlightandlove]

Good information. Edible weeds are really mineral, vitamin dense foods. Much like a super food to help us during detox times, which is Spring and Fall, so it makes sense they grow during the time we should forage on them. My neighbors would flip-up if I left all of them, though. What about Bermuda lawn with weeds? What do you use for your lawn? Thank you so much.

[skaismith]

We have an organic garden (1/2 an acre) and are run over by mostly Dandelion Weeds so we went completely raised bed status and make Dandelion Salads, the flowers and greens are good for you. Any weeds that end up growing in the raised beds are PULLED out almost daily during the warmer weather, that's all we can do. We are just OVER run by way too many weeds, smh :-)

[drlynnschriner]

I was severely poisoned by Round-up and Plateau combination. To the point of near death. We moved away, way out to a small town on the Colorado Prairie. We had hoped to work a small business in a town of less than 200. Only to find that they spray here too! Help! We are trying to find something that will kill weeds but NOT the flowers. I am desperate for easy help for lazy gardeners in the area who won't do anything but use a chemical if its too hard the other way
Thank you so much

[KathyHagle]

This is a very good video for me, I am dealing with an infestation of spurge. How can I fight it, also I am noticing an nitrogen lack in my soil. How can I build it up to better levels in my soil.  

[RedShadow]

We have been struggling with bindweed for years

[jdolew]

coltsfoot is really nasty in our community garden - I've seen that it's an herb in some cultures but for us.. it's a weed. Any hints for that weed? The underground rhisome network is really invasive.

[judahbelle]

i have trouble with nut grass and crab grass type stuff here in south alabama, they try to take over the garden!

[gardeningtipswithphil]

Very true about weeds being a soil restorer and plants do need nitrogen.

[kenfarley]

Pennywort aka dollar weed. Wow this stuff is tenacious. I like your clips. Good info and entertaining.

[maryjaneberman]

Grass is taking over my, ahem, grass garden., little joke there.... It's the long runner kind that tries to take over everything here in South/Central Texas. Any ideas?!

[josanders]

What about weeds like wild strawberry’s and nut sedge?

[robrichards]

Awesome! I'm so glad I found your page! Thank you! Going to check out your free course too

[CatIsle]

Thank you very much for your insight. Will try to improve the soil.

[gabischimmer]

How do I get rid of a big branch/deep root of marshmallow weed?

[sarahjones]

Bind weed is choking my fuschia tree and started on everything else in the garden, keep pulling it out but otherwise HELP!

[TheMattabolism]

I understand some weeds are nitrogen fixers and actually help my lawn, but I'm just really curious to know what I should aim for in order to one day have an overall lush weed free lawn.

[WebOfEvidence]

Great video and ideas. I heard a recent talk by Jeffrey Smith regarding how harmful glyphosate is, both to the environment and to health. It seems crazy to use something like glyphosate when these alternatives are available. Well done!