Early Weeding

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A weed, by definition is any plant growing out of place. In the case of gardens, a weed is a plant growing where it is unwanted or interferes with more desirable plants. • Weeds in the garden compete with desirable plants for limited supplies of space, water, mineral nutrients and sunlight. • They are durable and tenacious on account of their prolific seed production, long-term seed dormancy, and/or vigorous underground reproductive structures, including rhizomes and bulbs. • Weeds are often tolerant of heat, drought, flooding, and can become resistant to herbicides that were formerly effective in their control. • There are other undesirable characteristics of weeds. • They can serve as hosts for insect pests and pathogens. • Weeds increase the likelihood of disease because they can serve as an overwintering host when your desirable garden plants are dormant. • They provide cover or food for vertebrate pests, especially rodents. • Weed pollens are allergens to many people, contributing to hay fever allergies, and some weed foliage cause contact skin dermatitis in sensitive people. • The goal in a home garden weed management program is to select the most effective control practice that is least harmful to people and the environment. • There are many alternatives to chemical weed control methods, starting with identifying the weed, then selecting the most effective control method for that particular weed species. • https://sonomamg.ucanr.edu/Integrated...

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