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Weeding The Green Way

Are You Weeding The Green Way

With the growing concern over the environmental issues related to toxic chemicals polluting our ground water, weeding the green way makes good sense.  Keeping harmful toxins out of your yard, out of your house and out of your life will improve your health, better our earth and save money.  It's a win-win-win situation so let's get started.

The best way to get rid of weeds is to roll up the sleeves and get a little dirty.  Pull the weeds by hand and toss them to the compost heap.  As your water harvesting improves and as your organic gardening takes shape you will find your soil is always moist and ripe for the picking.  Weeds pull out of rich, fertile, soil with little to no effort.  Keep in mind that while, yes, this takes some effort, it is good for you at the same time.  There is nothing wrong with giving up a little sweat on a warm day.  This practice will keep you in better shape, keep you away from the TV and allow you to become one with your yard and garden.

Another useful tip for weeding the green way is using boiling water.  The next time you have hot water left over from tea, or from cooking, find a good weed and let them have it.  Instead of pouring water down the drain, the next time you make pasta or corn on the cob, use the water in your garden.  Use it hot to kill weeds or allow it to cool and water your crops.

Another method for green weeding is to just knock them down with a weed eater or your lawn mower.  In many cases the weeds are not hurting a thing and just need cut down.  They are producing oxygen, so it's not a terrible thing to keep them around.

When the weeds are in your lawn it is possible to keep them out by concentrating on a good hardy growth of grass or ground cover.  Many types of vegetation, when grown in fertile soil, will smother the weeds and they will no longer be a problem.  To do this the green way it's best to make your own compost and use plants that are known to thrive in your climate zone.  A trip to the local nursery may help choose the best grass or ground cover.

Weeding the green way is just a matter of being smarter than the weeds and not being afraid to get a little dirty.  That's a lot better than spraying toxic chemicals all over your yard where your kids play and the neighbors breath the air and drink the water you all share.

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