Horticulture/Weeds

Weeds are among the most frustrating elements of a gardener's life. Often defined simply as "a plant that's growing where you don't want it", weeds cause problems for gardens by demanding nutrients and water, and blocking out light for wanted plants.

Techniques

 * ../Mowing for Weed Control/
 * ../Pulling Weeds/
 * ../Maintenance Cultivation/
 * ../Mulching/
 * ../Herbicides/
 * ../Organic Weed Management/

Management of particular weeds
See /Weeds for pages about particular weeds.

Terms

 * Cultivation
 * Pre-emergent
 * Mulch
 * ../Seed Banking/
 * Barriers
 * Control
 * Management
 * Green Mulch
 * Ground Cover