For many homeowners, weeding feels like an overwhelming chore. It can be hard to tell the difference between a weed and a plant, and it seems that the weeds you pull grow back the very next week. Here is a helpful list of some of the most common weed culprits (complete with photos) so you don’t have to procrastinate tiding up your flower beds. We’ve also provided some things you can do to help keep the weeds at bay, while simultaneously keeping in moisture:
Fill your beds with perennials, annuals, and shrubs to have fewer places for weed seeds to take root. Adding perennials with thick foliage mean less watering you’ll have to do.
After weeding, add a THICK layer (2-3 inches) of fertile mulch to help suppress new growth and hold the moisture in.
Don’t stir/rake up your mulch once you lay it. Just pluck out any weeds that may grow through and keep any top layer weed seeds from taking root in the soil.