are highly reproductive; they produce thousands of seeds per plant. The seeds are small and weightless enough to be blown by the wind over short distances and can sometimes survive for decades in the soil. You can’ t change the characteristics that make a weed a weed. But understanding those characteristics can help you get the upper hand in your own lawn or garden. Whether you decide to pull, hoe, and mulch or treat problem weeds with an herbicide, it’ s completely your choice before these‘ virtue less’ get established.