Too much fertilizer
There’s no need to fertilize your garden if your plants are doing
fine. Also try and and avoid using too much of the “vitamin
water spray” for plants. Once a month will do. Tilling and
aerating gardens can also stimulate buried weed seeds and
wake them up to germination. There really is no need to spend
the money or time on aerating, grass knows what it’s doing.
Garden too bare
It could be that you have too many empty spaces in your
garden, allowing for sun and rain to feed sleepy weeds. Many
plants will grow well if spaced half the recommended distance.
Nature works in wonderful ways, and there’s nothing it likes
more than a bare spot to grow “something” on. A good
alternative is also to plant a shallow spreading ground cover
or fill with a small amount of natural mulch. Which brings
us to the next point:
Too much mulch
Applying a thick layer of mulch can keep plants from spreading
out and growing, and it can also overheat soil, causing water
to be trapped and mould to grow quickly. Using less mulch
will decrease the habitat for weed growth.
Bad landscape fabric
Using this cloth as a barrier doesn’t always work well to prevent
weeds from popping up. There is also too much of it for sale
at dollar stores, and the quality is not always good, as many
weeds have strong roots that will punch through it. If there’s
an area in your garden that you want to “just cover” so weeds
won’t have a chance, use newspaper layers instead. This method
is called “lasagna gardening” and it’s very effective: Simply
cover with a few sheets of newspaper, wet so they will stay in
place, and then add a layer of soil or mulch.•
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