What plants clog weeds: a small selection of green helpers for the summer resident
Owners of private plots know how tenacious and arrogant weeds can be. They grow everywhere: in the garden, in the garden, lawn and flower beds, drowning out useful plantings and giving a neglected look. Weed control is time-consuming and disheartening with its monotony. However, hoeing and hand-weeding are not the only methods of getting rid of unwanted vegetation. Knowing which plants clog the weeds, you can create conditions from the very beginning in which the latter simply cannot survive. There are many crops with fast growth and planting density. Some of them grow in a short time and cover the ground with a solid carpet. Even if weed seeds get on it, they simply will not be able to germinate, because they will not reach the soil through the thick cover. Other crops themselves take up a lot of space, displacing neighboring weeds in the struggle for the sun.
Depending on where such green helpers grow, every gardener and gardener can pick up a useful plant for himself. Today we'll talk about crops that will clog the weeds in the garden (flower beds), vegetable garden and lawn.
Beautiful "aggressors" for the garden and flower beds
There are many plants that easily conquer territory and displace not only weeds, but other crops as well. At the same time, they remain a beautiful decoration of the garden, which allows you to create original flower beds. Another advantage of these colors is minimal maintenance. Most of them are unpretentious to growing conditions and are actively growing.
Such aggressor flowers look very beautiful:
- The sedum is caustic. A groundcover that can grow in poor soils. Quickly covers the flowerbed with a thick carpet, spreading beyond its limits. From the second year it blooms with small yellow inflorescences.
- Host. It can grow both in the sun and in the shade. With dense plantings, not a single weed grows under the bushes.
- Dicenter. Lush bushes grow quickly and bloom in an original way.
- Runny variegated... It grows everywhere and quickly suppresses all neighbors.
- Periwinkle. Nothing will sprout through its thick dark green carpet, and lilac flowers will decorate the garden until autumn.
What plants clog the weeds on the lawn?
To create lawns, it is better to choose a grass that is characterized by the rapid growth of not only the aerial part, but also the root system. Then it will cover the ground with a thick carpet and drown out the weeds. And the tightly intertwined roots will not leave unwanted guests a chance to germinate seeds and root. Weeds will not be able to make their way to the sun through a dense lawn, which means they will not be able to survive.
The following lawn grasses have similar qualities:
- Meadow bluegrass. A plant from the family of cereals with vertically growing bright green leaves. It begins to develop after the snow has parted, quickly covering the lawn with a thick grass cover. Not afraid of frost, tolerates winter well, not demanding on the composition of the soil, does not get sick. Regular haircut speeds up growth. Some species can live up to 10 years.
- Red fescue. Frost and drought resistant grass that can grow in a shady place and on any soil. Stems are high, up to 60 cm, but form an even carpet. Creeping rhizomes deepen 20 cm or more into the ground, preventing weeds from germinating.
- Microclover. A low-growing dwarf plant with small leaves. It grows slowly but surely displaces all neighbors in any climate.
Useful Plants to Help Fight Weeds in Your Garden
Siderata will help to remove weeds from the beds, and at the same time fertilize them. These crops, due to their rapid growth, will clog the rest of the plants. Embedded in the soil, they serve as an excellent organic fertilizer, increasing yields.
Siderata can be sown over the entire plot before winter, after harvesting, or partially, on unused beds. The main thing is to put them into the soil in time, preventing the setting of seeds. Then the stems become rough, which means that they will decompose longer.
Such siderates clog weeds well:
- Oil radish... A tall annual plant that can even breed wheatgrass. Shade, cold and soil composition are not important to her.
- White mustard. It "drives out" not only weeds, but pests and fungal bacteria.
- Lupine. The roots are able to penetrate to a depth of 2 m, inhibiting the growth of other plants.
I learned more about siderates. But for some reason the host "burns out" in the sun. What needs to be done for this
I also noticed that my hosta is on fire in the sun - I have to water it often. True, a flowerbed on the street, not protected, in a windy area. But with my mother, she also grows in the sun, but the place is quiet, on one side there is a house, on the other - a dense fence. The bushes grow lush, spreading over the summer, not like mine. Maybe this is the case? I just transplanted my host from the street into the yard in the fall - it's more comfortable here, the flowers should like it. Try it yourself.
Very relevant information! Thank you for an interesting and useful selection of green helpers for giving !!
Solidago (canadian goldenrod) is prohibited in Belarus as a hogweed, precisely because the aggressor is more dangerous than hogweed, captures territories, spreading far beyond the site, littering forest lands, there are not like plants, even mushrooms do not grow after that! And this is even in nature reserves, and it is even more difficult and more difficult to clean the soil from it than from the cow parsnip.