Weed control for strawberries is very important for successful results. We recommend preparing your site the year before planting to remove perennial grasses and to reduce weed pressure. Before you plant read our section on Weed Control in our Strawberry Planting Guide and look for valuable gardening tips in Caring for Your Soil.

Managed intensive grazing or mowing is often sufficient to control weeds. Goats or sheep are effective ''mowers'' for weeds like poison ivy, bittersweet, or leafy spurge. At Maple Lawn Farm, our flock of Cotswolds gradually eliminated poison ivy and bittersweet from our pastures, including infestations of bittersweet that completely covered stone walls. Mixed grazing, of sheep and cattle, or even sheep or goats with equines, can do much to control weedy growth.

During the growing season, cultivate regularly around plants, but not more than 3 inches deep, because the root system of raspberries and blackberries is quite shallow. A tool called a scuffle hoe is helpful for this purpose. It is also helpful to mulch plants during the establishment year. Visit our planting guide and Weed Control for Brambles to learn more.

Rid the soil of weeds before you plant your rhubarb and follow our advice on Weeding and Special Considerations for the best results.

To insure a healthy and long life for your asparagus, you should tend to them as explained in our section on Weeding Asparagus.

Absolutely! Most annuals and biennials can be controlled by hand pulling or tillage. Biocontrols (pathogens, insects, herbivores, etc.) are available for several noxious weed species and can be used effectively in some large scale situations to reduce noxious weed populations, contact USDA-APHIS or the weed department for specifics. Competitive vegetation may be introduced or re-introduced to help control noxious weeds.

Milestone provides consistent and dependable control of noxious and invasive broadleaf species, such as musk thistle, Canada thistle, knapweeds, yellow starthistle and tropical soda apple. Field trials have shown that Milestone does so with little or no injury to desirable cool- and warm-season grasses. See the product label for a complete list of weeds controlled.

Answer: To control weeds, you can over-seed your lawn twice a year (early spring & early fall) to help prevent weed growth. Mowing your lawn high (4-inches or more) shades out most weed seeds and prevents them from germinating, while also slowing growth (for less frequent mowing) and strengthening the immune system of the grass. Keeping your grass unstressed by providing proper light, water, and nutrients will produce a crop of very thick turf.

Prevention is always better than cure. If a Sir Walter lawn is kept in a healthy and well fertilised condition, weed eradication is rarely necessary. If in the rare circumstance weed spray is required, we suggest that you first heavily fertilise when weeds are noticed, followed by at least two mowings in a three-week period. This will usually reduce the problem to a minimum. If spraying is still required, there are several herbicides that can be used.

Since the potting mix in The EarthBox is covered, weeds don’t even have a chance to start. There’s never any need to pull weeds or use herbicides.

IMPACT herbicide will provide postemergence control of major broadleaf weeds most common in corn such as velvetleaf, cocklebur, pigweed, waterhemp, lambsquarters and ragweed, including either triazine or ALS resistant biotypes.

A healthy vigorous Canturf lawn is the first line of defense. See our lawn care guide for more information.

Strawberries are not only good to eat, they are also "good for us." They are an especially tasty source of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). In fact, one cup of fresh strawberries provides about 88 milligrams of ascorbic acid, which more than meets the Recommended Daily Dietary allowance of 45 milligrams for the average adult. Vitamin C is well retained when the strawberries are handled carefully. Capping, injuring, cutting, or juicing, however, will reduce the vitamin content.

When planting strawberries, make sure that the middle of the crown, with the roots straight-down, is level with the top of the soil. Please refer to the diagram in our Strawberry Planting and Culturing Guide for correct depth and complete strawberry planting information. Additional information for planting and maintaining a healthy crop can be found in Caring for Your Soil and Protecting Your Crop.