Soil solarization offers a sustainable, chemical-free approach to pest management and soil health improvement.

Weeds are the bane of gardeners’ lives and are especially a problem on any bare areas of soil, such as veg beds, left empty over winter. Weed membranes -sometimes sold as weed control fabric - act by ...

or a thick black plastic sheet. Ensure that the covering is secured in place to prevent it from blowing away. Leave the covering in place for several weeks or months to suffocate the weeds. Remove the ...

In forests, invasive weeds are especially problematic, as they can choke out native flora, alter soil chemistry, and impact water cycles. Effective weed control is essential for maintaining forest ...

USDA awards scientists $1 million to investigate anaerobic soil disinfestation to support transitioning from conventional to ...

Y Sanatombi Devi, M Sumarjit Singh, Priyaka Irungbam and Y Bebila ChanuWeed are no strangers to man. They have been there ever since man started to cultivate crops about 10,000 BC and undoubtedly ...

2024 was a challenging season for weed control. Severe weather caused application delays across the Corn Belt, making an already difficult job even tougher. Luckily, a new solution is available to ...

Are you tired of having to crouch down in the dirt to pull those pesky weeds from your grass? Without the proper gardening ...

followed by irrigation to saturation and soil cover with impermeable plastic.” Soil saturation enhances the decomposition of ...

University of Florida researchers are designing a machine that can surgically eliminate weeds in tomato and pepper crops.

It is safe for the ecosystem of your yard and in fact, this weed barrier is approved for most government weed control applications. This is also considered an economical ... Weed barriers can be made ...

Lastly, organic mulch can modify the soil environment as a method of weed control. Organic mulching cools the overall temperature of the soil, which prevents some weed seeds that thrive on heat from ...