Vegetable Gardening Weed Update Weed Update Soil health is truly the key to controlling weeds in your yard. If your lawn is healthy and thick and your beds well mulched, weeds will not have a place to grow.
Most weeds grow in unhealthy soil.
Old time farmers identified soil problems by the weeds that preferred to grow in that area and amended the soil accordingly. Use organic controls until your soil health improves. Corn gluten meal is an effective organic weed control for broad leaf weeds and it also feeds the soil. Fall and spring applications are best. The application rate for corn gluten meal should be at least 20 lbs.