During the period of growing vegetables in the garden, gardeners are forced to deal with weeds. On an area with a lot of weed there cannot be a good harvest. After all, they also require sun, water and nutrients. Therefore, the more weeds, the fewer useful elements the cultivated plants receive. Methods for controlling “green pests” of different types differ. This article is devoted to ways to rid an area of birch weed.
This is what people call field bindweed, which can fill a large area in a matter of days. Birch belongs to the category of perennial climbing plants, growing very quickly and difficult to remove.
Biological characteristics of the plant
Birch weed is quite a beautiful plant. When bindweed grows on the edge of a forest, it gives it a special charm.
But in the garden you need to get rid of it immediately. It is not very easy to remove a birch tree from the garden. The thing is that the roots of this plant penetrate deep into the ground and have a good supply of proteins and carbohydrates. They grow up to 1.5-2 meters in length, which reduces the desire of summer residents to get rid of a birch tree in one weeding to nothing.
The slightest damage to the root system stimulates the growth of new cuttings.It is not possible to destroy a weed at once; rhythmic, careful and high-quality actions are needed.
What is the control of root weeds, which include birch? How to get rid of a beautiful but unnecessary neighbor in your garden beds? For such species, the “depletion” method turns out to be very effective. The leaf mass is cut off as soon as it appears above the ground. Fighting the birch weed by removing the roots is very ineffective. And by cutting off shoots regularly, you deplete the root system of the climbing weed. When a sprout sprouts, it feeds on the reserves accumulated in the roots. With regular removal of shoots, they will germinate again and again, reducing these reserves.
If you skip this period, then with the help of leaves the plant will replenish its reserves and recover. Therefore, when a thin sprout appears, it is immediately removed. This can be easily done with a shovel or scoop, or a hoe. Everyone chooses a birch control tool to their liking.
It is necessary to remove all weeds on the site. If you leave even one bindweed, the work will be useless, and next summer you will have to start all over again. Birch trees should not be allowed to curl around any plants, so remove the plant not only in the beds, but in any corner of the dacha.
The only reliable way to get rid of weedy birch is a comprehensive, constant struggle.
Methods for freeing an area from loaches
How to fight bindweed to achieve maximum effect? A weed can be removed from a site in several ways:
Remove sprouts. This method was mentioned above. The main thing is not to miss the moment the leaves appear.
Do not allow seeds to ripen. Reproduction of bindweed occurs by seeds and branches of roots. If you allow the seeds to ripen, it will be very difficult to combat the spread of weeds. Cut off the above-ground part of the birch tree regularly, without affecting its roots. In this case, you will not allow the seeds to ripen and will result in depletion of the roots.
Carry out autumn digging of the garden. It is better to do this with a pitchfork. Using a shovel, you can easily chop the roots into small pieces, from which a new birch tree will grow. When digging, carefully select all visible pieces of roots to maximize clear the area.
Soil cultivation. After harvesting, treat the area with weed control to prevent new growth of creeping weeds. With a large distribution of birch trees, treatment with herbicides is repeated 2-3 times. Otherwise, the strong root system of the weed will cope with the poisons. Use Roundup, Rainbow, Tornado. You can carry out continuous processing or spot processing.
Do not carry out mechanical tillage of the soil until the birch tree is completely defeated. Otherwise, you will allow the weed to easily recover. An adult plant is less susceptible to the effects of drugs, so it is better to treat young birch trees.
Mulching. Before planting seedlings in the ground or during the summer, cover the soil with mulch material.
It can be:
- remnants of roofing felt or construction film;
- special garden covering material;
- black film that does not transmit light;
- cardboard or thick thick fabric.
To plant seedlings, make holes in the material.And if there are no plantings in this area, then spread the mulch in a continuous layer. Without sunlight, the birch tree will die.
Liming. Birch thrives in acidic soils, so lowering the pH level is good for weed control. The addition of wood ash as a fertilizer also works well.
An excellent control option is to use natural competition in nature. How to get rid of birch trees using other plants? Sow green manure or perennial grasses. In the first case, mustard is suitable, in the second - fescue or bluegrass. Densely growing plants inhibit weeds and do not allow pests, which thrive in birch thickets, to multiply.
The methods listed above work in a comprehensive manner. But gardeners consider regular weeding to be the most effective. Not letting you grow weeds, you weaken it and save the area from a formidable weed.
