Additionally, some herbicides can harm your landscaping plants if you don’t apply them correctly.
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Always wearthick gardening gloveswhen you pull weeds.
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Certain weeds contain thistles, which can make pulling them a painful experience if you go gloveless.
He goes on to citepoison ivyas a good example.
Palmer says the best time to pull weeds is after a good rain.
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“Dont waste all that good dirt,” Palmer says.
Palmer notes that mature pulled weeds can go to seed and spread.
To prevent this, he recommends putting them in a bucket as you pull them to contain any seeds.
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Then, dispose of them in your trash or at your city’s yard waste plant.
Palmer says to fill the void with fresh soil and mix in some grass seed if needed.
Planting new grass seed fills in the bare spots of your lawn that are susceptible to weeds.
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“Making sure your lawn is thick and healthy can do wonders for preventing weeds,” Palmer says.
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