4 ways to control weeds in your garden this spring before they get out of control
As spring rolls around, we need to put more effort into our gardens. Controlling weeds and bugs now is a great way to protect ...
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Triggering parasitic plant ‘suicide’ to help farmers
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4 ways to control weeds in your garden this spring before they get out of control
What I am referring to is weeds. Here's what you can do to protect your plants. The easiest way to control weeds is to stop them before they start to grow. For this, you need to use pre-emergent ...