First, break up the top 4 to 8 inches of soil in your garden beds, rake it flat, and cover the soil.
If you have time (6 to 8 weeks BEFORE planting seeds), cover a weedy patch with landscape fabric, black plastic, or an old carpet. Read grass seed labels to make sure they don’t contain other crop seed. Ask for weed-free mulch, manure, compost, and soil. Be careful when buying materials from garden centers. Mow your lawn regularly to keep lawn weeds from producing seed. Clean your gardening tools when you move from one area of the garden to another to avoid spreading weed seeds. Do not leave pulled weeds on the surface, either discard in the trash. Weeds are easily to remove when the ground is moist, such as the day after fresh rainfall. Be careful to keep your digging shallow so that you don’t bring new weed seeds to the surface. When weeds are young, just pull them out or cut them off below the soil line. Get used to inspecting your garden daily. Some weeds produce tens of thousands of seeds from a single plant, multiplying your weed control problems for years to come. The #1 rule with weeds is never let ‘em seed! Weed early, when the weeds are young. For a healthy yard, you must address the cause. Herbicides are an obvious and quick fix, but will not keep your weed problem from recurring year after year. Find out what weeds can tell you about your soil! 10 Ways to Prevent Weeds Before They Become a Problem 
Weeds are also indicators of your soil’s health-or lack thereof. Many weeds stabilize the soil and add organic matter. Some are edible to humans and provide habitat and food for wildlife, too. Classic examples are Kudzu and English Ivy. Invasive Weed: Weeds that are non-native invaders and therefore lack natural competitors or enemies to curtail their growth, which allows them to overrun native plants, displace species, and alter ecosystems.Field Bindweed and Purple Loosestrife are classic examples. See a list of noxious weeds by state. Noxious Weed: Any plant designated by federal, state, or local government officials as injurious to public health, agriculture, recreation, wildlife, or property.Weed: A plant that causes economic losses or ecological damages or creates health problems for animals or humans or is simply undesirable where it is growing.Edible Weeds: A List of 20 Edible Weeds in the Garden
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