Noxious Weed Management Goals and Other Advice

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There are many types of noxious weeds spreading around Colorado. You don’t just have to put up with them. There are ways to take control of the situation, whether it’s on your backyard or something larger like pasture and rangeland.

To manage noxious weeds, you need a goal. Once you have that, you can start treatment. Here’s the best advice for noxious weed management.

Set Your Management Goals for Noxious Weeds

The first thing to do is to create a plan. It needs to be realistic for the area, which means you need to assess the land you’re looking to control the problem on.

Start by identifying the weeds. This ensures you get the right treatments for the weeds. You’ll also get an idea as to how quickly the weeds can spread, and how exactly they are spreading. Some will spread from seeds, while others can spread through creeping roots.

It’s also important to see how bad the infestation is. It can get to a point where eradication isn’t an option, and all you can do is control things. Eradication is your goal, but be realistic when you’re setting that goals for your particular space.

Know the Best Times for Herbicide Applications

You can’t just spray herbicide and be done. It’s important to understand the best times for applications. In most cases, you’re going to spray in the spring and fall, but some weeds are best controlled when they get to the true flower stage so you can disrupt the seeds that are developing.

Not all weeds spread only through seeds. The root systems can creep horizontally. The good news is because weeds will expend food reserves for growing, herbicides are effective treatments in the spring and fall. Summer treatments tend to be ineffective, so there’s no point wasting your time.

Mowing and Using Other Plants

You want to prevent seeds from growing and spreading. If you mow at the wrong time, you help to spread the seeds. By mowing before the seeds have been produced, you get rid of the reason new plants start to grow.

You can also plant other plants around your garden. Opt for healthy stands of grass or alfalfa to choke out the noxious weeds. These desirable plants end up taking the nutrients from the weeds in the same way the weeds have taken the goodness from other plants.

By using all the tips above, you’ll find it much easier to manage the noxious weeds growing in your area. Keep in mind that this requires persistence to fully eradicate the problem.