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Weeds - the scourge of any gardener. Even with the observance of all the rules of agricultural technology and constant weeding, they appear again and again. Why is this happening?
Reasons for the appearance of weeds in the garden
- The seeds of most weeds remain viable for many years. When processing the soil, they fall on its surface and rush to ascend.
- In many plants, seeds are carried by the wind, sometimes over long distances. They can be carried on shoes and clothes and even by a stream of water. Mow roadsides and other areas where weeds grow before they bloom to avoid creating conditions for them to multiply.
- Malignant perennial weeds have a branched root system that is not completely destroyed even with repeated weeding.
- The seed production of most weeds is impressive. Cultivated plants cannot compare with them in this.
- Weed plants are very tenacious and easily adapt to any living conditions.
If everything is so bad and weed removal turns into endless hostilities, in which the victory of gardeners is only a temporary phenomenon, what to do about it? Of course, you can't give up. If you do not fight weeds, cultivated plants simply do not have a chance to give a decent harvest. The methods by which you can deal with weeds are varied: from the usual manual weeding to mulching the soil with various improvised materials. For all of them to give the desired effect, you need to apply them correctly.
The best days to weed
There are days when hand weeding will be most effective. If you spend it in the first half of the day on June 18, not a single weed weed will sprout again, and the roots remaining in the soil will die. Another method is known that significantly increases the efficiency of this process. The vegetable beds should be dug at a time when the new moon is in the sign of Leo. This will provoke the germination of all even the weakest weed seeds that are in the soil. Let them grow up a little. Weeding should be done on the days of Capricorn on the waning moon. If you do everything right, the weeds on such a bed will not bother the gardener for very long.
Weed Control Chemistry
To the aid of gardeners come chemicals - herbicides that can destroy even the most persistent weeds.
Characteristics of herbicides
According to their action, herbicides are divided into two groups.
- Contact... They act on plants only at the point of contact with the herbicide.
- Systemic... They not only act on the surface, but are also able to penetrate the inside of the plant, moving along its vessels, that is, acting both from the outside and from the inside. Such herbicides destroy weeds with deep and widespread root systems.
By their selectivity, herbicides can be divided into:
- selectiveacting either on a single plant or on a group of plants; often applied even during the growing season of the main crop.
- continuous actionthat are capable of destroying all weeds; most often used before emergence or after harvest.
This division can be considered arbitrary, since the effect of the herbicide strongly depends on its concentration.
Weeds are killed by herbicides because they interfere with the metabolism of weeds. Once inside the plant cell, herbicides decompose into toxic or non-toxic compounds.
How Glider fights weeds
The safety of the weed control product is very important. In this regard, the herbicide Glider is one of the best. It is a continuous action drug. Suppresses weeds glyphosate - a derivative of the amino acid glycine.
It is the brother of the herbicides Tornado, Roundup, Hurricane and Glyphor... Such a variety of names with similar action and composition of funds is explained by the fact that the company - the originator of Roundup "Monsanto" lost the patent for the use of the glyphosate molecule as a herbicide due to the fact that its validity period has expired. This freed the hands of other manufacturers of similar products.
How does it work
Glider is a systemic herbicide. It very quickly, in just 6 hours, penetrates into the plants, and after 5 days it reaches their roots, inhibiting, i.e. slowing down, photosynthesis, thanks to which plants exist. After 5 days, chlorosis can be seen in the plants, and the weeds completely die in a couple of weeks. The drug quickly decomposes in the soil into substances that are harmless to humans. Glider has no effect on plant seeds.
The effectiveness of such processing will be low. Weeds must not be treated in hot weather.
The instruction according to which Glider is used against weeds recommends using it against shrubs and even trees.
The effect on plants depends on the concentration of the drug. Most often it is used for pre-sowing treatment in potato fields and vegetable beds. For a potato field, a solution with a concentration of 120 ml per 10 l is used, and for other beds, 80 ml is enough for the same amount of water. The prepared solution is enough for 2 ares. If an area that is not intended for sowing is cultivated, the concentration will be the same.
Application
Instructions for use indicate that the drug should be prepared on the day of use and used immediately. The concentration of the solution is selected in accordance with the requirements for the treated weeds. On a potato field, spraying is carried out 4-5 days before possible shoots.
Release form - bottles of 100 and 60 ml and cans containing 20 liters of an aqueous solution.
Glider preparation is a good substitute for pre-sowing weeding.
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