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Weeds on the plots are a real headache for any gardener. The main thing is to carefully study them in the struggle, since success half depends on the knowledge of the gardener.
Description of the herb spurge
Many summer residents know what euphorbia grass looks like, or a milkman. This plant gets its name from its poisonous white sap. The homeland of the weed is Africa. The plant has more than 200 species, among which the garden spurge is a weed - the main headache of Russian summer residents. Although some cultivate decorative species of this plant.
This plant can grow up to several meters in height, reaching a diameter of 0.4 m. The leaves are triangular in shape with many thorns. Milk jug grass has a large and long root, so the plant is not afraid of drought. The main danger is precisely in its roots, as they quickly grow and take moisture and nutrients from garden crops.
Ways to fight
Euphorbia grass in the field
There are three ways to get rid of a plant:
Mechanical method
It is necessary to begin the destruction of weeds in the spring, before the roots have time to go deep. As soon as the first leaves appeared, it is worth getting down to business. You need to work with gloves so as not to inject yourself, and juice does not get on your hands.
It is useless to mow the foliage, as this, on the contrary, will provoke the growth of roots.
Chemical method
For the complete destruction of the root system, herbicides are used. It is worth remembering that the use of "chemistry" will be successful only after digging. The most effective drugs:
- lapis lazuli;
- roundup;
- dicamba;
- napalm;
- titus;
- TASK.
The first three are broad-spectrum drugs, and the rest are aimed exclusively at euphorbia. After applying herbicides to the site, it is advisable not to cultivate anything for a year.
It is not necessary to use herbicides if the grass has been mechanically controlled.
Spurge grass
It is necessary to destroy weeds in the garden progressively, starting with the study of the characteristics of the plant.
Folk recipes
You can fight the weed without chemicals, for example, mulch organic matter (dry leaves, sawdust) and non-organic matter, for example, cover the cultivated area with roofing material, a dark film. A high temperature is kept under such a coating, the roots are destroyed, the sprouts are not able to break through.
This technique is the most environmentally friendly, which will allow you to be confident in the safety of the crop grown on this soil.
Useful properties of milkweed
Euphorbia grass is harmful to animals raw, but safe in hay.
The plant has beneficial properties, for example, castor oil is obtained from castor bean, which is a type of milkweed.
This plant is used in folk medicine by all its parts. The bush contains many useful substances, the properties of which help in the treatment of skin diseases, in the field of gynecology, and a decoction based on the herbal part was used as a laxative. The main thing is not to take a similar one when harvesting a plant, since a mistake will lead to poisoning.
Well, if this grass is of no use to the summer resident, then, naturally, it is worth getting rid of it on the site. And the sooner the gardener does this, the better, since it is very difficult to remove whole milkweed meadows. Before getting rid of milkweed, you must always remember that it is not so easy to destroy its root system. A small root left in the ground can develop into a large plant in a matter of days. But, if you follow all the tips above, the summer resident will succeed the first time!
