Tired of Mugs in the garden? My Proven Way to Get Rid of Unwanted Herb in Short and Long Term

Burdock is one of the most common plants in the world. And it is also one of the most vicious, hard-to-remove weeds. For several years, every season I tiredly watched how burdocks grew in my garden. It seemed that as soon as they were pulled out, they immediately grew even more of the former!

This continued until a neighbor, who worked somewhere as a botanical scientist, shared with me a sure and effective way to get rid of burdocks.

But first, a little biology. A large burdock, aka burdock, has a powerful, developed underground part, the "heart" of which is a spindle-shaped thick root, often exceeding 55 cm in length.

Burdock seeds are very tenacious - they can spend several years in the most unfavorable conditions, and then germinate.

But in addition, there are special shoots on its roots, through which some, especially tall and strong plants are able to recover, even if the above-ground part is cut off from them.

The burdock that has put its roots into the ground begins to actively pull out nutrients from it and if "Discovers" in the neighborhood the underground parts of other plants, it is able to severely suppress them oppress.

Due to the long evolutionary path, wild species have adapted to it. But cultural ones are not. Therefore, you need to deal with burdock.

Small, that is, young plants, I am used to pulling out by hand - a thin, not yet fully developed root comes out easily, leaving no scraps in the ground.

Giant burdocks need a different approach. First, I cut the aboveground part to almost ground level. Then, in the resulting hemp, I make a hole.

You can use a regular kitchen corkscrew or screwdriver to do this. The hole should be wide and deep - below ground level. Next, you need to pour ordinary salt into it, to the top. And pour vinegar on top.

Then it remains only to wait literally a day. Because such a mixture is truly destructive for the plant, and after a while the burdock is completely affected by the root system - from the central core to the smallest processes.

So then it can be safely dug up, uprooted, without fear that the weed will recover.

And what is important - there is no harm from the soil agent. Having dealt with burdocks, it can be domesticated and used for any planting.