How Do You Eliminate Dollar Weeds In Jasmine Plants?
Dollar weeds are a plant with shiny green leaves the size of silver dollars. They are normally considered an annoying weed, but according to an article on ehow.com, they are sometimes purposely grown in water gardens. These pests can grow alongside jasmine plants, but it is possible to eliminate them in several easy steps. Use weed-free soil. Dollar weeds will be less likely to start growing near jasmine plants if the soil does not contain any dollar weeds or seeds from weeds. If jasmine plants will be planted in soil that may contain seeds, boiling water can be poured over the soil a day or two prior to planting. The boiling water will kill any dollar weed plant remnants that may be lurking in the dirt. Plant jasmine tightly. Marthastewart.com recommends planting things close together or in tight pots so that there will not be room for weeds to grow. Pull out dollar weeds. If dollar weeds grow despite the first two steps, pull out as many of the dollar weeds as possible. The more the