Pyrei creeping: how to get rid of a malicious weed on a site

The weeds in the backyard area are the headache of many gardeners: not only do they deplete the soil, absorbing all the nutrients, drown out the cultural plantings, but some species are not as easy to get rid of as we would like. Today we will talk about faster creeping let's get acquainted with its description and methods of getting rid of the plant aggressor.

What it looks like

How harmless at first glance the weed looks like creeping wheatgrass should not be misleading. This bright green is able to take root in almost 20 centimeters, while occupying up to 3 meters in width.

It is a herbaceous, cereal, perennial plant with a branched root system, equipped with strong layers, spreading in all directions. The height of the stems can reach 1.5 m. On the stem are alternate narrow and long leaves of bright green color.

During flowering miniature spike-shaped flowers are collected in a large, up to 30 cm in length, ear.The flowering period is June - July, after the spikelet is scattered by seeds, which are happy to pick up and distribute the birds, thus helping to multiply.

How to multiply

Pyraeus propagates by seed and root division. This is a very tenacious plant - its seeds germinate already at 2 degrees of heat, while the young shoots are not afraid of either drought or frost. No wonder he received popular names such as: "zhitets", "diving", "worm-grass".

Vegetative reproduction is also surprising in the ability of the plant to adapt to any circumstances. Pyreus creeping can sprout from any piece of rhizome, which makes it difficult to fight it and makes it necessary to look for answers to the question: how to get rid of a weed, again and again.

Prevention

Pyrei can be called a pioneer on the cultivated land, therefore, to prevent its occurrence on the site, you can use the culture, the neighborhood with which it can not stand.On the edge of the site, you can plant legumes - peas and beans or sunflower and corn. These plants, in addition to an unpleasant neighborhood, will create shade as they grow, and our weed loves good light.

As a preventive on the undeveloped area, you can use mulch. Lay on the surface of the beds a layer of hay 35 cm thick, for a year. This method will not destroy the wheat grass, but making its way to the light, the roots of the plant will leave the soil layer, stuck in mulch. This will allow you to quickly and easily pull out a weed.

Methods of struggle

As stated above, weed tenacious, therefore, it is important to get rid of the wheatgrass on the site forever, otherwise it will germinate at the most inappropriate moment, drowning and oppressing the cultivated plants.

Agrotechnical receptions

One of the most well-known methods is to dig up a plot followed by the selection of all root processes of a plant.It’s not a shovel that you need to dig, but a fork: this way there are more chances not to leave the roots chopped by the blade of the spade, besides, the layer of earth, dotted with the roots of the plant, is hard to dig with a shovel. The method is costly and time consuming, because you will have to go through each inverted layer, and by effort, if you have a large area.

The second method: walk along the site with a tiller up to a depth of 20 cm, and then plant green manure plants: buckwheat, lupine, rapeseed. In this case, the aggressor will act siderats, drowning out the weed. The method is also good because it improves the quality of the soil at the site, saturating it with oxygen and nutrients. Mown crop grass is embedded in the soil as fertilizer.

Chemicals

Herbicides from wheatgrass creeping are used in agriculture for a long time and with success. When using drugs to choose from, you can use a solid or selective action.

The following chemicals have proven themselves:

• "Antipire";
• "Glyfovit";
• "Panther";
• Roundup Max;
• "Hurricane Forte 500 SL".

Folk remedies

Consider how to deal with wheatgrass in the garden with simple, folk remedies.

For weed control on garden paths You can use soda solution or salt. Soaking into the ground with irrigation, these tools will destroy the wheat grass along with the root system.

In foreign countries, waste processing of cereals, the so-called fodder grain, is a popular method. It is necessary to wait when the planted cultivated plants take root well, and carefully sprinkle the grain around them. Decomposing, biomaterial secretes gluten, which acts as an inhibitor to the growth of weeds.

Another method is arrange beds directly in the thickets of the pest. For this, the overgrown area is covered with thick cardboard, covered with construction debris, branches, leaves, over the ground. Under such a bed weed will not survive and will disappear from the site.

The wheat grass after harvesting can be destroyed by darkening it. The beds are covered with a black dense film, pressing it in several places with bricks or something else heavy. Without illumination, the plant stops growing and perishes; at the beginning of autumn the site will be free.

Other

In the late 80s, the Japanese scientist developed the so-called EM drugs which do not harm the soil, but on the contrary, contain in their composition useful microorganisms that can not only rid the land of weeds, but also improve its structure and the quality of fertility. In most cases, the drugs are used to fertilize and restore depleted lands, but they are often used to remove aggressor plants.

In the fall, the beds are chopped, cutting off the green part of the weeds, but the roots remain in the ground. The beds are treated with an EM drug, thanks to the action of active microorganisms, the grass will go sharply into growth. Once under the first frost, the plants will die. After several such treatments, the weed will leave your land. Today, the following drugs are popular:

• "Baikal EM-1";
• "Radiance";
• Tamir.

In the fight against harmful plants is always better to give preference to environmentally friendly methods. Thus, the earth will not lose its fertile characteristics, and the harvest will not absorb the elements that are negative for the human body.