Home Gardening: Easier Weeding and Watering

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Drive-By Weeding

Spray weeds as you mow. Attach a spray bottle of herbicide to your tractor or lawn mower so that when you’re mowing your lawn, you can spray weeds right when you see them for weed control on the fly.

Use hook and loop tape to hold the bottle. Attach the bottle of herbicide to your lawn tractor or mower with a hook-and-loop strip (like Velcro) in a spot where you can easily grab it. Plus, check out these ten handy lawn mowing tips.

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No-Trim Wall Border

Bury stones to make a mow strip. If you’re building a fence, a retaining wall or a planter, set a course of protruding stones in the soil beneath it. That way your mower can cut all the grass, no trimming by hand needed.

The stones should protrude about four inches from the wall and stand at least an inch above the soil so grass doesn’t creep over them. You will still have to pull out grass from between the stones occasionally. Check out these other easy lawn care tips.