Earth Talk: ; Kill Weeds Without the Aid of Poisons

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Dear EarthTalk: I pruned an overgrown bush in my back yard last fall and now the soil around it is covered in dandelions and other weeds. Is there any way to get rid of these weeds without resorting to RoundUp and other chemical herbicides? - Max S., Seattle, Wash.

Weeds are nothing if not opportunistic. While you may not have bargained for getting one form of eyesore (weeds) by clearing another (an overgrown bush), dandelions and other fast-growing, quickly spreading plants know no bounds when some new territory opens up. They will colonize and spread out given the slightest opening. After all, that's what defines them as weeds.

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Earth Talk: ; Kill Weeds Without the Aid of Poisons

Of course, conventional herbicides such as Monsanto's RoundUp will take down the weeds in a jiffy, but the negative effect...

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