Organically Friendly Lawncare: Using Herbicides
Christine Cadena
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If you are a homeowner, you probably well understand the effects of climate change and the havoc that can develop when weeds begin to grow out of control. In an effort to naturally control weeds in y 
our home landscape, there are some basic gardening steps you can take while also avoiding the use of pesticides in your lawn care adventure.
In your landscape and yard, you may notice that there are specific types of grass, flowers and weeds that grow together. Quite simply, this is because these natural habitats are compatible with one another. When incompatible plants, or herbicides, are introduced, the flowers, weeds and grass growing in your yard may easily face an early demise.
With further research into botany, it has been found that specific forms of wheat, rice, mustards and even some forms of lawn grass can be chemically altered to act as natural weed killers for your yard and boost your efforts at lawn care. In this research, these items have been found to not only stump the growth of garden weeds but also slow the growth of luscious and green grass, resulting in less frequency in home yard maintenance such as mowing and the need for less application of herbicides.
In fact, with this new found, chemically altered grass, the sun and shade exposure will not be of issue, as they are not only weed resistant but also disease resistant. Because the weeds in your grass are eagerly waiting to accept a chemical known as m-tyrosine, adding natural products, such as wheat and rice, will result in the weed roots absorption of m-tyrosine which then leads to the deterioration and death of the root system.
While an all natural weed killer, of significant strength, is not yet available on the market, many homeowners are choosing to apply this theory to use, spreading wheat and rice kernels throughout the yard. While this application of lawn care will not protect the yard from the threats of natural disaster, including flooding and other climate changes, it does seem to provide, at least, a slowed growing of weeds in the yard.
In your landscape and yard, you may notice that there are specific types of grass, flowers and weeds that grow together. Quite simply, this is because these natural habitats are compatible with one another. When incompatible plants, or herbicides, are introduced, the flowers, weeds and grass growing in your yard may easily face an early demise.
With further research into botany, it has been found that specific forms of wheat, rice, mustards and even some forms of lawn grass can be chemically altered to act as natural weed killers for your yard and boost your efforts at lawn care. In this research, these items have been found to not only stump the growth of garden weeds but also slow the growth of luscious and green grass, resulting in less frequency in home yard maintenance such as mowing and the need for less application of herbicides.
In fact, with this new found, chemically altered grass, the sun and shade exposure will not be of issue, as they are not only weed resistant but also disease resistant. Because the weeds in your grass are eagerly waiting to accept a chemical known as m-tyrosine, adding natural products, such as wheat and rice, will result in the weed roots absorption of m-tyrosine which then leads to the deterioration and death of the root system.
While an all natural weed killer, of significant strength, is not yet available on the market, many homeowners are choosing to apply this theory to use, spreading wheat and rice kernels throughout the yard. While this application of lawn care will not protect the yard from the threats of natural disaster, including flooding and other climate changes, it does seem to provide, at least, a slowed growing of weeds in the yard.
- Rice and wheat kernels can slow the growth of grass
- M-tyrosine promotes weed growth
- Some forms of grass can be altered to act as naturally weed killers