A plant of mocrica, also called stellate, is a malignant weed that can not be taken out. However, when controlling the growth and proliferation of this sticky plant, it can even bring certain benefits.
Why does the mucker grow in the garden?
In a natural environment, the moccas does not very successfully compete with other perennial weeds, because its weak shoots spread at the very bottom under the canopy of the remaining grasses. But on the fertile soils with rare vegetation the star-shaped tree feels excellent, therefore with great desire it conquers more and more new territories.
In the conditions of regular weeding and loosening of the soil, the moccasin grows simply unrestrained, having for this all the necessary properties. With a fairly short cycle of life, the mocrica manages to give 3-4 generations in a season.
One plant on average has a seed production of 2.5 thousand seeds, which perfectly winter and give shoots at low positive temperatures. Mokritsa is frost-hardy and sometimes grows and blossoms under the cover of snow, and thanks to its ability to self-pollen even in winter it can give new seeds.
In addition, stalks along the ground stems well rooted. And even a severed stalk can remain viable for a long time. In a word, the plant seems ineradicable, and we can not get rid of it by simple weeding.
How to remove the lice from the garden?
Here are some tips on how to get rid of the woodlocks in the garden:
- Wait the dry sunny weather to walk along the young shoots with a trowel - the drought does not at all contribute to rooting and germination of the lice;
- after planting potatoes several times peroronite the earth, after which weigh the row spacing at least 3 times;
- mulch the beds with other cultivated plants with freshly mown grass that will not allow sprouting new shoots of the woodworm;
- for a more effective struggle you can find out what to process the garden
from the wood - well-known herbicides "Glysol", "Roundup" , "Zero", "Glyph", "Tornado" and others, with better treatment at the end of the season, after harvesting; - Destroy the grass behind the fence of the garden, so as not to run it to the site;
- to get rid of the grass in the garden, do not allow its flowering and the formation of seeds;
- after harvesting the lice, feed her plant remains to a pet or a bird;
- Do not allow the appearance on the site of wet, damp places - favorite stars.