Weeds and Your Garden

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CONTENTS The dreaded weed ... Prepare garden beds carefully Watch out for weed sources Block weeds with plants and mulch Pulling weeds - not pulling teeth & Balanced weed management One-year weeds? or two? What to do. Resources

We encourage people to adopt a sustainable approach to managing pests, using methods that minimize environmental, health, and economic risks. For more information: NYS Integrated Pest Management Program, 1-800- 635-8356; NYSAES, Geneva, NY 14456. For additional copies of this brochure (IPM No. 610), contact your local Cornell Cooperative Extension office or the NYS IPM Program.

Produced by the Community IPM Program, which is funded through Cornell University, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Contributors: Sally Cunningham, Robert McNiel, Leslie Weston, Jana Lamboy, Jennifer Webster, Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, and Joe Ogrodnick. Drawing by Karen English. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

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