Daily gardening tip · Southern hemisphere · Thursday 3 September 2026 · early spring
Pull Early Spring Weeds
Catching winter weeds right now saves you hours of difficult clearing later in the season.
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Walk around your garden beds and look for low-growing, lush green weeds like chickweed.
Grip the weed firmly at the very base of the stem, right where it meets the soil.
Pull steadily upward to slide the entire root system out of the ground.
Shake any loose soil off the roots and back into the garden bed.
Place the pulled weeds in your green waste bin rather than your compost pile to avoid spreading seeds.
Why it works
Winter weeds grow rapidly as the soil begins to warm in early spring. Pulling them before they have a chance to flower and set seed interrupts their life cycle, preventing thousands of new seeds from scattering across your garden.
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