Most weeding companies charge by the hour, not by the bid. Hourly rates range from $30 – $50 per hour. It’ll be on the higher end if there’s heavy digging or hilly terrain. Prices will be lower if the weeds are small and the ground surface is flat. A thorough weeding of an overgrown garden that’s medium sized will range from $200 – $300.

The most efficient way to keep weeds from sprouting up in the first place is by laying down a weed barrier. Garden weed control mats are designed to allow water and air to seep through, but to block the sunlight which prevents new weed growth. In this way, your garden plants can thrive without being choked out by weeds.

You will need a utility knife, landscape staples, and a hammer (or rubber mallet). Make sure your garden bed is cleared off and has only dirt. Lay one strip of fabric and staple down the outside corners. Then lay another strip that has 3-4 inches of overlap with the first strip. Staple down the overlapping part so you secure both strips with one staple. Long strips are better than shorter ones.

It’s not easy to install a weed barrier if your garden is already fully stocked with plants. So you’ll need a second person to help. Staple one side of the fabric strip in the ground and have one person hold the other side. They should pull it tight so there’s no slack. The other person should use a utility knife to cut an X shape where the current plants are located. Make the incision just big enough for the plant. Once cuts are made, lay the fabric down on the ground and fold the flaps underneath the fabric strip.

Most weed killers are designed to evaporate within 2-3 days. So it’s safe to plant in your garden 4-5 days after spraying weed killer. If you want to be extra cautious, you should wait 1-2 weeks. That said, the glyphosate contained in weed killer will harm and probably kill your plants if direct contact is made with any part of the plant. So you should avoid spraying herbicide within 1-2 feet of your plants, especially because the soil soaks up and spreads the toxins in weed killer.

You want to avoid spraying large quantities of weed killer over a wide area of garden space. Instead, you should use precision by getting the spray nozzle very close to the weed you want killed. Within 1-2 inches is best. Then spray the weed with 2-3 squirts to fully saturate the weed. Think of your spray bottle as a sniper not a buckshot. For this same reason, you don’t want to spray on a windy day.

Garden clean up is best done on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Regular and consistent flower bed maintenance is important. Why? Because baby weeds have yet to establish a secure root system whereas adult weeds are firmly rooted in the ground. So it’ll be much easier to pull out weeds when they are young than when they are old.

It depends on what kind of weeds are in your garden. If you are pruning roses or removing thistles, then work gloves will be helpful to keep you from getting pricked by the thorns. Gloves will also protect your hands if you’re applying chemicals to kill the weeds. But if your garden doesn’t have prickly weeds and you don’t plan to use herbicide, then you should be safe to pull weeds barehanded.

It might be tempting to just cut the tops off the weeds but this should be avoided because they’ll just grow right back within weeks. Instead, you should use a small hand shovel, called a trowel, to dig out the weeds by the roots. If it rained the day before, then you might even be able to pull the weeds out by hand since the rain water loosens up the roots.

You’re not alone if the thought of weed removal isn’t your idea of a good time. Saving up some extra money to hire a garden weeding service is your best option. If you do decide to hire someone to pull weeds and offer flower bed cleaning services, then don’t hesitate to contact His Workmanship. Click here to get a free estimate on your garden weeding project.