Everyone has to battle an enemy that grows bigger, taller, and stronger every year. Especially in the summer time, we see our enemy get it’s strongest source of motivation. It is the all American weed and it grows in our front yard, back yard, and every place else that we don’t want it to. What is your best choice for a weapon against this enemy we know as weeds?

A lot of modern technology has went into the study of chemicals for controlling our weed problems. The chemical companies make millions of dollars each year, for just selling products that kill weeds. I’m not sure which company or person decided that a weed killer would be a source of income for them and that people would buy a product like this. I really don’t even have the time line of when Americans first started to buy products for killing weeds. I’m sure a lot of home remedies were developed first and someone probably got rich from weed killers that way. The person who first thought of it is a rich person today or the person who sought to market this homemade potion is the one who benefited and got rich. Either way, these chemicals can be found on the shelves of every hardware store in the U.S. now and folks are still profiting from the weed killing industry.

The other way to combat this growing evil that lurks in our yards is the old fashion way. By getting out and pulling them up by hand, using a tool to cut them down with, or taking a electric or gas powered weed eater to mow them down. We have a weed eater at our house and it sounds like a power saw; when its running. A weed eater is a good way to trim the side of the house and around our bushes, trees, and other plants we want to keep growing. Taking out the weeds in the physical manner is only a short-term solution to the weed problem. Most of the time, you’re still leaving the roots behind, for the weed to just grow back. It is a lot better, if you can pull the weeds up by hand and pulling their roots out of the soil too, so they can’t easily grow again.

The people who like to save money, probably are still creating the homemade potions to kill their weeds. I guess by now, a lot of home owners have learned which chemicals do the weeds the most harm. Mixing a few chemicals together in the garage is a cheap way to kill them, but can also be a dangerous method too. Mixing any two or more chemicals together can cause a chemical reaction. This could result in an explosion or a deadly gas that could emit from the toxic creation. You also could be killing a lot more things other than the weeds. It is much safer to buy the chemicals in the store and for people to leave the chemistry to the professionals. Keeping our health and eyes safe is worth a few extra dollars at the home improvement store. Saving money on weed killers isn’t too smart. The only way to save money here is to get out in the yard and just pull them up by hand or mow them down with a weed eater. Stay safe out there and make sure you win and the weeds don’t!