Weeding vs vacuuming (hovering)
If you vacuum your rugs when just a little dirty- it'll be quick. If you wait until they are a lot more dirty... it's a much tougher job.
My favorite weeder is my stirrup hoe. Think carpet sweeper-
It cuts the weed top off just under the soil surface, so it clearly is leaving the roots. And it works great if done regularly- best on younger, smaller weeds.
If the weed dares to regrow a top, it gets a new chop soon. The root must have that top growth to photosynthesize- to feed itself- so deny it that green top REGULARLY. If I use my hoe weekly, it's just a quick cleanup of my beds-Like using a carpet sweeper every few days.
(With a few exceptions as noted by john-
@CPPgardener.
I grow nutsedge and morning glory like a pro- and any root fragment gives me 1.5 billion baby weeds in about two minutes- according to my calculations.)
If I wait until my weeds are big, well-established and well rooted, you'll need much more effort and I'll try to get them out root and all. Think steam-cleaning of your rugs.
Or, I reclassify their worth in my mind, and call them part of my 'insectarium' or my 'avian winter retreat' and we all just try to get along. (
@stone )
And while I didn't think I'd like that strategy- it's actually growing on me.
