I keep removing weeds but they keep coming back up each year, what can I do?
Noxious weed control is a 2-step process. Step 1 is to remove the noxious weeds, step 2 is to put something desirable back. If you remove weeds and leave the soil bare, the noxious weed’s seed bed that is already in the soil will be able to germinate. Additionally, bare soil is a great place for new seeds to settle and germinate as well. By reseeding an area with a desirable species, or by planting plugs or even bigger plants, you introduce competition for the noxious weed seeds to cope with. There is rarely ever a quick fix in ecology but by introducing competition into the system, it will be much harder for the noxious weeds to regain full control.

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1. There are weeds on property next to mine which keeps infesting my property, what can I do?
2. I keep removing weeds but they keep coming back up each year, what can I do?
3. I have removed noxious weeds, what do I do with the plant material?
4. I have a plant in my garden and I do not know the species. How do I identify it?
5. I have a noxious weed in my garden and I know the species, how do I control it?
6. What does the Jefferson County Noxious Weed Control Board do?
7. What are Noxious Weeds?
8. Who Decides What is a Noxious Weed?
9. Who Should Control Noxious Weeds?