Over run with with weeds

Mat362456
by Mat362456
We bought a home that had been neglected for some time we live in SE Massachusetts. I have poke berry, bindweed, chickweed, wild raspberry and they have taken over my yard. I have other weeds to but these ones are my main problem as of now. I have a well system so I have to be careful on my method of removal. My yard is a little over a 1/2 acre and I'm doing this myself on a limited budget. I have been working on areas and pulling weeds by hand, but they are winning. Any advice would be appreciated.
pokeberry bind weed
bindweed violets
everything poke berry, bindweed, wildrasberry, small trees thorns
  1 answer
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Jun 29, 2014
    If you have time, the cheapest, most environmentally benign way to deal with your weeds is to chop everything down with a weed whacker, cover the area with a thick layer of cardboard and then put a good layer of mulch on top of that. Next spring, you can turn everything under and you will have the start of great soil to grow things in. If there's too much area to take on at once, do it in stages. I am all in favor for limiting one's use of herbicides, but I can tell you that all the vinegar in the world will do nothing for wild raspberry or pokeweed.