Editing Weed control (section)

==== Manual removal ====
[[File:Weeding (499719425).jpg|thumb|Tools used for amateur weeding include spades and gloves]]
[[File:Weeding.jpg|thumb|Weeds are removed manually in large parts of India.]]

Many gardeners still remove weeds by manually pulling them out of the ground, making sure to include the roots that would otherwise allow some to re-sprout.

Hoeing off weed leaves and stems as soon as they appear can eventually weaken and kill perennials, although this will require persistence in the case of plants such as bindweed. Nettle infestations can be tackled by cutting back at least three times a year, repeated over a three-year period. Bramble can be dealt with in a similar way.

A highly successful, mostly manual, removal programme of weed control in natural bush land has been the control of [[sea spurge]] by [[Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams]] in [[Tasmania]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?base=41336 |title=EVALUATION REPORT DECEMBER 2015 - Wildcare SPRATS volunteer weed eradication project |publisher=Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref>