What is a key strategy for controlling weeds?

Controlling weeds before they produce seeds is a fundamental strategy for effective weed management. This approach prevents the weeds from completing their life cycle and spreading their seeds into the environment, which can lead to more significant infestations in the future. By targeting weeds before they can flower and seed, you can significantly reduce their population and improve the overall health of the plants you want to thrive in that space. This proactive measure is key to maintaining control over weed populations, making it easier to manage them in the long run.

Watering the weeds, allowing them to grow freely, and planting more native species might help in certain contexts, but they do not directly address the issue of weed seed production and can potentially exacerbate the problem if not managed carefully.