Hello! Many people control the weeds in their gardens by taking a hoe and pulling out the weeds on a regular basis . Others lay down newspaper between the rows of flowers or vegetable plants which keeps the weeds down and under control. Still others spread mulch or bark between the rows to keep those weeds at bay. If you are into chemicals like my daughter, you can squirt Weed B Gon on the weeds, but be sure not to get it on your tomatoes or flowers because it will kill those, too — she learned the hard way .
Our favorite weed stopper is paper! I save all the ads, envelopes, junk mail, everything and shred it, soak it in water then put around the individual plants. Place 2 to 3 inches before it is smashed down, several layers. NO weed will grow under the paper and you can till it into to the garden in the fall. We first placed it around our cold weather plants like cabbage, lettuce, and peas or turnips. Later we put it around our tomato plants and corn. Wet it before applying it to keep it from blowing away as you add it. It is great mulch too.
I use a combination of newspaper, cardboard and mulch. The newspaper and cardboard degrade over time and add nutrients while suppressing the weeds and the mulch makes it look prettier. Oxalis and Bermuda grass can grow under anything, but the combo of paper and cardboard makes it a lot easier to pull out when they do show up
well that’s the age old question for any Gardner. I use landscaping fabric and plant where I make holes. The most important thing is to check daily and pull them up before they can take hold.
Somehow my house and garden got tiny gnats that killed my fuchsia plant and fly everywhere. I have tried ALL the Web recommendations - soap and oil dishes, sand in th...
See more
Growing our first garlic, should we wait until the leaves are drying out before we pick it? Husband picked first one today along with our first potatoes.
Hi everyone, I have mice in my garden destroying my vegetables and I have also noticed them in the barn and shed. Please can someone tell me how to prevent them from ...
See more
This is a drain ditch that goes across the front of my house at the road. I would like to be able to make the solution my self instead of buying something because i...
See more
I really like this article on controlling weeds.
http://www.thegardenhelper.com/weeds.html
newspaper,cardboard,heavy landscape fabric topped with a few layers of mulch
Hello! Many people control the weeds in their gardens by taking a hoe and pulling out the weeds on a regular basis . Others lay down newspaper between the rows of flowers or vegetable plants which keeps the weeds down and under control. Still others spread mulch or bark between the rows to keep those weeds at bay. If you are into chemicals like my daughter, you can squirt Weed B Gon on the weeds, but be sure not to get it on your tomatoes or flowers because it will kill those, too — she learned the hard way .
Our favorite weed stopper is paper! I save all the ads, envelopes, junk mail, everything and shred it, soak it in water then put around the individual plants. Place 2 to 3 inches before it is smashed down, several layers. NO weed will grow under the paper and you can till it into to the garden in the fall. We first placed it around our cold weather plants like cabbage, lettuce, and peas or turnips. Later we put it around our tomato plants and corn. Wet it before applying it to keep it from blowing away as you add it. It is great mulch too.
I use a combination of newspaper, cardboard and mulch. The newspaper and cardboard degrade over time and add nutrients while suppressing the weeds and the mulch makes it look prettier. Oxalis and Bermuda grass can grow under anything, but the combo of paper and cardboard makes it a lot easier to pull out when they do show up
well that’s the age old question for any Gardner. I use landscaping fabric and plant where I make holes. The most important thing is to check daily and pull them up before they can take hold.